A federal judge on Monday ruled that Georgia can continue to use its electronic voting machines despite concerns that they may easily be hacked, according to local outlet The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg ruled that forcing Georgia to use paper ballots over voting machines in the upcoming elections would create chaos and confusion, CBS reported. She wrote […]
California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) on Wednesday announced a proposal for a statewide policy that would give every homeless person in the state the right to a bed year-round. Wiener told the San Francisco Chronicle his “right to shelter” policy, formally known as SB48, aims to provide a statewide guarantee that all homeless people in California who […]
The Texas State Board of Education in a reversal on Tuesday voted to keep Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonBudowsky: Speaker Pelosi rises to the occasion Female candidates scrutinized more than men on likability, says pollster Joe Biden could be a great president, but can he win? MORE, Hellen Keller and several other figures in the state’s […]
Rep. Kristi NoemKristi Lynn NoemKentucky House approves bill to let people carry concealed guns without a permit Journalists seek federal, state support for right to inform the public The Hill’s 12:30 Report: First test for Trump emergency declaration MORE (R-S.D.) leads South Dakota state Sen. Billie Sutton (D) by just 4 points in South Dakota’s gubernatorial race, […]
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on Tuesday issued a biting statement in response to President TrumpDonald John TrumpGary Cohn says Trump trade adviser the only economist in world who believes in tariffs House transportation committee chairman threatens to subpoena Boeing, FAA communication Pentagon sets new limits on transgender service members MORE’s comments that his administration’s […]
NEW ORLEANS — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) will head the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) for the next year, rather than making preparations to run for president in 2020. Raimondo won her second term in office in November, easily dispatching a Republican challenger and an independent candidate in an increasingly Democratic state. As head of […]
The D.C. City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted “yes” in a preliminary vote to require 100 percent of electricity in the district to come from renewable sources by 2032. The “Clean Energy DC Omnibus Act of 2018” will have a final vote in December. The policy would also include electric car incentives, create new efficiency […]
A conservative group is spending at least $1.2 million to fend off a Michigan ballot initiative that aims to stop partisan gerrymandering in the state. The group, Protect My Vote, released TV ads Wednesday that will run through Election Day, according to The Associated Press. The $1.2 million contribution came from the Michigan Freedom Fund, which has […]
At least nine people have died and more than 6,700 buildings have been destroyed in what has become the most destructive wildfire in California history. State officials said Friday that the fire, which began Thursday in Northern California and has been dubbed the Camp Fire, has grown to 140 square miles. The nearly 30,000 residents of Paradise, Calif., the first […]
Wisconsin’s Republican-led General Assembly on Wednesday passed a handful of measures that will limit the power of the state’s incoming Democratic governor and attorney general amid loud protests over what Democrats called a blatant power grab. The lame-duck session, which drew hundreds to the state Capitol demanding that their votes be respected, is, in a […]