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Mar 29 2023
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DC Official Claims Crime 'Is Not' a Crisis After Rand Paul Staffer Stabbing
Days after Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) staffer was brutally stabbed over the weekend, Washington, DC, Council Chairman Phil Mendelson testified before Congress on Wednesday that the soaring crime rate in the district is not a crisis. Overall crime has soared across the district by 22 percent since 2022, D.C. crime statistics from Wednesday show. Sex abuse is up 110 percent. Homicides are up 19
Breitbart NewsMay 17 2023
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Half Hollow Hills 2023-24 School Budget Results Are In
DIX HILLS, NY — Residents within the boundaries of the Half Hollow Hills School District on Tuesday voted to pass the 2023-24 school budget by a margin of 1,415 votes to 434.
The district's budget is $289,790,216, up 3.43 percent from last year's. The tax levy is up 1.46 percent.
Diana Acampora, John Mathew and Michael Prywes were elected to the school board for three-year terms
Patch.comMay 15 2023
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Thai Voters Back Reform Parties in Sharp Rebuke to Monarchy and Military Gov’t
In another highly anticipated election, in Thailand, voters decisively rejected the ruling military-backed government, which came to power in a 2014 coup, voting in large numbers for the youth-led reformist opposition Move Forward Party and the populist Pheu Thai Party, controlled by the billionaire Shinawatra family. The two parties have agreed to form a coalition with other groups, though
Democracy Now!May 15 2023
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Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. declines run for U.S. Senate seat, endorses Angela Alsobrooks
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. announced Monday he will not run to succeed U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, a Democrat, who said earlier this month that he would not seek reelection in 2024. “Washington needs a new generation of leadership,” Olszewski said. “And when we elect Angela Alsobrooks, we will have another champion who will build upon the incredible legacy of Senator Ben Cardin
Baltimore SunMay 17 2023
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Key Trump lawyer quits after grand jury testimony
A key lawyer in former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation resigned from Trump's legal team amidst what appears to be the final stretch of special counsel Jack Smith's probe into the documents and attempts to impede the 2020 election. CNN first reported Trump attorney Timothy Parlatore's Tuesday departure, which had been rumored among Trump's inner circle for
SalonApr 04 2023
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8 Candidates Facing Off For 4 Spots On LHS Board Of Education: RESULTS
LEMONT, IL — In Tuesday's consolidated election, eight candidates will face off for four positions on Lemont High School's Board of Education. The polls have now closed in Cook and DuPage counties. Patch will update unofficial vote totals as they are posted on the Cook County and DuPage County Clerk's websites. Election night results are unofficial until results are certified later this month
Patch.comMay 15 2023
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‘Too Harsh’: Trump Calls Out DeSantis Over Six-Week Abortion Ban
Former President Donald Trump criticized Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida Monday for signing a six-week abortion ban, claiming pro-lifers think the ban is “too harsh,” according to The Messenger. DeSantis, who is expected to announce his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election in the coming weeks, signed the Heartbeat Protection Act on April 13, making abortion illegal in the state
The Daily CallerMay 17 2023
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Jacksonville Democrat upsets DeSantis-backed candidate in mayoral race
Donna Deegan, former TV anchor and breast cancer charity organizer, won an upset victory Tuesday to become the mayor of Jacksonville, Florida. Deegan, a Democrat, was confirmed as mayor-elect after beating Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed Republican rival Daniel Davis. "Love won tonight, and we made history. We have a new day in Jacksonville because people chose unity over division – creating a broad
Fox News (Online News)Nov 07 2022
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Does the Path to Congress Run Through the Center?
This piece was originally published on Divided We Fall, which AllSides rates as mixed. It was written by Laurie Pohutsy, Democratic Michigan State Representative, and Alex Hays, Republican Political Consultant.
Can Republicans Win Independent Voters, or Have Democrats Earned Their Support? Democrats’ Efforts to Deliver for Independents Will Pay Off in NovemberBy Laurie Pohutsky –
Divided We Fall (author)May 15 2023
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Brandon Johnson: His rise from union organizer to Chicago’s new progressive mayor, and the challenges he inherits
Brandon Johnson will be sworn in as Chicago’s 57th mayor on Monday, kicking off a new era at City Hall that he promises will be the city’s most progressive and transformative administration yet. The mayor-elect, 47, will enter his inauguration ceremony on a mission to uplift the working class after campaigning on an anti-establishment platform that denounced what he called “the tale of two
Chicago Tribune