0 i don t think voting tonight is productive. let people work more. reporter: in a positive sign from mccarthy, some of the opponents came out sounding positive, including scott perry of pennsylvania sounded that he said talks had been productive as well as congressman chip roy. they had been asking for more sway over the speakership. some of them had asking to encourage mccarthy s super pac to stay out of certain primaries. they did agree to do that. that may have won some. his path, very narrow. there are at least four republicans who are almost certainly going to vote against him. they absolutely will not vote for kevin mccarthy, including matt gaetz. he can only look forward to lose four republican votes. one more says they will not vote for him, mccarthy cannot get there, which is why these talks are so critical, expected to continue through tonight until tomorrow. the house reconvenes at that time. he had given up a lot to get the votes he has gotten thus far. how much mo
transgender legislator in colorado. what s that like? you know, for me it s a little bit easier than it probably would be for some other of my friends and colleagues in other states who are in minority parties. i have been fortunate to be in the majority party, so when we have control, we have the gavel and we can control how the narrative kind of sets forth. but you know, it s not anything short of hearing things from some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, especially in my first two years, the attacks that i get on campaigns. but you know, i think that people have understood that i am a valuable member of the legislature. i bring a lot of experience and expertise, and people are taking me a lot more seriously than they did the first couple years. and now i m in a leadership position. i m one of the co-caucus chairs.
Arkansans who want less partisanship in their state government need to be willing to vote in major-party primaries, the leaders of the Bentonville-based nonprofit group Common Ground Arkansas said.