Midterm voters ended the long-running GOP dominance in state legislatures

In several states, Democrats took control of legislatures that had been divided and they weakened GOP dominance in others. Issues on the agenda: More access to health care, new limits on school vouchers.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4032x3024+0+0/resize/4032x3024!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcb%2F9a%2Fbd6787154ee2b81abbbf783d0aec%2Fimg-6611.jpg' alt='Georgia state Rep. Carolyn Hugley, the party's nominee for speaker of the state House, speaks in front of members of the Democratic caucus Thursday in the capitol.'/><p>In several states, Democrats took control of legislatures that had been divided and they weakened GOP dominance in others. Issues on the agenda: More access to health care, new limits on school vouchers.</p><p>(Image credit: Sarah Kallis)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6039175' />