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Birds fly past a bridge connecting the Oceanside pier to Pacific Street Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Oceanside, Calif. The iconic bridge is deteriorating because the city lacks the money for a roughly $25 million rehabilitation. One reason the project has slowed while projects in other cities are moving ahead revolves around the American Rescue Plan â€” the sweeping COVID-19 relief law championed by President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats that is pumping billions of dollars to states and local governments. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) CAGB301 CAGB301

October 17, 2021 at 7:52 am

Cities seek to loosen rules on spending federal pandemic aid VIEW

Some cities are urging President Joe Biden's administration to loosen its rules for spending $350 billion of coronavirus relief money directed toward state and local...

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October 3, 2021 at 7:48 am

AP: States and cities slow to spend federal pandemic money VIEW

Many states and cities across the U.S. are getting off to a slow start in spending money from this year's coronavirus relief package championed by...

September 18, 2021 at 7:43 am

New redistricting commissions splinter along partisan lines

New commissions approved by voters to reduce partisan gamesmanship in redistricting are instead splitting along partisan lines in some states

$\Savannah Brown and Glendy Stollberg use their phone in Kilbourn Reservoir Park Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in Milwaukee. The City of Milwaukee has placed wireless broadband hotspots in the park during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) WIMG902 WIMG902$

September 12, 2021 at 7:55 am

Internet funding rule could favor rural areas over cities VIEW

Officials in some urban areas are raising concerns about a federal rule limiting how federal coronavirus relief money can be spent on high-speed internet. An...

September 2, 2021 at 12:11 pm

EXPLAINER: What to know about the new Texas abortion law

The Supreme Court allowing a new Texas law that bans most abortions has Republicans eager to pass identical measures across the country

August 29, 2021 at 7:39 am

After census, citizens panels seek sway in redistricting VIEW

New population data from the 2020 census is being used by citizens commissions in some states to try to influence the way voting districts are...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to reporters after a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony at the state Capitol, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink) NYHP123 NYHP123

August 23, 2021 at 9:35 pm

9 women now serving as governors in US, tying a record VIEW

There are now nine women serving as governor in the U.S. That ties a record that was set in 2004 and matched in 2007 and...

August 13, 2021 at 9:07 pm

Census data puts target on rural, Rust Belt House districts

New census data shows declining populations in rural areas and some Rust Belt cities, which could make them targets during redistricting for the U.S. House

A mural on a fence is displayed at United Fort Worth, a grassroots community organization in Texas. The Census Bureau has issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade. The agency on Thursday released a trove of demographic data that will used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country. (AP Photo/LM Otero). TXMO107 TXMO107

August 11, 2021 at 9:10 pm

Census data sets up redistricting fight over growing suburbs VIEW

The once-a-decade battle over redistricting is set to be a showdown over the suburbs

FILE – In this Monday, July 15, 2019 file photo, a state districts map is shown as a three-judge panel of the Wake County Superior Court presides over the trial of Common Cause, et al. v. Lewis, et al, in Raleigh, N.C. Fresh off sweeping electoral victories a decade ago, governors and lawmakers in several states used new census data to redraw voting districts for Congress and state legislatures that were intended to help their party remain in power for years to come. Those efforts largely paid off, particularly for Republicans. An Associated Press analysis designed to detect the effects of gerrymandering shows that Republicans enjoyed a greater political advantage in more states over the past decade than either party had over the past 50 years. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File) NYMV501 NYMV501

August 10, 2021 at 10:34 am

Republicans reaped biggest redistricting edge in decades, analysis shows

An Associated Press analysis shows that Republicans have benefited from the biggest political advantage in decades because of potential gerrymandering in U.S. House districts and...

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