Alabama sends so many people to prison that the state can no longer safely house its inmates, consequences of a tough-on-crime mentality among politicians and the public that keeps aggressive sentencing laws on the books.
Author: By Liz Crampton
It’s not just McAuliffe vs. Youngkin. The fight is on for control of Virginia’s House.
Virginia might be increasingly blue at the presidential level, but Democrats only flipped the state legislature in 2019. Next month, they could lose the governor’s mansion and the state House.
There are just 9 female governors. Both parties want change.
The 2022 gubernatorial election could shift the female balance of power between the parties.