In 1946, Earl Warren ran for reelection as governor of California and won the Republican primary. He also won the Democratic primary. On the general election ballot, he was effectively unopposed by either party. A 1913 law, written under Hiram […]
In 1643 Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven formed the United Colonies of New England. Each colony sent two commissioners, and any decision needed six of the eight votes. The confederation handled what no single colony could, chiefly defense […]
This is the first entry in a beat this site is starting: reading a state legislature's session, bill by bill, for what it actually means for social liberty, rather than waiting for the national platform fights that get all the […]