St. Paul Makes History With All-Female City Council | #citycouncil
When St. Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali looked out at her fellow council members at their initial meeting this week, she saw all the members’ seats were occupied by women—a first for Minnesota’s capital city. Experts who track women in politics said St. Paul, with a population of about 300,000 people, is the […]
Read More
Gov. Asa Hutchinson takes up leadership reigns at summit
Sarah Huckabee Sanders shared the stage with fellow Republican, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, on Wednesday. Photo: Courtesy America Strong and Free Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson shared a stage at an “ideas summit” Wednesday with fellow Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who is heavily favored as his successor. The two discussed common philosophies on governing, education and how […]
Read More
Diversity in the Arkansas’ high court
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios Arkansas’ Supreme Court doesn’t reflect the state’s ethnic makeup, but it roughly represents the number of women who live in the state. Why it matters: State high courts rule on crucial cases ranging from how people can vote to whether district lines are gerrymandered to when women have legal access to abortion. […]
Read More