Republican candidate Mark HarrisMark HarrisWoman sentenced to five years for voting illegally calls out ‘disparity’ after Manafort gets four North Carolina sets new election schedule for House race do-over NC political operative indicted in connection with alleged ballot-tampering scheme MORE said Friday he’d support a new election if evidence emerges that illegal activity could have […]
Michigan on Thursday became the 10th state to have legal recreational marijuana. Washington, D.C., also allows recreational use of the product. The new law, which passed via ballot measure last month, took effect Thursday at midnight. Michiganders age 21 and older will now be allowed to carry up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana, the highest […]
Nebraska voters will decide in November whether they want to expand Medicaid to nearly 90,000 individuals. The state’s top election official on Friday announced that a campaign to get the issue on the ballot had met all of its requirements. Insure the Good Life, the ballot initiative committee, exceeded the signature requirement by more than 20,000 […]
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) called for the removal of Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes. “There is no question that Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes failed to comply with Florida law on multiple counts, undermining Floridians’ confidence in our electoral process,” Bush tweeted. “Supervisor Snipes should be removed from her […]
Civil rights groups are suing Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan (R), alleging that she violated the National Voter Registration Act. The coalition, which includes the League of Women Voters of Arizona, Mi Familia Vota Education Fund and Promise Arizona, claim Reagan broke federal law by not automatically updating voters’ registration when they file paperwork with […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) deployed 100 additional National Guard soldiers to transit centers in the state on Wednesday, citing an “abundance of caution” after packages apparently containing explosives were intercepted in the city and suburbs this week. Five bombs were sent to Democratic figures in New York City and Washington, D.C., this week. All of them were […]
The death toll from the wildfires burning in Northern and Southern California has reached 31, according to media reports. The Los Angeles Times reported that the Camp fire in Butte County, which is north of Sacramento, has left 29 dead, matching the deadliest fire in the history of the state. Another two people have died from the […]
Tens of thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes on Thursday due to a fast-moving wildfire in northern California, dubbed the Camp Fire by local officials. The fire prompted the evacuation of the entire town of Paradise, Calif., as well as Magalia, Concow, Butte Creek Canyon and Butte Valley, according to the state’s […]
The Republican-led Pennsylvania state Senate is pushing forward an effort to block a Democratic senator-elect from taking her seat because of residency concerns. GOP Senate President Pro-Tempore Joe Scarnati is asking Sen.-elect Lindsey Williams to provide further documentation proving that she has lived in the state for four years, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Scarnati wrote last week […]
Sen. John CornynJohn CornynO’Rourke to announce White House run Thursday morning: report Senate GOP expected to force vote on Green New Deal in March Texas Dems warn of ‘land grab’ if Trump’s emergency order survives MORE (R-Texas) said Tuesday that his home state is no longer “reliably red” and on the verge of becoming a […]