Robinson drops CNN defamation lawsuit, says no plans to run again
Mark Robinson, who bid to become the first Black governor in North Carolina history, is no longer pursuing a defamation case ...
'Tony Venhuizen, my friend': South Dakota lieutenant governor warmly welcomed to new role
Tony Venhuizen, a longtime fixture in South Dakota state government, was formally and warmly welcomed to his role as lieutenant governor of the state.
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Winsome Earle-Sears: First woman of color elected to statewide office in Virginia
Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears is a force to be reckoned with, serving as the first woman of color to be ...
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Legislative recap: Sea change in Mississippi taxation coming. Where is the Senate plan?
Catch up with the latest from the Mississippi legislative session with our weekly recap from the politics team.
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NC’s ex-lieutenant governor dismisses lawsuit against CNN
North Carolina’s former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson on Friday withdrew his defamation lawsuit against CNN that challenged a report about him making explicit posts on a pornography website’s message board ...
Harvard Law Review Taps Black Princeton Graduate as New Leader
The Harvard Law Review named a Black student as its leader for the second straight year, at a time when the number of first-year Black students at the nation’s most prestigious legal university has ...
Overcoming prejudice: The story behind Nevada’s first Black legislator
Woodrow Wilson became the first African American to serve in the Nevada Legislature. He went through a lot to get there.