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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 […]

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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 […]

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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notice with the Hillsdale County Clerk April 5 seeking a recall election of Hillsdale Mayor Adam Stockford officially rescinded her efforts five days after they began.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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Mayor

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 […]

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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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Arkansas

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 […]

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Mayor

Perth Amboy NJ mayor election has three Democrats, one Republicans

PERTH AMBOY – Three Democrats and one Republican have filed to run in the mayoral primary in June, the city’s first partisan election. Mayor Helmin Caba will be challenged by retired Municipal Court judge and former Councilman Kenneth Gonzalez, and attorney Joseph B. Vas on the Democratic side. Vas also ran for mayor four years […]

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Alabama

IVF, abortion rock Alabama race as Supreme Court weighs mifepristone | #elections | #alabama

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the debate around abortion rights in America exploded. Democrats and Republicans campaigned on access to the procedure in pivotal midterm races. And advocates trying to protect abortion have since notched victories with ballot measures in half a dozen states − even in deep red areas. […]

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Alabama

Democrat Marilyn Lands wins Alabama District 10 on abortion platform | #elections | #alabama

A Democrat won a contentious special election Tuesday for a state house seat in Alabama, in win that could signal the dominant role of abortion and in-vitro fertilization in elections across the country in 2024. Marilyn Lands beat Republican Teddy Powell in a race for the seat that was left vacant after former Republican Rep. David Cole […]

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