In this episode, Kyle and Carah talk with Crystal Ball Senior Columnist Louis Jacobson about his new analysis on "excess seats" in state legislatures as well as House Republicans' recently-announced impeachment inquiry into President Biden, his journalism career with PolitiFact, and much more.  Louis Jacobson is the senior correspondent with PolitiFact. Previously, he served as deputy editor of Roll Call and as founding editor of its legislative wire service, CongressNow. Earlier, he spent more than a decade covering politics, policy, Congress and lobbying for National Journal magazine. He is senior author of the 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024 editions of The Almanac of American Politics.  Links in this episode:  <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.politifact.com/staff/louis-jacobson/">Politifact articles by Louis Jacobson</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-republicans-excess-seat-edge-in-state-legislatures/"> The Republicans’ 'Excess Seat' Edge in State Legislatures </a></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: italic;"><a href= "https://www.thealmanacofamericanpolitics.com/index.aspx">The Almanac of American Politics</a></li> </ul>

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Democracy faces a wide range of pressing challenges - from extreme partisanship and divisive politics to persistent inequities in access, voice and participation in public institutions and decision-making processes, from civic unrest to institutions that aren't responsive to public needs. It's not enough to just identify problems, we also have to locate solutions and work collectively to address them. Welcome to Politics Is Everything, a podcast of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.