Chicago mayor to ask City Council to spend $70M on migrant services
ALICE YIN and DAN PETRELLA Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — In an about-face, Mayor Brandon Johnson is now asking aldermen to approve using another $70 million in city funds to maintain this year’s migrant response. This week, the mayor’s office began briefing City Council members on plans to push through the item as a means to […]
Read MoreBiden marks 9/11 in Alaska, calls on Americans ‘to protect our democracy’ | #alaska | #politics
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CNN — President Joe Biden marked the 22nd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on Monday, telling servicemembers gathered in Anchorage, “terrorism – including political and ideological violence – is the opposite of all we stand for as a nation.” “We must not succumb to the poisonous politics of difference and division, must […]
Read MoreFormer Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Suspends Presidential Campaign
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Jan. 16, 2024 12:33 pm ET Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson dropped out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary following a poor showing at the Iowa caucuses. Hutchinson, who has said the Republican party needs to move past Donald Trump because of the criminal charges he faces and his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, […]
Read MoreIn reversal, conservation group supports formation of new Alaska Native corporations | #alaska | #politics
Ketchikan (Getty Images) The conservation group The Wilderness Society has changed its position and now supports a bill that would create five new Alaska Native corporations in Southeast Alaska. It historically opposed the creation of the new corporations. Others have criticized the legislation for putting public lands into the hands of for-profit entities. Senate Bill […]
Read MoreFive Takeaways From Last Night’s GOP Debate in Alabama | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—Nikki Haley’s Republican presidential nomination rivals attacked her for being too cozy with American corporations during a debate Wednesday night that showcased her ascent in the race and the party’s sharp populist turn. The former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador took heat for receiving support from wealthy Democratic donors on Wall Street […]
Read MoreAlabama Republican Robert Aderholt explains why he voted to expel George Santos from Congress | Regional | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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Read MoreRanked-Choice Voting Makes a Joke of Alaska Politics | #alaska | #politics
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Wasilla, Alaska Advocates of ranked-choice voting say it elevates centrist candidates, keeps campaigns positive, and promotes debate of important issues. That isn’t how it’s going in Alaska. The Last Frontier is in the middle of an experiment that has confused voters, popularized fringe candidates and could lead to unrepresentative outcomes. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & […]
Read MoreRedistricting fights in these 10 states could determine which party controls the US House | Politics-national | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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(CNN) — Around the country, politicians are waging high-stakes battles over new congressional lines that could influence which party controls the US House of Representatives after the 2024 election. In North Carolina, the Republicans who control the state legislature have crafted a map that could help them flip at least three seats. Democrats, meanwhile, could […]
Read MoreRepublican Senators Confront Tommy Tuberville Over Blocked Military Promotions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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Updated Nov. 1, 2023 11:08 pm ET WASHINGTON—Republican senators ran out of patience Wednesday night with Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s monthslong hold on hundreds of military promotions. In a dramatic showdown, a group of Tuberville’s fellow Republicans, most of whom have military backgrounds, took to the Senate floor to try to confirm dozens of those […]
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Teachers Unions Spend Big on GOP State Lawmakers | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Ten Republican-led states have passed universal school choice since 2021, yet much of the South is lagging. There’s a simple explanation: Many Republican lawmakers are teachers-union allies and likely need to be defeated in primary elections for school choice to pass. Republicans against school choice have largely couched their opposition by asserting that rural areas […]
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