Virginia voters are split on whether Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) should resign, according to a new poll released Wednesday. Respondents in Quinnipiac University’s survey were evenly split on a resignation, with 36 percent saying the embattled second in command in Virginia should resign and 36 percent believing he should stay in his position. Fairfax […]
A federal judge has struck down early-voting restrictions that were passed by Wisconsin Republicans in a lame-duck session last month. U.S. District Judge James Peterson ruled Thursday that the early-voting limits were clearly similar to restrictions that were blocked two years ago, according to The Associated Press. The GOP-led state legislature passed a measure in […]
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Monday said he doesn’t believe Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) will be able to survive as governor following the revelation that his medical school yearbook page included a racist photo. Christie said during an appearance on CNN’s “New Day” that Northam’s “biggest problem,” other than the photo itself, is the way […]
South Dakota Gov. 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) on Thursday signed a law allowing residents to carry concealed handguns without a […]
County officials in at least four states are declaring gun sanctuaries in response to new restrictions which they believe infringe on Second Amendment constitutional rights, Reuters reported Monday. Organizers of pro-gun sanctuaries in Washington, Oregon, New Mexico and Illinois are complicating the efforts of the Democratic majorities in those state governments to implement new gun controls. Elected […]
The mayor of Neptune City, N.J., ordered a memo be sent out to all employees telling them they will not be paid due to the ongoing partial government shutdown. Republican Mayor Robert Brown and his wife Tamara Brown, the clerk for the borough of Neptune City, sent the memo to employees on New Year’s Day […]
Students at public schools in Denver who are seeking to document the impact in schools from a teachers’ strike are being constrained by school administrators, according to The Denver Post. The administrators are pushing back against the students who have shared images, videos or other information with local media outlets, the Post reported. Toby Lichenwalter, a […]
Republicans in the Virginia state House plan to hold a hearing on the allegations of sexual assault against Democratic Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax. Delegate Rob Bell (R) announced on the House floor Friday that the Courts of Justice Committee will invite Vanessa Tyson and Meredith Watson as well as Fairfax to testify at a yet […]
The Utah House of Representatives approved a Republican bill on Friday to scale back a voter-approved Medicaid expansion in the state over activists’ concerns it could limit access to health care and supplant the will of the voters. The House bill would insure about 50,000 fewer people under Medicaid, triggering an unprecedented need for federal […]
Lawmakers in Kansas are considering abolishing Columbus Day and replacing the national holiday with Indigenous People’s Day. Members of the Kansas House Federal and State Affairs Committee heard testimony from several Native Americans earlier this week from several people backing the change, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported Wednesday. No one reportedly testified against the legislation. Kansas […]