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Apr 28 2024
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Far-Right Former Kansas AG Launches US House Bid
Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt (R) announced Friday that he will run for Congress in a bid to replace outgoing Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.). The three-term attorney general is now gunning for the House after narrowly losing a 2022 gubernatorial bid to Gov. Laura Kelly (D). Schmidt embraced far-right positions on vaccines, transgender rights and critical race theory during his
JoeMyGodApr 25 2023
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly allows anti-ESG law after vetoing over a dozen bills
Kansas officials won't be allowed to use environmental, social and governance factors in investing public funds or deciding who receives government contracts because the state's Democratic governor is allowing a Republican measure to become law without her signature. Gov. Laura Kelly's decision Monday came after she vetoed more than a dozen other anti-transgender, anti-abortion and culture war
Fox News DigitalApr 27 2024
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Videos show Fani Willis being confronted by Donald Trump ally in Florida
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was confronted by a far-right activist at an event in Florida on Friday over her "persecution" of Donald Trump. Laura Loomer, a Trump loyalist and anti-Islam conspiracy theorist, posted a clip online showing her approaching Willis after she spoke at a National Association of Black County Officials (NABCO) event in Miami, Florida. "Why are you trying
NewsweekApr 26 2024
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Ruling: Iowa Auditor Sand must provide more evidence to justify withholding emails
DES MOINES — Iowa Auditor Rob Sand’s office must do more to convince the courts that his office’s decision to withhold from public release emails between his office and two journalists is legally justified, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday. The case involves a 2021 public records request from the Kirkwood Institute, an Iowa-based conservative legal organization, for emails between Sand’s
Cedar Rapids GazetteApr 26 2024
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Mom of Jaguars’ Brian Thomas Jr. had a very literal response to 2024 NFL Draft question
The mother of new Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. went viral Thursday during a green room interview at the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit. When discussing the road to her son’s NFL dream, ESPN’s Laura Rutledge asked Sondra Thomas, “How far has this family come,” to which the matriarch offered a literal response. “We came from Baton Rouge, Louisiana,” she said. Rutledge followed up her
New York Post (News)Apr 24 2024
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Andrea Bocelli Celebrating Three Decades in Music with 3-Day Concert Event and Concert Film
Andrea Bocelli is celebrating his 30 years in the music business. The singer is hosting Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration , a three-day event in his hometown of Lajatico, Italy, on July 15, 17 and 19. The celebratory event will take place at Tuscany’s Teatro del Silenzio and will feature appearances and performances from several more superstars, such as Ed Sheeran , Shania Twain , Jon Batiste
PeopleJun 30 2023
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KS Gov. Laura Kelly says state will still allow transgender residents to alter driver's licenses despite law
The Democratic governor in Kansas declared Thursday that the state will keep allowing transgender residents to alter their driver's licenses and birth certificates, despite a new law aimed at preventing it. Gov. Laura Kelly issued a directive that allows agencies under her control to defy a legal opinion issued earlier this week by Republican state Attorney General Kris Kobach, telling them to
Fox News DigitalApr 24 2024
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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen hires new deputy communications director following turnover
Pillen's office hired Allan Urlis, who previously worked for Nebraska's Department of Health and Human Services, within the last week, said Laura Strimple, Pillen's communications director. Urlis — who spent 12 years working as a self-employed communications consultant as part of a decades-long career in media relations in Iowa prior to joining HHS in June 2023 — replaces Jacy Schafer on the
Lincoln Journal StarApr 24 2024
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Colbert, Mack homer in No. 4 Egg Harbor's win over Hammonton - Softball recap
Payton Colbert went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs and Laura Mack also had two hits and a homer to lead Egg Harbor, No. 4 in the NJ.com Top 20, past Hammonton 10-1 in Hammonton. Kaci Velardi added four hits and two runs as Egg Harbor snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 9-4. Myra Coulter had two hits and scored for Hammonton (3-9). The N.J. High School Sports newsletter is
nj.comApr 24 2024
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‘Rattiest’ no more: Residents gain ground in Evanston battle against rodents
Rats scurried in broad daylight outside Insomnia Cookies in downtown Evanston. At night, the long-tailed rodents leapt out of trash cans. And around the clock, they forced nearby businesses to wage a “losing battle” to keep them away, store operations manager Laura Dundas said in early March. She estimated that hundreds had overrun the 1700 block of Sherman Avenue. Defeat to mere rodents
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