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Apr 22 2024
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Polls open for early voting in the May 4 elections
Early voting for the May 4 elections began Monday morning. Polls opened at 7 a.m., and will be open until 7 p.m. at the 30 voting locations throughout Hidalgo County. Those hours remain in effect through Saturday. There is no early voting on Sunday, but the polls open up on April 29 at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. through April 30. In Cameron County, polls opened at 9 a.m. and will be open
MyRGVNewsApr 19 2024
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Correction: Voting Rights-Mississippi story
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In a story published April 17, 2024, about people losing their voting rights after some felony convictions in Mississippi, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Kenneth Almons began a 23-year prison sentence soon after graduating from high school. He was released from prison at age 23 after serving about six years.
Tulsa WorldApr 04 2024
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Maine Moves to Tie Electoral Votes to Popular Vote
Maine's state legislature approved a bill that would tie its four electoral votes for president to the country's popular vote. The Maine House, by a 73-72 vote on Wednesday, passed the legislation, which then was approved by the state Senate. Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, has not indicated if she will sign the legislation. The movement to tie each state's Electoral College votes to the
Newsmax (News)Apr 16 2024
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House Speaker Plans Separate Ukraine, Israel Aid Votes to Overcome Deadlock
House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to bring separate bills funding Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to the House floor, in a maneuver aimed at breaking a monthlong deadlock over a $95 billion foreign-aid package the Senate passed earlier this year.
Other congressional leaders of both parties and President Biden had urged Johnson to take up the Senate bill. Instead, Johnson is splitting the aid
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 18 2024
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Controversy Over ‘Vote For Biden’ Flyers
MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Worthy News) – A humanitarian group in northeastern Mexico, Resource Center Matamoros (RCM), has denied creating flyers urging migrants to vote for U.S. President Joe Biden. Footage seen by Worthy News filmed at an RCM shelter sparked conservative outrage this week and added to pressure on the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who late Wednesday
Worthy NewsJan 28 2024
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Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso break away from key West African bloc
DAKAR, Senegal — Three nations in Africa’s Sahel region announced Sunday that they were leaving the area’s most important political and economic bloc, deepening a rift between those countries’ military juntas and other states in West Africa. Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso issued a joint statement accusing the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, of kowtowing to “foreign powers”
Washington PostApr 23 2024
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Judge Strikes Down 'Discriminatory' N.C. Voting Law
A federal judge struck down what she called a "discriminatory" North Carolina law that criminalized casting a ballot for people convicted of felonies. According to The Hill, the statute, which goes back to 1877, made it a Class I felony for people to vote in the Tar Heel State before their rights have been restored "in the manner prescribed by law." On Monday, U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs
Newsmax (News)Apr 23 2024
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Georgia election officials and police prepare for voting dangers
“We’re not trying to make you really paranoid; we’re trying to make you a little paranoid and to plan for worst-case scenarios,” said Chris Harvey, a former Georgia elections director who now oversees law enforcement training. “Hopefully it will not grow and get worse than it did in 2020, but I think there’s a chance it will.” The threat to elections and election workers isn’t theoretical. In
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionApr 20 2024
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House Meet and Vote on the Foreign Aid Bills
The House meet at 9:00 a.m. ET and vote at 1:00 pm on the foreign aid bills on April 20. Acts include: - H.R. 8038 – 21st Century Peace through Strength Act - H.R. 8036 – Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 - H.R. 8035 – Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 - H.R. 8034 – Israel Security ...
The Epoch TimesApr 20 2024
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Volkswagen workers vote overwhelmingly to join union
Volkswagen workers at the company's 3600-strong Tennesee plant have voted overwhelmingly to join the United Autoworkers Union. Shortly after 11 pm ETon Friday the National Labor Relations Board, the federal body that oversees such votes, announced that 73% of the 3,600 workers at the plant who cast ballots had voted in favor of joining the union. There was an 84% turnout among eligible voters
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