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Laura covers the nation's capital as a senior reporter for States Newsroom, a network of nonprofit outlets that includes Wisconsin Examiner. Her areas of coverage include politics and policy, lobbying, elections, and campaign finance.
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COVID-19

States with low vaccination rates hit worst in new surge of...

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Man being evicted from his home or apartment with all the property tossed outside
Politics & Government

States still lag in getting assistance to struggling renters

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Highway construction is expected to be a big part of any federal infrastructure bill. Shown is Interstate Highway 235 in Des Moines. (Photo by Perry Beeman/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
Politics & Government

U.S. Senate Republicans block advance of bipartisan infrastructure plan, but talks...

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer via Senate Democrats on Flickr
Politics & Government

Chuck Schumer: Congress should legalize weed on the federal level

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: (L-R) Vermont Governor Phil Scott, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese and Special Assistant to the President Michael Collins attend a meeting hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden about his proposed infrastructure plan in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on July 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. The meeting included a bipartisan group of city and state political leaders, Vice President Kamala Harris, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Labor Secretary Martin Walsh. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Politics & Government

Biden meets with mayors and governors on infrastructure package

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Work & the Economy

How the new, expanded federal child tax credit will work Nearly...

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PHoto of teacher in front of classroom looks distressed taken from behind students heads
Education

CDC study finds racial, regional disparities as schools reopened for in-person...

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The bust of Roger Brooke Taney sits outside the historic Supreme Court chambers in the U.S. Capitol. U.S. Senate photo.
Politics & Government

Wisconsin Republicans split on vote to remove statues of Confederate leaders,...

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: Joseph Fons holding a Pride Flag, stands in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building after the court ruled that LGBTQ people can not be disciplined or fired based on their sexual orientation June 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. With Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Neil Gorsuch joining the Democratic appointees, the court ruled 6-3 that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bans bias based on sexual orientation or gender identity. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Politics & Government

Supreme Court affirms transgender rights in declining to hear school bathroom...

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Long lines during Georgia's June 9 primary were in part attributed to experienced older poll workers backing out due to coronavirus worries. But the state has also closed 214 polling places since 2012. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder
Civil Rights & Immigration

U.S. Department of Justice takes Georgia to court over its elections...

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