"Senator Mitchell was convicted of two felonies; she doesn't get to give the Senate two weeks' notice. Democrats shielded Mitchell for 15 months to protect their political power, but a jury needed just three hours to confirm what was already clear: she shouldn't be a senator," Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson said in a statement.
Minnesota lawmaker to leave state Senate after burglary conviction
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“We know the people we can call," Johnson said.
State of Kansas once required voters to prove citizenship. That didn't work out so well
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