Massachusetts became the first state to uphold protections for transgender and non-binary people at the ballot box by voting to preserve the state’s anti-discrimination law. Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the Question 3 ballot initiative to keep the current wording of the state’s anti-discrimination statute, according to news website MassLive. Official numbers have not yet been […]
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) joined the organization responsible for the Doomsday Clock as executive chairman, the group announced Thursday. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists said that Brown, who is retiring after his current term, will work with the leaders of its boards dedicated to governing, science and security. The organization is focused on addressing man-made threats […]
FBI agents reportedly searched the City Hall offices of Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar Wednesday, The Los Angeles Times reported. More than 15 people wearing FBI jackets went in and out of Huizar’s office, one city employee told the Times. An FBI photographer was also observed entering the office and people reportedly carried boxes out of […]
More than half of the adults in Iowa believe the state’s new six-week “fetal heartbeat” abortion bill — the nation’s strictest ban — goes too far. A new poll released from the Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa on Monday showed that 52 percent of Iowans polled said the law goes too far, compared to 39 percent […]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Tuesday signed a bill that allows for a third gender category to be added to city-issued birth certificates. The nonbinary category, known as “X”, can be added for those who do not identify as either male or female, CBS New York reported. New Yorkers are no […]
Prisons across Pennsylvania were locked down on Wednesday after 20 people were exposed to an unidentified opioid-based substances and experienced overdose symptoms at a prison in neighboring Ohio. The decision by Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections comes after several of its own officers were sickened after exposure to unknown substances in recent weeks. Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel […]
Anti-racist protesters staging nonviolent demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday said they were aggravated and perplexed by the heightened police presence that involved dozens of law enforcement officers in riot gear. The nearly 200 protesters were gathered to march against white supremacy almost one year after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville turned violent, resulting in the death of Heather Heyer. On Saturday, hundreds […]
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has canceled more than $1 million in planned advertising aimed at helping Rep. Kevin YoderKevin Wayne YoderKansas Senate race splits wide open without Pompeo Mike Pompeo to speak at Missouri-Kansas Forum amid Senate bid speculation Yoder, Messer land on K Street MORE (R-Kan.) in the coming weeks. The decision […]
Outgoing Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker took to Facebook on Tuesday to defend several controversial measures the GOP-held legislature passed last week that curb the power of the incoming Democratic governor. Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott McCallum (R) is among those who has called on Walker to reject some of the measures. Gov.-elect Tony Evers (D) says the bills […]
Eight people are reportedly dead and more wounded after a gunman opened fire at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday morning. Police spokesman Chris Togneri said that a suspect is in custody after being taken to the hospital, adding that there are “multiple casualties inside the synagogue.” Officials said the FBI is taking over the investigation into the […]