Tag: contests

Illinois bill could ban wildlife-killing contests

A bill, HB2900, making its way through the Illinois State Legislature would ban wildlife-killing contests in the state. The bill amends the Wildlife Code and prohibits contests or competitions with the objective of killing any fur-bearing mammal. At question are competitions over a specific period of time. People can win prizes for killing the most […]

How Florida has cracked down in contests through the years

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A hunter shooting a gun to kill a python? Forbidden. What about freezing the snake to kill it? Prohibited. A python run over by a car? Not allowed. These types of killings have happened before, though rarely. So how is someone supposed to properly kill a snake in the Python Challenge, […]

What to expect in the Alaska and Wyoming Democratic presidential contests

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will face Democratic voters this Saturday in a pair of nominating contests in Alaska and Wyoming that are unlikely to produce any surprises. In Wyoming, Democrats will award 13 delegates using a presidential preference vote held at caucuses in each of the state’s 23 counties. Seven names will appear […]

Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin contests and maps

Voters in four states weighed in Tuesday on their parties’ presidential nominees, a largely symbolic vote now that both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have locked up the Democratic and Republican nominations. Biden and Trump are both expected to easily win primaries in Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin and add […]

Louisiana and Missouri Democrats hold contests Saturday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump, the former president, unofficially sewed up their parties’ nominations earlier this month. But the process of selecting the nominees has long depended on voters in places such as Louisiana and about two dozen other states and territories where people will vote in primaries and […]

Why AP called Democratic contests for Biden: Race calls explained

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press was able to declare President Joe Biden the winner of Democratic presidential contests in several states on Tuesday minutes after polls closed, as initial vote results showed him with overwhelming leads over the rest of the field. In Virginia, Biden was declared the winner at 7:09 p.m. EST. Although […]