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Alabama

Alabama’s push to pass controversial gaming bill ends in stalemate | #elections | #alabama

Alabama lawmakers failed to approve controversial gaming legislation on Thursday, the final day of the state’s legislative session. The proposed measures would have legalized a state education lottery, electronic games of chance, traditional raffles, and paper bingo but continued to prohibit tables, cards, dice, and dealers. The bill would not authorize sports betting. The state […]

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 […]

City Council

Can Portsmouth EDC ‘discover’ $200 a week housing? | #citycouncil

All members of the Portsmouth City Council have a job that adds hundreds of hours of unpaid work. They serve with other citizens on a wide variety of committees in the everyday process of making our community the best it can be. Four years ago, for my most recent term on the Council, I was sent to one of those […]

City Council

Columbia City Council candidates seek votes at forum | #citycouncil

Depending on where a person lives in Columbia, they will have at least two choices to make on ballots in the April 2 election. Voters had one of their final chances to hear from ballot candidates Thursday, thanks to a Columbia-Boone County League of Women Voters candidate forum Thursday. Among ballot items all Columbia voters […]

Alabama

Gov. Kay Ivey signs bill to protect ‘integrity of Alabama elections’ | #elections | #alabama

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed SB1 into law Wednesday, a measure that bans ballot harvesting and makes it a potential Class C felony to receive payment for assisting in the distribution, filling out, delivering, and ordering of absentee ballots applications. Ballot harvesting is the act of collecting individual ballots, by an organization or individual person, […]

Alabama

Who is Katie Britt? Meet the Alabama senator who gave SOTU response | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON – Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., is new to the U.S. Senate but her star is rapidly rising as evidenced by her rebuttal speech to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday. But who is the first-term lawmaker? Britt, 42, is the youngest Republican woman to ever be elected to the upper chamber […]

Arkansas

What you need to know, who is on the ballot

If you’ve been watching the news lately, you’ve probably been hearing a lot about Super Tuesday — especially if you live in a state like Arkansas that participates in it. Like the name might lead you to believe, it’s a pretty big deal. It can make or break campaigns and is an important mile marker […]

Mayor

Governors and mayors want Biden’s border visit to bring real change

On the same day President Joe Biden announced he’s headed to the southern border this week, the New York City Fire Department discovered 40 West African migrants cramped into a small Queens basement behind a furniture store sleeping in dangerous conditions. It was the latest troubling scene from a migrant humanitarian crisis that has forced […]

Alabama

Education, economy key issues for session | #elections | #alabama

Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter said Wednesday that improving education and continuing to bolster the state’s economy will be key priorities for the upcoming legislative session. “Alabama ranks 18th in the country when it comes to school choice,” he said during a Montgomery Chamber of Commerce event. “We’ve done a lot of things that have […]

City Council

Keating out at city council, leaving Ohio cities GOP-less. Buckle up | #citycouncil

A sampling of reader feedback about some recent columns and comments: On Liz Keating’s departure as the last Republican on Cincinnati city council: “I sincerely wish Ms. Keating all the very best in her future endeavors. Her common sense will certainly be missed, especially by the voting, taxpaying population of ‘other backgrounds.’ I don’t hold […]