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April 23, 2021 1:23 PM Associated Press
Keith Ridler
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, file photo, Gov. Brad Little speaks during a news conference in the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho, as he ordered a return to some restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus. A pair of bills nearing final approval in 2021 would prohibit the Republican governor from declaring an emergency for more than 60 days without legislative approval.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Lawmakers on a House panel introduced legislation Friday to allow the Idaho Legislature to go into recess without fully shutting down so that it can come back into session to deal with the coronavirus pandemic and other issues.
Lawmakers seek to skirt governor to go back into session
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Some Western states join the rush to suppress voting
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By Jeff Milchen
Coloradoâs elections are a bipartisan success story, so when Major League baseball responded to Georgiaâs new voting restrictions by moving the All-Star Game to Denver, it couldnât have made a better choice.
More than 76% of eligible Coloradoans voted in 2020 â second only to Minnesota in statewide turnout. Every registered voter gets a mail-in ballot weeks ahead of election day, there are convenient and safe drop boxes, and in-person voting is also available. People seem to love the choices.
Yet other Rocky Mountain states seem locked in competition to pass the most brazenly anti-democratic election laws.