Christina A. Cassidy

A reporter for AP's state government team, tracking state laws with a focus on budgets and elections.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Christina A. Cassidy

Politics

What’s happening in one Tennessee county with the GOP’s fascist faction in charge
May 22, 2023 By Christina A. Cassidy
Local elections workers say moves by the Sumner County Commission “threaten the integrity of the 2024 election before a single vote has been cast.”
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Politics

Black Wisconsin voters: Right-wing court order to hold election was voter suppression
April 8, 2020 By Christina A. Cassidy And Gretchen Ehlke
“We had to be willing to die to get our vote, and the same thing is happening right now,” said one 33-year-old voter in Milwaukee.
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U.S.

Female elected officials speak about rapes as abortion bills advance
May 20, 2019 By Julie Carr Smyth And Christina A. Cassidy
For more than two decades, Nancy Mace did not speak publicly about her rape.
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Politics

Women win primaries in record numbers, look to November
August 20, 2018 By Christina A. Cassidy And Laurie Kellman
Women are not just running for office in record numbers this year - they are winning.
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