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Sep 06 2024
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Michigan candidates for U.S. Senate
Elissa Slotkin, of Holly in northern Oakland County, has an impressive resume to say the least: After serving as an intelligence official under two presidents and having done three tours in Iraq, she was an acting assistant secretary in the Defense Department under former President Barack Obama. In 2018, she ran for and flipped what until then had been a solidly Republican U.S. House district
Detroit Free PressJun 10 2024
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Elections Commission keeps Dora Drake on primary ballot for Senate election in Milwaukee
MADISON – State Rep. Dora Drake will remain on the ballot in the August primary for the 4th District Senate seat after fending off a challenge to her nomination papers from her opponent, Rep. LaKeshia Myers. The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission voted unanimously Monday to reject Myers' challenge, accepting the commission staff's finding that Drake's forms were "substantially compliant
Milwaukee Journal SentinelSep 08 2024
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Iron Ore Sinks Below $90 for the First Time Since November 2022
Iron ore fell below $90 a ton for the first time since November 2022, with the steelmaking material remaining under pressure as demand slumps in biggest buyer China.
Steel consumption in China has weakened because of the country’s protracted real estate slowdown. While exports and growth in other sectors are softening the blow, cuts to steel output have left the iron ore market saddled
BloombergSep 04 2024
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SPAC Is Back With Biggest Monthly Flow Of Deals & Proceeds Since 2022
SPAC Is Back With Biggest Monthly Flow Of Deals & Proceeds Since 2022 After a blockbuster year in 2021, with athletes and celebrities promoting blank-check offerings, the SPAC bubble imploded and has since been depressed under a high interest rate environment that the Federal Reserve kicked off in early 2022. But more than three years later, signs of life have returned to the black-check
ZeroHedgeJun 25 2024
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State elections panel tosses 2022 complaint filed by John Dailey against Kristin Dozier
The Florida Elections Commission tossed out a complaint filed nearly two years ago by Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey against former County Commissioner Kristin Dozier, his chief opponent in the 2022 election. In early August 2022, just weeks before the primary, Dailey, who was locked in tight battle with Dozier, held a news conference outside the Elections Commission to announce he was filing a
Tallahassee DemocratSep 11 2024
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Treasury Two-Year Yield Nears Lowest Since 2022 Ahead of US CPI
US Treasuries rallied, driving the two-year yield toward the lowest level since 2022 ahead of a closely watched inflation reading that could cement bets on monetary easing. The yield on two-year notes fell as much as four basis points to 3.55%, just shy of a low reached in March last year. An inflation report due later Wednesday is expected to show US consumer price increased 2.5% in August
BloombergSep 12 2024
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The Local Impact Of Uncontested Elections : 1A
You've likely heard the saying "all politics is local." But here's the hitch. For many local offices, there's often just one candidate running in a race. Sometimes, nobody's running at all. In 2022, 67 percent of races went uncontested. That's according to the nonpartisan research organization BallotReady. That not only leaves voters with a lack of choice, but also raises questions about how
NPR (Online News)Sep 11 2024
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U.S. election officials warn USPS isn't ready for the election
Election officials from across the country publicly accused the U.S. Postmaster General on Wednesday of failing to adequately prepare for the Nov. 5 general election. In an unusually frank joint open letter, the National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors said that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has failed to address numerous
NBC News DigitalMay 15 2024
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Wisconsin man on probation for OWI charged with felony election fraud, illegally voted in November 2022 general election
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 66-year-old southcentral Wisconsin man has been charged with felony election fraud after he allegedly illegally voted in the November 2022 general election. A release from Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney states that Martin C. Kehl is alleged to have been on felony probation for an OWI – Fourth Offense in Dodge County when he reportedly
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