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Nov 11 2023
News
Appeals court rules Louisiana must enact new congressional map by mid-January
The Louisiana Legislature has until Jan. 15 to enact a new congressional map after a lower court ruled that the current boundaries weaken the power of Black voters in the state, an appeals court ruled Friday. The order by a three-judge panel in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals was released Friday. It tosses out the 2022 ruling, and it is the latest in the state’s redistricting fight, which
The HillNov 07 2023
News
Boulder mayoral race: Yates leading in first batch of election results
As of 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Yates had 7,414 votes, or 49.71% of those that had been counted thus far. Incumbent Mayor Aaron Brockett, a software developer and small business owner, was in second place with 4,801 votes, or 32.19% of those counted. Councilmember Nicole Speer, who is the operations director at the University of Colorado Boulder’s brain imaging research facility, was in third with 2,
Boulder Daily CameraOct 25 2023
News
Being a Republican has never been 'more embarrassing': Georgia GOPer
Geoff Duncan, the former Republican lieutenant governor of Georgia, is not holding back his feelings about his party's continued devotion to former . In conducted in the wake of multiple one-time allies copping to guilty pleas in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' sprawling racketeering case, questioned what Republicans were still doing loyally serving the former president. Duncan
Raw StoryNov 06 2023
News
Wyatt and Braxton on the ballot in Virginia House District 60
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. -- Delegate Scott Wyatt (R), a former member of the Hanover Board of Supervisors, is seeking his third term in the House.
The Democratic candidate is Keith Braxton, a teacher and football coach in Hanover County.
Anchored in Hanover County, the district is expected to heavily favor Republicans.
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WTVR 6Nov 06 2023
News
Willett and Shaia on the ballot in Virginia House District 58
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- Delegate Rodney Willett, the Democratic candidate, looks to hold onto his seat in the House of Delegates for a third term, where he's represented the same general area since 2020 after the "blue wave" election of 2019. The Republican nominee is Riley Shaia, who is a fitness professional and physical therapist. The district favors Democrats based on the past several
WTVR 6Nov 20 2023
Opinion
The slaughter of civilians in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza shows us a new age of mass violence
Since Hamas’ attack on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7 and Israel’s retaliation, global attention has shifted from Ukraine to the Middle East. But while we are transfixed on Gaza, large-scale violence against civilians is also taking place elsewhere.
In the former Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh nearly the entire population had to flee, becoming refugees in the wake of Azerbaijan’s
Los Angeles TimesNov 07 2023
News
Carrboro, Hillsborough first election results in.
Carrboro and Hillsborough voters are electing unopposed candidates for mayor and filling open board seats in Tuesday’s general election. Barbara Foushee, a current member of the Carrboro Town Council, will replace outgoing Mayor Damon Seils in December. In absentee and early voting, she has 2,109 votes. Council candidate Catherine Fray is leading the field of five candidates for three council
The Herald-SunNov 07 2023
News
Thousands Gather At State Capitol To See Tree Bound For U.S. Capitol
Marching bands from several Charleston-area high schools led the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree in front of the state Capitol Tuesday evening. Thousands turned out on the warm day to see the 63-foot Norway spruce, headed for the nation’s capital in a tradition that goes back more than 50 years. West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest supplied this year’s tree. It’s the third time that’s
West Virginia Public BroadcastingNov 06 2023
News
'War Criminals Work Here': Pro-Palestinian Activists Vandalize Israeli Company's Virginia Office
A radical group that has railed against "colonizing Israeli scum" defaced the Washington, D.C.-area headquarters of an Israeli defense company with graffiti reading "Free Palestine" and "War Criminals Work Here." Palestine Action U.S. vandalized the Arlington, Va., offices of Elbit Systems late Sunday night, the group claimed on X, formerly Twitter. Members of the group smeared red paint on
Washington Free BeaconOct 20 2023
Opinion
Why the Republicans can't just get along
House Republicans’ inability to agree on a speaker has been blamed on the convergence of several factors: a narrow majority, the presence of some members who might very charitably be described as eccentrics, and the Freedom Caucus, which bills itself as more-principled-than-the-rest conservatives. But the leadership void is also being caused by the fact that the Republican Party has trouble
Washington Examiner