ST. LOUIS — On Thursday, Alderwoman Cara Spencer announced her plans to run for St. Louis mayor, setting up a 2021 rematch with Mayor Tishaura Jones. The two ran against each other and were only separated by 2,300 votes. “It was so close,” Spencer told Fox 2 Thursday. Spencer said she’s running again because she […]
May 19—BEMIDJI — The Bemidji Area Schools Board of Education will meet in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 20, in the district office board room. The board is set to vote on a resolution that will establish dates for filing affidavits of candidacy for the school board. Three 4-year terms will be […]
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Friday about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Trump called the third-party candidate a “Democrat ‘Plant’” and “Radical Left Liberal.” The diatribe comes as polling shows RFK Jr.’s run could siphon votes away from Trump. Donald Trump will likely face a second contest against Joe Biden in the upcoming election, but […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — When Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign, she refused to endorse Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination — and apparently so did some of her supporters in Pennsylvania. Haley won almost 17% of Pennsylvania’s primary vote Tuesday, or 1 in 6 votes, to Trump’s […]
The latest national NBC News poll shows the third-party vote — and especially independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — cutting deeper into former President Donald Trump’s support than President Joe Biden’s, though the movement the other candidates create is within the poll’s margin of error. Trump leads Biden by 2 percentage points in […]
(Bloomberg) — South Africa’s electoral commission asked the Constitutional Court to provide clarity on a ruling this week that allows former President Jacob Zuma to run for parliament in next month’s elections. Most Read from Bloomberg The appeal by the Electoral Commission of South Africa raises the possibility that Zuma may not be allowed to […]
Apr. 10—GRAND FORKS — Rod Gigstad is running for the District 42 Senate seat in Grand Forks, and says that his unique experiences as a veterinarian and business owner is what Bismarck needs. Gigstad said in his announcement that he wants to focus “on collaboration and compromise, particularly with the Republican supermajority, to address the […]
Apr. 1—TRAVERSE CITY — The age-old tradition of pranking people on April Fools’ Day was alive and well on Monday when 82-year-old Herb Lemcool announced on social media that he was returning to Traverse City from Florida to run — yet again — for public office. At about 9 a.m., the veteran political leader posted […]
The Environmental Defense Fund will oppose Donald Trump‘s bid to return to the White House, calling the former president’s positions on climate policy even worse than they were four years ago. This is just the second time the group has waded into a presidential election, a source familiar with the decision noted, adding that it […]
A Democrat from West Des Moines has announced her candidacy to run for an Iowa House seat that represents southwestern West Des Moines, Adel and Van Meter in Dallas County. Laura Snider, who is an assistant county attorney in Greene County, declared her candidacy on Tuesday for Iowa House District 28. She officially filed March […]
Nikki Haley will suspend her US presidential campaign after being soundly defeated across the country in a series of primary elections on Super Tuesday, sources said. The move leaves former president Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination. Three sources have confirmed Ms Haley’s decision ahead of an announcement […]
WASHINGTON – Just hours after Wisconsin GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher said he would not seek reelection in the House this November, one Republican had already announced a campaign to replace him. Former state Sen. Roger Roth, an Appleton Republican who ran for lieutenant governor in 2022, said Saturday he would run for the seat and […]