NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Politics and race are both factors in a pending court challenge of Louisiana’s new congressional maps. How much weight each carries is a major question before three federal judges whose ruling could affect the balance of power in the next Congress. At issue is a congressional map that was approved this […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Backers of former President Donald Trump are launching a second effort to recall Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office after the first attempt appears to have failed. Recall organizers filed paperwork to start a second recall effort on Wednesday, just a day after they asked a court to give […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top Republican lawmaker, who derided supporters of former President Donald Trump attempting to recall him from office as “whack jobs and morons,” on Thursday challenged the validity of thousands of signatures collected and declared the effort failed. If the challenges are successful, there would be nowhere near enough valid signatures […]
As Derrick Blue stood inside the BizLinc office in Lake Wales on a recent afternoon, he directed a visitor’s attention to a conference room fronted by glass walls. The design is intentional, he said, allowing those outside the room to see what happens inside. “It’s like a fish tank kind of thing,” Blue said. Lately, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of former President Donald Trump submitted petitions on Monday seeking to force a recall election targeting Wisconsin’s top elected Republican, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who angered them when he refused to impeach the official who oversees the battleground state’s elections. Whether there are enough valid signatures to trigger a recall […]
MADISON, Wis. — Backers of an effort to oust Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office over his opposition to former President Donald Trump announced Sunday that they’ve collected enough signatures to force a recall vote. Supporters of the recall campaign plan to present signatures Monday to the Wisconsin Elections Commission, saying they have […]
Jan. 27—JUNEAU — An Anchorage Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered backers of Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s reelection campaign to respond to subpoenas that seek to find whether they violated state campaign finance laws in the lead-up to the 2022 election. Two Alaska watchdog organizations — the Alaska Public Interest Research Group and the 907 […]
BOSTON ― A bill that would prohibit the sale of cellphone location data, collected endlessly from users of myriad apps, would protect all Massachusetts residents, its supporters say, but would especially benefit the most vulnerable. Justin Sherman, who leads the data brokerage project at Duke University, compared the data collection to having someone “follow you […]
RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) — After years of secretly snapping up farmland for a new city northeast of San Francisco, the CEO of a company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires pitched voters Wednesday on his vision for a walkable, affordable community that would appeal to their California pride. Jan Sramek, a former Goldman Sachs trader […]
DES MOINES, Iowa — Most likely Republican Iowa caucusgoers say they’ll vote for former President Donald Trump in the general election if he’s the GOP nominee, regardless of the candidate they’re supporting on caucus night. That is, except supporters of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, with nearly half of them — 43% — saying they’d […]
(Bloomberg) — Some of the most influential investors are giving the world’s largest private equity firms a message: if you want money for your next fund, here’s our list of demands. Most Read from Bloomberg Sovereign wealth funds and state pension providers are among investors telling money managers they’ll only commit in their upcoming fund […]
Shari Redstone, whose family controls Paramount Global, has entertained several offers over the years to buy its famed movie studio. Skydance Media CEO David Ellison is eyeing something more ambitious. Ellison is discussing an all-cash bid for Paramount’s parent, National Amusements, with financial help from other Skydance investors including his father, billionaire Larry Ellison, according […]