Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) is asking for an FBI investigation into the sexual assault allegations against him amid calls from his own party to resign. Late Saturday, Fairfax released a statement calling for “all appropriate and impartial investigatory authorities, including the FBI, to investigate fully and thoroughly the allegations against me,” according to multiple reports. “The […]
A law has been proposed in Colorado that would, if passed, ban those convicted of animal abuse from owning, babysitting or living with an animal. Democrat state Rep. Alex Valdez, the lawmaker behind the legislation known as HB19-1092, told The Denver Post on Tuesday that “the real important piece of this legislation is the component […]
The Tarrant County Republicans in Texas will vote this week to remove their vice chairman because he is Muslim. Republican Dorrie O’Brien is leading a group of colleagues in an attempt to unseat Shahid Shafi, a trauma surgeon in Forth Worth, the largest city in Tarrant County. “We don’t think he’s suitable as a practicing Muslim […]
A second woman has come forward to accuse Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) of sexual assault, spurring numerous calls from members of his party for him to resign. A lawyer for Meredith Watson said in a statement Friday that Fairfax raped her in 2000 when they were both students at Duke University. The alleged […]
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring stepped down from his position at the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) on Wednesday, hours after admitting to reporters that he had worn blackface to a party years ago while in college. In a statement, the group confirmed that Herring had offered to resign as co-chair and would be replaced […]
Members of the Illinois Senate on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. The state Senate, dominated by Democrats, voted 39-18 to pass the proposal, which would increase the state’s $8.25 per hour minimum wage every year by $1.75 until 2025, when the hourly wage reaches $15, The Daily […]
States worried about the impact the partial government shutdown is having on tens of thousands of workers and contractors in their backyards are scrambling to make up for services and fill in gaps left by the impasse in Washington. From coast to coast, in red and blue states, governors and state legislatures are assuring around […]
A Georgia House committee passed legislation Wednesday that would ban abortions in the state after a fetus has a detectable heartbeat. The Associated Press reported that the state’s House Health and Human Services Committee passed the restrictive measure in a 17-14 vote following a tense hearing filled emotional displays from activists and others. The vote was […]
A Republican state lawmaker in Georgia who has defended the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was named to a House committee post on Friday. Georgia state Rep. Tommy Benton will chair the House Retirement Committee, overseeing retirement funds for teachers and state employees, after previously being condemned for controversial remarks related to the KKK and the Civil War, […]
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed a bill on Thursday that will require gun dealers and shops to be regulated and certified by the state. The bill bans retailers from selling guns without certification and allows the state to gather information on private sales and illegal gun transfers. Illinois is the 16th state to have […]