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May 15 2024
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$69.4 million school budget goes to South Portland voters
South Portland residents will vote June 11 on a $69.4 million school budget, up nearly 5% from this year’s. Roughly $52.9 million will be funded through taxes, a 3.8% increase over this year. The City Council agreed last week to send the $69,354,601 budget out for the validation vote. The final proposal is roughly $76,000 less than what the school department proposed to the council in April,
Portland Press HeraldMay 12 2024
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Montana’s Tribal Voters Could Determine the Makeup of the Senate
Like most tribes, the Blackfeet hold separate elections for tribal council and for county, state and federal offices. Unlike federal elections, tribal elections are typically held in June — and getting voters to show up for both is difficult. Many prioritize the tribal election, which some local voters say they believe will yield more immediate results in their day to day lives. But when they
PoliticoMay 25 2022
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Record Georgia turnout exposes the Democrats' voter suppression lie
Early voting has ended in Georgia. This means that at long last, the nation gets to find out just how out of touch with reality Democrats were when they denounced the state's new election reform law.
At the time, the Democratic Party used its media tentacles to intimidate much of corporate America into denouncing Georgia's law and others like it as "voter suppression" measures. They
Washington ExaminerFeb 29 2024
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Detroit is big for Joe Biden. Primary turnout was small - City Pulse
Detroit voters stood strongly behind President Joe Biden in Tuesday’s primary, but low turnout and a contingent of “uncommitted” votes to protest Palestinian civilian deaths could spur more efforts by Democrats to shore up supporters. Unofficial results show only 12% of registered Detroit voters participated in the Feb. 27 election, compared to 23% of voters statewide. Nearly twice as many
City PulseMay 14 2024
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The messy SCOTUS drama about Black voters in Louisiana, explained
Three different federal courts are fighting among themselves over who gets to draw Louisiana’s congressional maps. In June 2022, Chief Judge Shelly Dick, an Obama appointee to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, ruled that the state’s maps were an illegal racial gerrymander. Under the invalidated maps, Black voters made up a majority in only one of six
VoxApr 19 2024
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In coastal Georgia, voters swim against current of apathy
The November election pitting President Joe Biden, the Democratic incumbent, against former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, likely will be decided by voters in a handful of battleground states, Georgia among them. The state went for Biden four years ago, interrupting nearly three decades of GOP dominance. Among the deciding factors in 2020 was turnout, with nearly 1 million
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMar 20 2024
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Trump Claims 2024 Will Be Rigged, Putting Republican Turnout at Risk
After making years of unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, Donald Trump is dialing up warnings that there could be an even bigger theft this time around, a tactic that threatens to complicate Republican turnout efforts.
“Too Big to Rig.” That is the phrase Trump began unveiling in recent weeks, including in an appearance in Greensboro, N.C. His
Wall Street Journal (News)May 13 2024
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Biden Touts Projects for Infrastructure Week Amid Voter Skepticism
More than $450 billion has been allocated to over 56,000 projects across the country, the White House says. The Biden administration kicks off “Infrastructure Week” on May 13 by sharing information on the implementation of the president’s infrastructure law across the country, as part of an effort to overcome widespread voter skepticism regarding the effectiveness of his massive spending
The Epoch TimesMar 20 2024
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Big turnout for first 'Let's Talk' listening session in Kenosha
TMJ4 hosted it's first ever 'Let's Talk' listening session in Kenosha and saw a big turnout! Dozens showed up to Church and Market to share their thoughts and story ideas. A team including Adriana Mendez, Ryan Jenkins and Jeff Zampanti spent time listening to people share the important issues impacting their lives. From law enforcement to business owners and educators, TMJ4 heard directly from
WTMJ 4 MilwaukeeMay 02 2024
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Utah voters need their ballot back
Legislators in the House Chamber are pictured on the first day of the legislative session at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) In the Utah Foundation’s recent release about what matters most to Utahns, the issues of “politicians (not) listening to voters” and “government overreach” ranked in second and fourth place. This
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