Gov. Beshear, AG Coleman, Mayor Greenberg tweet statement after former President Trump shot at rally
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Attorney General Russell Coleman, and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg tweeted statements after former President Donald Trump was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania. “Britainy and I are praying for the safety and health of the former president. Violence is never the answer. Never,” Beshear’s tweet read. “Praying […]
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Though noncitizens can vote in few local elections, GOP goes big to make it illegal • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
This story originally appeared on Stateline. Preventing people who are not United States citizens from casting a ballot has reemerged as a focal point in the ongoing Republican drive to safeguard “election integrity,” even though noncitizens are rarely involved in voter fraud. Ahead of November’s presidential election, congressional and state Republican lawmakers are aiming to […]
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Alexandria City Council candidates announce how they will tackle climate change | #citycouncil
Waterfront Park along the Potomac River in Alexandria, with National Harbor and the Woodrow Wilson Bridge in the background. (Staff photo by James Cullum) A majority of Alexandria’s Democrat candidates for City Council rank climate action high on their priority lists. A number of candidates recently expressed their opinions in a Faith Alliance for Climate […]
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Alabama Legislature Moves To Keep Joe Biden On The Ballot In November | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
President Joe Biden is likely to appear on the ballot in Alabama after both committees in chambers of the Alabama state legislature passed legislation without opposition extending the deadline for parties to submit their officially nominated presidential tickets from Aug. 15 to Aug. 23 on Wednesday. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, warned […]
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Threats to Leave Biden Off Ohio and Alabama Ballots Are Partisan | #elections | #alabama
Call it political tit-for-tat. Election officials in Ohio and Alabama have warned President Joe Biden that he might be left off their ballots in November because the Democrats’ mid-August nominating convention is past their deadlines. This is a new and dangerous level of partisan gamesmanship. The top election officials in both states happen to be […]
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Biden could miss the deadline for the November ballot in Alabama, the state’s election chief says | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Joe Biden could be left off the ballot in Alabama, the state’s elections chief said Tuesday, because the state’s certification deadline comes several days before the Democratic Party’s convention. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, made the statement Tuesday, a day after a similar concern was raised in […]
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Biden could miss the deadline for the November ballot in Alabama, the state’s election chief says | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Joe Biden could be left off the ballot in Alabama, the state’s elections chief said Tuesday, because the state’s certification deadline comes several days before the Democratic Party’s convention. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, made the statement Tuesday, a day after a similar concern was raised in […]
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Chicago City Council approves Gaza ceasefire resolution directed to Biden | #citycouncil
On Wednesday, the Chicago City Council voted 24-23 to pass a resolution supporting a “humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza, with Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson casting the tie-breaking vote. Since the destruction of Gaza began in October, opposition to the genocide and the complicity of the Biden administration has grown in the US. In the Chicago area, […]
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Appoints Homophobe to Arkansas Library Board
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s latest appointee to the State Library Board is a far-right activist who has claimed “activist teachers … are pushing homosexual pornography on minor children” and wants to defund public libraries that are challenging state censorship. Jason Rapert is a former state senator who ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor last year. […]
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Democrats, Republicans work to rig 2024 US congressional election through gerrymandering | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Across the United States the Republican and Democratic parties are attempting to shape the outcome of the 2024 election by disenfranchising voters who might support the other party. They are working through state legislatures and the courts to draw congressional districts that will guarantee the most seats for their parties. Since congressional districts are required […]
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