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Feb 14 2024
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Shreveport City Council members express concerns about proposed bond issue
SHREVEPORT, La. - There is growing concern within the Shreveport City Council about asking citizens for more tax money when some feel they've yet to see progress on past projects. And some fear that concern could spell trouble for the upcoming bond vote. City Council members voted Tuesday to call a special election for the bond issue; however, the vote did come with some trepidation. If passed
KTBSFeb 29 2024
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Donald Trump’s lawyers seek reversal of ruling that dropped former president from Illinois GOP primary ballot
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are appealing a Cook County circuit judge’s ruling that Trump’s name should be struck from the March 19 Illinois Republican primary ballot because of his role in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. In a notice of appeal filed with the state’s 1st Appellate Court late Wednesday, Trump’s lawyers asked that Cook County Judge Tracie Porter’s
Chicago TribuneFeb 29 2024
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Iowa House passes bill allowing armed school staff
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa House passed HF 2586, a bill that allows for specially trained school staff to be armed on school grounds, on Wednesday by a 61 to 34 party-line vote. The bill follows a shooting at Perry High School in January that left five students and two school staff wounded, and killed principal Dan Marburger. Under the legislation, school districts with an enrollment over 8,
The Iowa TorchFeb 20 2024
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South African president sets May 29 as election day as polls show a drop in support for the ANC
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa will hold its national election on May 29, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday. Ramaphosa's ruling African National Congress, the party once led by Nelson Mandela, is expected to face a stern test to retain its majority in South Africa's seventh fully democratic national election since the end of the apartheid system of forced racial
NewsdayFeb 29 2024
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Senate gives final approval to abortion video plan
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — State lawmakers want South Dakota’s abortion law explained to the public. They’re telling the state Department of Health to put together a video along with other materials and post them on a website no later than September 1. The state Senate gave final legislative approval on Thursday to HB1224. The 31-3 vote sends the bill to Governor Kristi Noem, who is expected to
KelolandMay 01 2020
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GOP Lawmakers in Michigan Vote to Sue Gov. Whitmer
Republican lawmakers in Michigan rejected an extension of the state’s coronavirus emergency declaration, instead voting to authorize a lawsuit challenging Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s authority.
Whitmer had asked state lawmakers to extend the declaration, which expired Thursday, by 28 days.
The House instead opted to approve a lawsuit against Whitmer and a package of bills
TownhallFeb 20 2024
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Nikki Haley says challenging Trump is more important than ever
Nikki Haley says challenging Trump is more important than ever With just days to go before a critical primary in her home state of South Carolina, Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley says her challenge to former President Donald Trump is more important than ever. "South Carolina will vote on Saturday, but on Sunday I'll still be running for president," Haley said during a campaign
NPR Fact CheckFeb 29 2024
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Alabama Senate and House pass bills to protect IVF after court ruling
Both chambers of the Alabama Legislature passed Republican-proposed bills intended to protect in vitro fertilization on Thursday after the state Supreme Court ruled that embryos are considered children. The Alabama state House and Senate still need to vote on a unified version of the legislation before sending to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey for a signature. The rapid progression of the two bills
NBC News DigitalFeb 19 2024
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Biden Admin Finally Heeds Warning Signs, Prepares to Hit the Brakes on Electric Vehicle Transition
It’s an election year, and that mean President Joe Biden will be breaking promises he made to people who will vote for him no matter what he does in hopes of winning the votes of others who might actually retain enough critical thinking ability to look elsewhere for leadership. This time around, it’s American car manufacturers and the unions that represent their workers — and represent sizable
Western JournalMay 17 2021
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Manchin, Murkowski call on Congress to reauthorize Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, wrote a letter Monday calling on Congress to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act, seeking to jump-start a debate on a bipartisan path to bolstering voting access.
"Protecting Americans’ access to democracy has not been a partisan issue for the past 56 years, and we must not allow it to become one now," they wrote
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