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Stephen Colbert’s joke on the FEC may be great satire—but the Houston Chronicle isn’t laughing.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has reiterated his threat to veto any redistricting plan that isn’t drawn by an independent, nonpartisan commission.
Facing budget woes mirrored in many jurisdictions around the country, the San Francisco Examiner warns that “the city’s judicial system is about to be gutted.”
The Brennan Center scores a victory at the 2nd Circuit for health organizations fighting AIDS abroad.