Alabama
As GOP Erodes Child Labor Laws, Alabama Roofer Fined Just $117K for Teen’s Worksite Death | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Workers’ rights advocates on Wednesday decried a meager fine for an Alabama contractor that illegally employed a 15-year-old boy who died on the job, a move that came amid a push by Republicans at the federal and state level to roll back child labor protections. The U.S. Department of Labor fined Pelham, Alabama-based Apex Roofing […]
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Alaska
Maine to hold ranked-choice runoff election for House seat | #alaska | #politics
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Google-News-Wire
- November 15, 2022
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- alaska
- Bruce Poliquin
- Congressman
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- Donald Trump
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- Jared Golden
- Joe Biden
- Maine
- Mary Peltola
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- Nick Begich
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- ranked-choice
- RCV
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- Sarah Palin
- Senate
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- Tiffany Bond
(NewsNation) — Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is headed for a ranked-choice runoff after neither candidate secured 50% of the votes needed. Incumbent Democratic Rep. Jared Golden led his Republican challenger Rep. Bruce Poliquin with 48.2% of the total vote, just shy of carrying the race. The runoff will be determined by the 6% of votes […]
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