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Overnight News Digest November 7, 2023: Election Day Special [1]

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Date: 2023-11-07

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OND is a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors of OND impart their own presentation styles and content choices, typically publishing each day near 12:00 AM Eastern Time.

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Columbus Dispatch: Ohio Issue 1: Voters pass abortion rights amendment by Jessie Balmert and Kayla Bennett

Kentucky Lantern: Andy Beshear wins second term as Kentucky governor by McKenna Horsley

After a heated and expensive campaign, Kentucky voters have decided — they’ve given Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear another four-year term. The governor won the election against his Republican challenger, Attorney General Daniel Cameron with 53% to Cameron’s 47% of the vote, according to unofficial returns. The Associated Press called the race at about 9 p.m. Beshear, 45, ran a campaign highlighting his leadership through difficult times — devastating floods in Eastern Kentucky and tornadoes in Western Kentucky, as well as the coronavirus pandemic, during which he held daily press conferences speaking to Kentuckians virtually in their homes. The governor also consistently expressed optimism about Kentucky’s future, pointing to economic growth during his administration, new businesses opening and infrastructure projects in progress, such as the Brent Spence Bridge in Northern Kentucky. The Democrat’s win sets the stage for his strained relationship with the Republican-controlled General Assembly in Frankfort to continue, ahead of a state budget session to begin in January. On the campaign trail, GOP lawmakers and Cameron often criticized the governor for vetoing their legislation, though Republicans have overridden his vetoes. Beshear often emphasizes bipartisanship as a response, noting he has frequently signed lawmakers’ legislation.

Associated Press: Virginia Democrats hold Senate majority, ending GOP hopes to win full control of state government by Sarah Rankin

Virginia Democrats held their majority in the state Senate on Tuesday, but control of the House of Delegates remained unsettled late into the evening, with vote counting still underway in key races. The Democrats’ victory in the upper chamber ended the prospect of a Republican trifecta that would have allowed Gov. Glenn Youngkin to swiftly move on conservative policy priorities — including a proposed 15-week abortion ban — that Senate Democrats have been able to stymie in his first two years in office. The chamber has been under Democratic control since 2020, and the party’s candidates ran campaigns this year emphasizing a pledge to protect abortion rights. “It’s official: there will be absolutely no abortion ban legislation sent to Glenn Youngkin’s desk for the duration of his term in office, period, as we have thwarted MAGA Republicans’ attempt to take total control of our government and our bodies,” Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Mamie Locke said in a statement referencing Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan.

But wait there’s more...Dave Wasserman has...well, you know.

x I've seen enough: Democrats win control of the Virginia House of Delegates, flipping the GOP majority and giving them control of both chambers. — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 8, 2023

Philadelphia Inquirer: Democrat Cherelle Parker will become Philadelphia’s first woman mayor by Sean Collins Walsh

Philadelphia’s glass ceiling has been broken. Democrat Cherelle Parker on Tuesday defeated Republican David Oh to become the 100th mayor of Philadelphia. She will be the first woman to hold the office when her four-year term begins in January. Parker, 51, recognized the historic nature of her campaign by thanking the women who blazed a trail for her in city politics: former Council President Anna Verna; former State Sen. Roxanne Jones; and former Councilmembers Augusta Clark, Joan Krajewski, and Marian Tasco. ”I’m only here today because those women decided I was worthy enough to sit at their feet and learn,” Parker said Tuesday morning before voting at her polling place, the Masjidullah mosque in her native West Oak Lane. “So anyone who’s watching today, you need to know I don’t arrive here by myself. I didn’t pull myself up by my bootstraps. There was a community and a village of people who lifted me up.”

Chicago Sun-Times: Under new proposal, all Chicago Board of Education members would be elected by next year by Tina Sfondeles

Illinois Senate Democrats introduced a proposal Tuesday that would allow for the election of all 20 members of Chicago’s Board of Education next year. If the Senate plan is cleared by both chambers, it would mean control of the board would be taken away from Mayor Brandon Johnson two years earlier than expected. After months of wrangling over what the actual districts of the map would look like to ensure proper representation, the House and Senate — during the final week of the veto session— have switched gears to focus on how board members are elected. The law that created an elected school board for Chicago initially included the election of 10 board members in November 2024 and the appointment of 10 board members by the mayor. The first elected board members would serve four-year terms, and voters would be able to choose who should fill the appointed seats in 2026 to create a fully elected board in 2027.

New York Times: House Republicans Toil for a Spending Strategy With a Shutdown Close at Hand by Catie Edmondson and Carl Hulse

House Republicans on Tuesday grasped for a way to avert a government shutdown amid deep divides in their ranks over federal spending, debating how to strike a compromise with the Democratic-led Senate and President Biden just 10 days away from the funding deadline. There was little movement in either the House or the Senate as lawmakers sorted through a litany of possible funding mechanisms, none of which enjoy strong support in either chamber. They found themselves back in the same predicament they confronted in September, when Congress narrowly avoided a shutdown just hours before the deadline. With the House under the stewardship of a new, untested leader, Speaker Mike Johnson, lawmakers in both parties were uncertain what he might do. “It’s all as clear as mud,” Representative Drew Ferguson, Republican of Georgia, said as he emerged from a closed-door meeting in the basement of the Capitol where Mr. Johnson briefed his members on a series of potential spending strategies.

Washington Post: Court seems likely to allow gun bans for those under protective orders by Robert Barnes

1. Ohio State 2. Georgia 3. Michigan 4. Florida State 5. Washington 6. Oregon 7. Texas 8. Alabama 9. Mississippi 10. Penn State

This week features #3 Michigan @ #10 Penn State

Everyone have the best possible evening!

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