Alabama election officials emphasize voter security ahead of primaries | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — From poll workers to probate judges to the Secretary of State, thousands are preparing to ensure Alabama’s primary elections, now two weeks away, run smoothly and are free of fraud. “We view elections as a zero-fail mission, we don’t get a second chance to conduct an election,” Montgomery County Probate Judge […]
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Arkansas expects to see 20% of voters participate in primaries
The Arkansas Secretary of State’s office expects there will be 350,000 to 360,000 people casting a vote during this year’s primary elections. Leslie Bellamy, director of elections for the office, projects 60% of the ballots for the primaries will be cast during the early voting period that began Monday. “Lots of counties have went to […]
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Sidharth Voorakkara Appointed as New Commissioner by California Senate Rules Committee
Commission on Health & Safety & Workers’ Comp COMMISSION ON HEALTH AND SAFETY AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION OAKLAND-The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) announces the appointment of Sidharth Voorakkara to the Commission. He was appointed by the Senate Rules Committee on May 4, 2022. […]
Read MoreSusan Collins calls the cops over polite abortion message chalked outside home | Maine | #alaska | #politics
A Republican US senator called local police to investigate a pro-abortion rights – but otherwise harmless – message written in chalk in front of her home, according to authorities. The Maine senator Susan Collins called officers last Saturday evening to complain about an anonymous message written in chalk on a sidewalk just outside her residence […]
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California lawmakers confront union labor stalemate holding up housing bills
SACRAMENTO — California legislators’ efforts to combat the housing crisis keep getting bogged down by a thorny question: To what extent should new housing be required to be built by union workers? That issue has been at the center of the debate over numerous bills that legislators have rejected in recent years, bills that aimed […]
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Ukraine Invasion Created Wheat Supply Problems For Iran– US Lawmaker | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
An American lawmaker says the Russian invasion of Ukraine has created a tough time for Iranians and many others regarding the supply of wheat. Alabama Republican senator Tommy Tuberville told Iran International on Monday, “Iran and a lot of (other) people are going to have problems because of this (Russian war)”, noting that “Iranians are […]
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March water usage the worst so far, up 19% – Daily Bulletin
By Rachel Becker | CalMatters Californians emerged from the driest January, February and March on record with the biggest jump in water use since the drought began: a nearly 19% increase in March compared to two years earlier. Despite the urgent pleas of water officials, California’s water use in March is the highest since 2015, […]
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Mike Durant changes views on 2020 election, now says Biden didn’t win | #elections | #alabama
“Do you think Donald Trump won the 2020 election?” The question came at Mike Durant and he looked as if he did not want to answer. An audience member had asked following Durant’s campaign speech to the Republican Women of Huntsville on Jan. 19. Now the frontrunner in Alabama’s Republican Senate primary, Durant flinched on […]
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2 Arkansas counties list wrong first name for Senate hopeful
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Senate candidate Jake Bequette filed a lawsuit Tuesday after two counties incorrectly listed his first name as “Jack” on their ballots for this month’s Republican primary election, with early voting already underway. Attorneys for Bequette, who’s challenging two-term GOP Sen. John Boozman, asked a judge to order state and […]
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Governor Dunleavy Highlights Pompeo, Ritter, Richmond, Edwards Among 80 Speakers at Energy Conference, May 24-26 – Mike Dunleavy | #alaska | #politics
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy’s upcoming Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference brings together subject matter experts and policymakers to engage in robust conversations about Alaska’s vast sustainable resources — tidal, geothermal, hydro, solar, wind, and hydrogen. For three days, some 80 speakers and hundreds of attendees will meet to strategize how to lower energy costs in Alaska, […]
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