California governor chooses labor leader and Democratic insider to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When California Gov. Gavin Newsom needed to fill the U.S. Senate seat of his late mentor Dianne Feinstein, he could have turned to a big-city mayor, a member of Congress or a powerful legislator. Instead, he chose Laphonza Butler, a former union leader and Democratic insider who heads a national organization […]
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California’s Senate scramble – POLITICO
Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY’s List, speaks during an event in Washington, June 23, 2023. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo APPOINTMENT VIEWING — When California Governor Gavin Newsom named Laphonza Butler to the late Dianne Feinstein’s open Senate seat on Sunday, he made a historic selection — and sparked a new set of questions for voters. […]
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Court hearing Tuesday in Alabama congressional map case | #elections | #alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The State of Alabama and the plaintiffs who successfully sued to redraw the state’s congressional map will be in court in Birmingham on Tuesday. A federal three-judge panel found the map drawn by the Alabama Legislature in 2021 and again in 2023 appears to violate the Voting Rights Act and ordered a […]
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Who is Laphonza Butler, replacing late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Laphonza Butler is set to make history this week as the first openly LGBTQ+ person to represent California in the Senate after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Sunday that he would appoint her to fill the late Dianne Feinstein’s seat. Butler, currently the president of EMILY’s List, a pro-abortion access political group, will be the […]
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City Council rejects $145K PTSD claim by former MPD sergeant involved in Jaleel Stallings beating | #citycouncil
When a Minneapolis police officer claims post-traumatic stress disorder, they are likely to be met with a sizeable check from the city. Elected officials have approved hundreds of such disability claims — even for cops with pending discipline related to serious misconduct on the force — at the urging of their attorneys. But in a […]
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DC mayor’s office to update sexual harassment executive order – NBC4 Washington
Over the past five years, almost 300 D.C. government employees have filed workplace sexual harassment complaints, but for the past year, the District government officials who investigated those claims were not always following current D.C. law that defines sexual harassment in the workplace. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an executive order in 2017 making it easier […]
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Alabama state lawmakers considering run in open congressional seat | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — While the state awaits a court decision on the new congressional districts, some former and current state lawmakers are eyeing a run in District 2. It’s not clear yet whether current District 2 Republican Congressman Barry Moore will run for that seat. All three map proposals push Moore into District 2 […]
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California governor chooses labor leader and Democratic insider to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat
LOS ANGELES — When California Gov. Gavin Newsom needed to fill the U.S. Senate seat of his late mentor Dianne Feinstein, he could have turned to a big-city mayor, a member of Congress or a powerful legislator. Instead, he chose Laphonza Butler, a former union leader and Democratic insider who heads a national organization that raises […]
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Screenshots show governor’s office vetted release of podium records, whistleblower says
As questions and contradictions pile up over the state’s bungled purchase of a high-dollar lectern from one of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ longtime associates, the attorney representing an anonymous whistleblower gave new details about his client’s claim that staff in the governor’s office illegally altered and withheld documents that should have been made available under […]
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Butler, the newest senator, worked to elect and defeat many colleagues
California Democrat Laphonza Butler, who will be sworn in Tuesday as the newest senator, worked to support and defeat many of her future colleagues as the leader of the abortion rights fundraising powerhouse EMILY’s List. California Gov. Gavin Newsom selected Butler to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who died last week at the age of 90. […]
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