Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of March 2nd - March 6th, 2020.
14 States and American Samoa vote in Super Tuesday
14 states and American Samoa held their presidential primaries on March 3rd. In the Democratic primaries, Joe Biden won 10 states, Bernie Sanders won 4 states, and Michael Bloomberg won American Samoa. Donald Trump won all of the Republican primaries.
Medical marijuana legal for two-thirds of Americans, recreational marijuana legal for one quarter
Americans in 33 states and the District of Columbia currently have access to medical marijuana. This represents 68% of the country, or 221,469,793 people. Of the 33 states with legalized medical marijuana, 11 states and the District of Columbia have also legalized recreational marijuana. This represents 28.4% of the country (92,434,672 people).
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court spring primary sees highest turnout in 20 years
Incumbent Daniel Kelly and challenger Jill Karofsky advanced from the Feb. 18 nonpartisan primary. Kelly received 50.1% of the vote to Karofsky's 37.2%, with third-place finisher Ed Fallone receiving 12.7%.
Filing deadline roundup
Take a deep breath. Filing deadline season is upon us. In the next week, candidate filing deadlines will pass in Montana (Monday, March 9), New Mexico and Oregon (Tuesday, March 10), and Idaho, Iowa, and Nevada (Friday, March 13).
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