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Alaska

House passes bill making vandalism against churches a felony | #alaska | #politics

Vandalism at the Emmonak Catholic Church With bipartisan support, the Alaska House passed a bill that would make vandalism on churches and religious property a felony. House Bill 238 is sponsored by Democrat Rep. Andy Josephson of Anchorage, who said in his floor remarks that vandalism against religious property affects an entire congregation, whereas vandalism […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas lawmakers provide feedback after U.S. House votes to ban TikTok

The United States House of Representatives voted 352 to 65 passing the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. All four representatives from Arkansas voted in support of the bill.The push in Washington to ban certain apps such as TikTok comes as more lawmakers express their concerns over national security. Rep. Steve Womack released […]

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Alaska

Legislature only lets Dunleavy cut four advisory boards, keeps eight in place | #alaska | #politics

Democrat Rep. Andy Josephson speaks in favor of denying the governor his executive order #134 The Alaska Legislature met in joint session on Tuesday to vote on resolutions denying Gov. Mike Dunleavy several executive orders that would have dismantled some bureaucratic layers of government. Dunleavy made 12 executive orders, listed here, in January. They went […]

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Alabama

Katie Britt and the folly of fake fearmongering | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

If someone had told Katie Britt on election night 2022 that she would someday by portrayed by megastar Scarlett Johansson, the newly elected Alabama Republican senator undoubtedly would have been thrilled. What Britt, of course, would not have known is that the actress would be appearing on “Saturday Night Live,” mocking Britt’s delivery of the […]

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Alabama

MAGA might and happy leaders: Super Tuesday takeaways | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The landscape for congressional races this November began taking shape Tuesday, as voters in five Super Tuesday states chose their nominees for House and Senate races.  On a night where the outcomes in the presidential primaries felt largely predetermined — former President Donald Trump’s near sweep led to rival Nikki Haley’s withdrawal from the race […]

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Alabama

Moore beats Carl in Alabama battle of GOP House incumbents | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Posted March 5, 2024 at 11:51pm Rep. Barry Moore defeated fellow GOP Rep. Jerry Carl in the primary in Alabama’s 1st District Tuesday, bringing to a close a contentious member-vs.-member election. Moore led Carl by more than 3 percentage points when The Associated Press called the race at 11:49 p.m. Eastern time with an estimated […]

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Arkansas

Alabama, Arkansas races to watch on Super Tuesday

Tuesday night will be the beginning of the end of either Rep. Jerry Carl or Rep. Barry Moore’s House career, after redistricting pushed them into a faceoff for Alabama’s 1st District. Alabama adopted a new congressional map last year after the Supreme Court said the state needed to give African American voters a second district […]

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Alabama

Alabama showdown looms between Carl and Moore | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The member vs. member primary in Alabama between GOP Reps. Jerry Carl and Barry Moore is exposing a growing rivalry as it enters its final week.  The Super Tuesday contest will end the congressional career of one of the lawmakers, who are both in their second terms. In advertisements, both men have sought to paint […]

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Alabama

Alabama IVF ruling spurs a GOP reckoning on conception bills | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The split over how states should handle fertility treatments could force some abortion opponents in Congress to reckon with their support of long-standing abortion bills. The Alabama Supreme Court’s Feb. 16 ruling that frozen embryos used in in vitro fertilization or IVF are humans has ignited a firestorm over how to address personhood laws in […]

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Alabama

Rep. Chip Brown elected vice chair of Alabama House Republican Caucus | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The 77-member Alabama House Republican Caucus on Wednesday elected State Rep. Chip Brown, R – Hollinger’s Island, to serve as its vice chair. The caucus leadership position was vacated when former State Rep. Wes Kitchens, R – Arab, who previously served as vice chair, won a special election to the State Senate last month. “I […]

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