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Alabama

How abortion views could impact elections in Illinois in 2024 | #elections | #alabama

Following a flipped seat in the Alabama Legislature, abortion-rights advocates say a roadmap exists for Illinois Democrat challengers in the November election. Marilyn Lands’ victory in deeply conservative Alabama last month overturned a district long held by Republicans, her campaign focusing on the state’s near-complete abortion ban and ensuring protection for in vitro fertilization after […]

Alabama

Alabama 2nd Congressional District race: Figures vs Dobson | #elections | #alabama

Democrat Shomari Figures and Republican Caroleene Dobson will face off in November for Alabama’s newly drawn 2nd Congressional District seat. The two candidates won their respective runoffs Tuesday, setting the stage for a general election campaign that Democrats are closely eyeing. A Democratic win would give the party an additional seat in the state’s congressional […]

Arkansas

Arkansas Gov. Sanders’ administration grilled over $19K podium

Arkansas lawmakers questioned four members of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ administration Tuesday following a critical audit into the purchase of a custom $19,000 podium for the Republican governor. The audit found the governor’s office potentially broke the law by paying for the podium out of operating expenses, paying for it upfront without first requesting detailed […]

Arkansas

Arkansas Gov. Sanders administration grilled over $19K podium

Alabama

Alabama voter turnout doubles in redrawn congressional district | #elections | #alabama

Voter turnout for the Democratic primary in Alabama’s second congressional district was remarkably higher in the first election since the district was redrawn in a way that could allow the party to pick up a key seat. According to the National Redistricting Foundation, there were 57,129 ballots cast in the district’s Democratic primary election Super […]

Mayor

Recall effort against Hillsdale’s mayor ends five days after filing

HILLSDALE — A local political activist and former city planning commission member who filed notice with the Hillsdale County Clerk April 5 seeking a recall election of Hillsdale Mayor Adam Stockford officially rescinded her efforts five days after they began. Penny Swan, a former ally of Stockford (whose term ends in November 2026), filed the […]

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Austin Mayor Kirk Watson seeking another term in November vote

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is seeking reelection. Watson served as Austin’s mayor from 1997-2001 and later as a Democratic state senator for over a decade before being elected mayor again in 2022. He narrowly defeated Celia Israel in a runoff election despite outraising her 3-1. Austin voters in 2021 opted to move the city’s mayoral […]

Alabama

Alabama DEI law is the latest GOP effort to gloss over America’s past | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

When you think of the Civil Rights Movement, you probably think about Alabama. The state is associated with the worst of the Jim Crow Era, but also the people who stood against it. It’s a shame that Alabama’s legislators would rather not talk about these things. Last week, the Alabama Legislature passed SB129, a law […]

Arkansas

Races set nominees in 3 races

Arkansas voters decided three legislative runoff races on Tuesday — two Democratic contests in and around West Memphis and a Republican election outside Texarkana. The results of these elections decided the outcome of primary races from March 5 where no candidate received more than 50% of the vote. ∎ In the District 88 Republican runoff, […]

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Wisconsin, Mississippi and Arkansas hold nail-biter 2024 elections

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have locked down the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t major elections and ballot measures at stake ahead of November. On Tuesday, voters in Arkansas and Mississippi will make their voices heard in tight runoff elections. One Arkansas race has even divided […]