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Mitch McConnell diagnosed GOP problem with voters but didn’t follow his own prescription

Commentary about Mitch McConnell in Kentucky, same-sex marriage in Kansas, anti-LGBTQ+ violence in North Carolina, Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia, DCS failures in Tennessee, and climate change in Kentucky.

Another mind-numbing mass murder brings reflection

Commentary on mass shootings from Arkansas, rejecting the New South in Florida, school choice in Wisconsin, holiday gratitude in Kansas, a culture of death in Missouri, and the need for more BIPOC teachers in Minnesota.

Wisconsin Republicans step back from Trump, but Trumpism is alive and well

Commentary on Trumpism in Wisconsin, Herschel Walker supporters in Georgia, the new U.S Senator in Ohio, underperforming GOP candidates in Pennsylvania, “democracy haters” in Colorado, and the blacklisting of a TV station in Iowa.

 

Pa. voters sent the GOP a message on Tuesday. They need to listen

Commentary on voter representation in Pennsylvania, abortion rights in Ohio, election results in Kansas and Colorado, election losers in Iowa, and election takeaways in Wisconsin.

Silencing the majority: Citizen initiatives are under attack in Arizona

Commentary about citizen initiatives from Arizona, campaign ads from Kansas, election deniers from Tennessee, hatred from Iowa, women’s healthcare from Wisconsin, and justice for the Native American community from South Dakota.

 

Silly season descends on Kansas politics: Manufactured outrage enough for everyone!

Commentary about politics from Kansas, candidates from Iowa, politicians from Ohio, the gubernatorial debate from Florida, vaccine mandates from Indiana, and our new publication from South Dakota.

Top Republicans embrace Marjorie Taylor Greene’s violent rhetoric

Commentary about Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia, democracy from Kansas, polls from Iowa, gun violence from North Carolina, LGBTQ+ issues from Michigan, and medical debt from Indiana.

Their election denier is your election denier

Commentary about election-denying candidates from Colorado, GOP nominees from Michigan, Derek Schmidt from Kansas, critical race theory from Idaho, abortion rights from Ohio, and Hurricane Ian from Florida.

Gov. Kim Reynolds is campaigning — against Joe Biden

Commentary about student loan debt forgiveness from Iowa, state government from Virginia, abuse and misconduct from New Jersey, abortion rights from Wisconsin, child welfare from Missouri, and misinformation from Colorado.

 

Hurricane Ian proves politicians are trying to fool us if they’re tackling climate change

Commentary about Hurricane Ian and climate change from Florida, antisemitism from Arizona, conspiracy theorist candidates from Ohio, law enforcement insurrectionists from Colorado, disability rights from Kansas, education from Montana.