Several Virginia state officials and residents defended Virginia first lady Pam Northam against allegations she gave black students cotton at a tour of the governor’s mansion focused on slavery. The officials told The Washington Post that Northam did not focus on black students during the tours, contradicting allegations that African-Americans were singled out when the first lady […]
The Alaska Supreme Court has reportedly upheld a Republican’s victory by a single vote in the race for a seat in the state’s House of Representatives. Friday’s decision confirmed Republican Bart Lebon’s narrow victory, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The win gives Republicans a slim one-member majority in the House, according to the newspaper, which added […]
A Massachusetts county commissioner has cited 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 social media practices to defend a tweet in which he suggested that gay […]
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Wednesday called for an end to the partial federal government shutdown, saying it is hampering hurricane recovery in his state. “I write on behalf of the State of North Carolina to implore you to cease the federal government shutdown so our state can continue to rebuild from hurricane flood […]
Washington officials have declared a public health emergency as an outbreak of measles spreads across an anti-vaccination “hot spot” near Portland, Ore. Clark County, Washington, has seen 23 confirmed cases of measles as of Tuesday, according to a statement from the public health department. Twenty of those who contracted the highly contagious virus were not vaccinated against […]
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) on Thursday set May 21 as the day for the special election to replace former Rep. Tom MarinoThomas (Tom) Anthony MarinoPennsylvania governor sets special election date for GOP Marino’s seat The Hill’s Morning Report — Nasty shutdown fight gets nastier GOP Rep. Tom Marino resigns from Congress MORE (R), who resigned […]
Rhode Island is the only state in 2017 to pay public school teachers a salary above the average worker, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Labor Department data from the early 1990s showed that teachers and support staff in public schools made above-average paychecks in 26 of 42 states but earnings have significantly dropped since that […]
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Wednesday called for the resignation of a delegate who is accused of using a racial slur to describe a state district. “The language of racism and hate has no place in our public discourse,” Hogan wrote on Twitter. “Any public official who engages in this reprehensible conduct should do the right thing […]
Republican members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives are drawing scrutiny for wearing pearl necklaces while gun control activists shared their own experiences with gun violence at a recent hearing. In images that made the rounds online this week, several Republican legislators could be seen donning the necklaces as lawmakers weighed arguments on a bill designed […]
A year after 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 won the White House, voters in Virginia delivered a startling rebuke to Republicans, choosing a […]