Constitutional amendments
Pro-democracy supporters display the three-finger symbol of resistance during a demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, June 24, 2021. Pro-democracy protesters have taken to the streets of Thailand's capital, marking the 89th anniversary of the overthrow of the country's absolute monarchy by renewing their demands that the government step down, the constitution be amended and the monarchy become more accountable. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thai pro-democracy activists march against government

By Chalida Ekvittayavechnukul Jun. 24, 2021 05:38 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 05:06 PM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 18, 2021. Editorial: Florida election supervisors must keep asking hard questions ...

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2008 file photo, Sonia Chang-Diaz speaks at a news conference in Boston. Mass. State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, a critic of Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, announced, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, that she is running for Massachusetts governor next year — adding another Democrat candidate to a burgeoning campaign. (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye, File)
State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz announces campaign for governor

By Steve Leblanc Jun. 23, 2021 08:28 AM EDT

Illinois governor signs $42B state spending plan into law

By Sophia Tareen And John O'connor Jun. 17, 2021 07:06 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a $42 billion spending plan for Illinois on Thursday that includes $2.5 billion in spending from a multiyear federal...

Pennsylvania's COVID-19 emergency declaration formally ends

Jun. 15, 2021 04:19 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf's administration on Tuesday certified the results of the May primary election, bringing a formal end to the disaster...

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2020, file photo, state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, attends a hearing of the Pennsylvania State Senate Majority Policy Committee in Gettysburg, Pa. With Pennsylvania's wide-open races for governor and U.S. Senate taking shape, Republican candidates with strong ties to Donald Trump are running and considered strong contenders for the party's nominations, a powerful sign of the former president's enduring popularity in the GOP. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Pennsylvania Republicans eye referendums to get past vetoes

By Marc Levy Jun. 14, 2021 11:00 AM EDT

More than 100K Oklahomans sign up under Medicaid expansion

Jun. 11, 2021 04:41 PM EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More than 100,000 Oklahomans have qualified for Medicaid since enrollment began this month under an expansion of the program that voters...

House votes to end governor's pandemic disaster declaration

By Mark Scolforo Jun. 08, 2021 07:25 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's House of Representatives voted on party lines Tuesday to put an end to the governor's pandemic disaster emergency...

More than 50K Oklahomans sign up under Medicaid expansion

Jun. 04, 2021 03:56 PM EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More than 51,700 Oklahomans have qualified for Medicaid since enrollment began this week under an expansion of the program that voters...

This May 3, 2021 photo shows a man playing a slot machine at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J. On Thursday, June 3, 2021, New Jersey legislators were scheduled to vote on four bills giving relief to the Atlantic City casino industry following coronavirus-related declines, and to expand some other forms of gambling. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
NJ bills to help casinos, expand sports and other betting

By Wayne Parry Jun. 03, 2021 04:00 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 01:03 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 31 The Wall Street Journal on ‘melodrama’ in Texas...

House GOP advances measure limiting Wolf disaster authority

By Mark Scolforo May. 25, 2021 12:44 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state House committee voted on party lines Tuesday to keep portions of the governor's coronavirus disaster emergency in place until...

House GOP tees up legislation on governor's pandemic powers

May. 24, 2021 06:32 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Republican floor leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday proposed keeping in place some parts of Gov. Tom Wolf...

Lawmakers now hold fate of regulations waived amid pandemic

By Marc Levy May. 20, 2021 03:51 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With voters shifting major new responsibilities to them, Pennsylvania's state lawmakers are now tasked with deciding whether hundreds of...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds reacts after signing into law a bill that expands Iowa's charter school rules, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Iowa lawmakers end session noted for conservative new laws

By David Pitt May. 20, 2021 08:52 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 12, 2021 file photo, Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at an event in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Beyond the local races on ballots, Pennsylvania’s primary election will determine the future of a governor’s authority during disaster declarations. Voters statewide Tuesday, May 18 will decide four separate ballot questions, including two on whether to give state lawmakers much more power over disaster declarations. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Pennsylvania voters impose new limits on governor's powers

By Marc Levy And Michael Rubinkam May. 19, 2021 10:15 AM EDT

Voters back bid to ban race discrimination in constitution

By Marc Levy May. 18, 2021 07:43 AM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters are backing a proposal to amend the state constitution to outlaw discrimination based on race and ethnicity, a...

Pennsylvania state Sen. Vince Hughes, D-Philadelphia, poses in the Rotunda of the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa on Wednesday May 21, 2021. State voters next week will decide whether to add a racial equality provision to the state constitution, a measure Hughes introduced last year, two weeks after George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo)
Pennsylvania voters to decide racial equity amendment

By Mark Scolforo May. 14, 2021 07:18 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2020 file photo, Pennsylvania Sen. Kim Ward, of the 39th district, attends a hearing of the Pennsylvania State Senate Majority Policy Committee in Gettysburg, Pa. Republican lawmakers across the country have tried to roll back the emergency powers that governors wielded during the COVID-19 pandemic, as they ordered businesses and schools shut and mask-wearing in public. On Tuesday, May 18 Pennsylvania’s GOP-controlled Legislature is taking its case to voters, in twin constitutional amendments on the primary ballot that would give lawmakers much more power over disaster declarations, whether another pandemic or a natural disaster. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
1st ballot test of governor's pandemic powers starts in PA

By Marc Levy May. 13, 2021 08:00 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press May. 12, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
York Dispatch. May 5, 2021. Editorial: Merging Pa. universities a good idea, but more college changes are needed Our...