The Canyon County prosecutor believes County Commissioner Leslie Van Beek violated state law by using the county’s print shop to print materials for her reelection campaign. Prosecuting Attorney Bryan Taylor appointed an outside prosecutor, Justin Coleman from Nez Perce County, to investigate Van Beek for violating Idaho’s Public Integrity in Elections Act. State law requires […]
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles about the primary election. Two Republicans are running for county commissioner, hoping to break the stronghold the Democratic Party has in Monroe County. Joe VanDeventer and Paul White Sr. are seeking the Republican Party nomination for Monroe County Commissioner in District 3. That seat is […]
A surprise motion to censure Winnetka Park District Commissioner Colleen Root passed Thursday night despite residents praising her work representing them amid the Elder/Centennial beach project controversy. The 5-2 vote saw Commissioner Cynthia Rapp joining Root against the censure. The measure limits Root’s scope as a commissioner, only allowing her to attend meetings and vote […]
A California oversight agency held its second hearing on the state’s homeowner insurance issues Thursday. Like the first meeting, there was a conspicuous person absent: Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. Major companies are dropping policies and limiting business across the state, leaving homeowners with fewer options and higher prices. The Little Hoover Commission, which makes recommendations […]
Collier County Commissioner Rick LoCastro was booked into the Collier County Jail on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. He was released the same day on $1,000 bond. A judge has sided with a Collier County commissioner accused of battery and has ordered that prosecutors turn over sworn and audio statements to authorities. Rick LoCastro, 56, faces […]
NEWTON – Five men, including two incumbents, have filed petitions seeking the Republican primary nod to run in the general election for two county commissioner posts. The primary for both Republican and Democrat parties, will be June 4. The winners of those primaries get party lines in November. Also available in June will be the […]
Tempers flared Tuesday between County Judge Tim O’Hare and commissioner Alisa Simmons over a contract between the judge and a political consultant. O’Hare said the $5,000 contract with political consultant Noah Betz would replace a soon to be vacated communications position in his office. Betz is the principal of Bluestone Creatives, a Metroplex-based political marketing, […]
LAPORTE – Concerned about the lack of representation of their community in the school consolidation discussions, a group of Laporte residents met Saturday morning with Larimer County Commissioner John Kefalas in hopes he can advocate for keeping their schools open. Cache la Poudre Elementary and Middle schools, which operate in separate buildings on the same […]
Kentucky Senate Education Committee members, many of them Republicans, showed support Friday for the commissioner of education nominee as he prepares for the first Senate confirmation for that post. Several lawmakers said they had received many positive endorsements of Lawrence County Superintendent Robbie Fletcher, and he would have their vote on the Senate floor when […]
Apr. 12—RANDOLPH COUNTY — Lester Rivenbark, his family and supporters started working more than a year before the Republican primary for the Randolph County Board of Commissioners, seeking a path to victory as a challenger, but Rivenbark said he wasn’t prepared on election night for the scope of his win. In his first bid for […]
The long-anticipated public corruption trial of a decorated cop who parlayed 17 years of policing into decades of public service at the highest levels of Miami-Dade County government, was delayed at least a week as an appeals court mulls the interaction between the suspended commissioner and the judge overseeing the trial. Late last week as […]
ALABAMA (WHNT) — Former Alabama Ethics Commissioner Stan McDonald resigned Wednesday. The decision comes as the Alabama Senate considers a bill that would overhaul Alabama’s existing state ethics code. According to state campaign finance records, McDonald made contributions to at least one political campaign after being appointed to the commission in 2019. Under state law, […]