May 18, 20161 min readDeath Penalty Support is No Longer a Given in Red StatesSo far this legislative session, GOP state lawmakers in 10 states — an unprecedented number — sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to repeal the death penalty, including in perhaps the reddest state in the nation, Utah. None of them passed, but some got further than even their supporters expected.
So far this legislative session, GOP state lawmakers in 10 states — an unprecedented number — sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to repeal the death penalty, including in perhaps the reddest state in the nation, Utah. None of them passed, but some got further than even their supporters expected.
