Ohio’s John Kasich is one of the few Republican governors to approve Medicaid expansion and he did it using distinctly unconventional tactics—some say illegal ones.
Abby Rapoport
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Postcards from the Shutdown Edge
Wondering why you haven’t heard about people going without essential programs? States are covering for the feds, but they can’t keep it up much longer.
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The Wendy Davis Scouting Report
How does the new prospect look going into her first big-league season?
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Eric Holder’s Big Voting-Rights Gamble
The attorney general is challenging North Carolina’s restrictive voting law, along with Texas’s—is he taking the logical course of action, or going double or nothing?
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Can Republicans Buck the Tea Party?
While Congress has done its darndest to kill the Affordable Care Act, Republican governors in some swing states have taken a lead in pushing for Medicaid expansion.
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The Conservative Plan for Medicaid Expansion
The five most important takeaways from the experiments in Iowa and Arkansas
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Bloomberg’s Rocky Mountain Rout
The New York City mayor poured buckets of cash into two Colorado recall elections centering around gun control. His candidates still lost.
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Coming Out Guns Blazing in Colorado’s Recall Elections
Challenges to two sitting state senators’ seats might prove to be bellwethers for legislators voting for gun control laws across the country. Then again, maybe not.
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Reefer Madness: The Guide to New Federal Pot Policy
The most important take-aways from the Department of Justice’s marijuana memo.