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Richland County in Ohio has a solar power ban on the ballot. Last July, the county's Republican commissioners banned utility-scale wind and solar developments in most townships. This move follows a 2021 state law allowing local bans on such projects. Local citizens have launched a referendum to challenge the ban, gathering enough signatures to put it to a vote. Supporters of the ban argue it preserves farmland, while opponents see it as government overreach. The referendum has drawn significant attention and funding from both Republican interests and national environmental groups. The outcome could impact future solar projects in the area.
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A Special Electoral Jury appointee analyses a ballot during a recount of votes cast in the 2026 general election, in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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A Special Electoral Jury appointee analyses a ballot during a recount of votes cast in the 2026 general election, in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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Billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer is selling himself as a class traitor in his bid for California governor. The Democrat says rich people and corporations should pay more in taxes. His advocacy for issues often unpopular with other wealthy people has won him staunch support from some and persistent skepticism from others. Steyer has long used his pocketbook to influence politics and policy in California and beyond. He said that work demonstrates his ability to deliver results for Californians as governor. But governing the nation's most populous state would bring new challenges for someone who's never held public office.
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The Supreme Court has struck down Louisiana’s second majority Black congressional district in a decision that could open the door for Republican-led states to eliminate Black and Latino electoral districts that tend to favor Democrats. The court’s conservative majority Wednesday found a district represented by Democrat Cleo Fields relied too heavily on race. The decision weakens a landmark voting rights law’s protections against discrimination in redistricting. It’s unclear how much is left of the Section 2 provision, the main way to challenge racially discriminatory election practices. The 1965 voting rights law was the centerpiece legislation of the Civil Rights Movement and succeeded in opening the ballot box to Black Americans.
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A Central Reserve Police Force person talks to a voter on queue during the second phase of elections, in West Bengal state, in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
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A federal judge has dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state’s voter records. Tuesday's ruling is the latest legal setback in the Trump administration’s efforts to obtain detailed voter data from dozens of states. U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich, a Trump appointee, wrote that Arizona’s statewide voter registration list is “not a document subject to request by the Attorney General” under federal law. Dismissal of the Arizona lawsuit follows a string of other rulings against the Department of Justice in similar cases in other states.
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FILE - A polling judge, right, helps guide a voter's ballot into a voting machine during the Pennsylvania primary election, at Mont Alto United Methodist Church in Alto, Pa., on May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A controversial proposal in California to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires has enough signatures to qualif…
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FILE - Voting booths are set up at a polling place in Newtown, Pa., Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)