The man at the center of election fraud allegations in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District was once investigated over allegations that he paid voters to fill out ballots, a former election board investigator says. Marshall Tutor, a former investigator for North Carolina’s Board of Elections, told The Associated Press that the board investigated Leslie McCrae Dowless Jr. in 2010. […]
A federal judge is ordering officials in Texas to stop removing people from its voter registration rolls after declaring that the state has not seen widespread voter fraud. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery made the order in a Wednesday ruling, stating that Texas had made a “mess” after the secretary of state’s office flagged about 95,000 individuals for a citizenship status […]
Facing rising pension obligations, a fickle financial future, persistent crime and dismal schools, Chicago voters head to the polls Tuesday in what has become one of the most chaotic and unpredictable races to lead the nation’s third-largest city. Fourteen candidates will appear on the ballot, the largest field of mayoral contenders in more than a […]
A school superintendent in Indiana is facing charges of insurance fraud after she allegedly used her own coverage to help a sick student get medical care. Casey Smitherman admitted to bringing the student to an emergency clinic for examination and signing him in under her son’s name, according to court documents obtained by Fox59 News in […]
A Louisiana police department apologized Monday for an “inappropriate and offensive” 1993 blackface yearbook photo that recently resurfaced. The photo from a Baton Rouge Police Department yearbook shows two men identified as Lt. Don Stone and former Capt. Frankie Caruso wearing blackface as they pose for a picture. The caption reads, “Soul Brothers.” “Blackface photographs are inappropriate and […]
An Arizona legislative panel on Thursday voted to approve a series of bills that expand exemptions for mandatory vaccinations. The Arizona House Health and Human Services Committee approved three bills on a 5-4 vote along party lines, despite warnings from public health officials, the Arizona Republic reported. Arizona parents are currently allowed to seek non-medical “personal belief” exemptions […]
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) announced Tuesday that Cheri Beasley would become the chief justice of the state Supreme Court, making her the first African-American woman to hold that position. “I know Justice Beasley to be fair and deeply committed to all North Carolinians,” Cooper said in a press conference, according to ABC 11. […]
A New York school district says it has taken “appropriate action” in response to a classroom display that labeled nooses as “back to school necklaces.” A photo was shared on social media last week, showing part of the classroom display at Long Island’s Roosevelt Middle School, which also has stickers reading “Ha Ha” and “#YES.” […]
Missouri state lawmakers rejected a proposal to include protections for LGBTQ people in the House’s internal rules, according to The Kansas City Star. The rejection came in the form of a voice vote that occurred on Tuesday. The proposal had been devised by Rep. Greg Razer (D), an openly gay member of the Missouri General Assembly. “It’s […]
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