Missing children. Unplanted trees. Dangerous traffic spots. These are among many real-world, close-to-home community issues and needs where Democrat and Chronicle reporters and photographers helped make a difference in 2023. Let’s take a look: Tree planting City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services, Parks Operations & Forestry crew Stefan Gassaway, left, and Darien Cotten plant […]
Jan. 28—Fern Leard, Luzerne County Democratic Party Executive Committee member, is seeking the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s 120th House Legislative District. Leard spent years in the financial sector before the birth of her twin boys when she transitioned into healthcare and began to advocate for stronger healthcare legislation. She spent a decade working in the […]
Greyhound bus terminal case investigation absurd Re “Whitehall city attorney reviewing Ginther call faces residency, Buckeye Lake mayor issues,” Jan. 19: As an attorney concerned about the legal system’s reputation, I’m appalled that Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein chose Whitehall City Attorney Brad Nicodemus to investigate alleged illegal acts by Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther regarding […]
CONCORD — People who are a danger to themselves or others could lose access to their firearms under a bill discussed in the New Hampshire Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Twenty-two other states have adopted such ”red-flag laws,” which allow loved ones or law enforcement to ask a court to temporarily remove firearms from people […]
WASHINGTON — Centrist Rep. Susan Wild, a Pennsylvania Democrat and one of the Republicans’ top targets in the 2024 election, said in an interview Friday she is leaning toward voting to save Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., if conservative hard-liners force a vote to oust him from power. Far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has personally […]
FILE – U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., speaks at a news conference at the Port of Baltimore, March 21, 2022, in Baltimore. Ruppersberger announced Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, that he won’t seek a 12th term in Congress. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) TIMONIUM, Md. (AP) — Maryland U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger announced Friday that […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The election-year decision by President Joe Biden aligns with environmentalists who fear the huge increase in exports, in […]
WASHINGTON — During a meeting between President Joe Biden and congressional leaders focused on Ukraine aid and border security last week, a Democratic lawmaker raised the issue of how to “protect” Republican Speaker Mike Johnson if conservative hard-liners try to oust him from power, two sources in the room told NBC News. “Johnson is in […]
A Chicago Democrat plans to propose a bill effectively banning natural gas in new buildings — a move that would follow in the footsteps of other liberal cities trying to prohibit gas stoves in new homes. Officials in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and New York City have pursued restrictions on gas-powered furnaces, […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Rep. Dean Phillips, a Democrat from Minnesota, vowed to continue his presidential campaign in a high-energy speech following his performance in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday. CBS News projects Joe Biden will win the New Hampshire primary over Phillips. “Your votes tonight were the most meaningful votes you’ve ever cast in your life, […]
James Reyes, a longtime jail warden and head of public safety for Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, is running for Miami-Dade County sheriff as a Democrat. Reyes, 46, filed for the partisan race on Monday, according to the county Elections Department website. The filing came 10 weeks after Levine Cava promoted him from director of the […]
The El Paso District Attorney’s Office is currently in a “dangerous” state as the office deals with understaffing and the aftermath of the resignation of the previously elected district attorney, candidates vying for the seat said during a debate. Nancy Casas, James Montoya and Alma Trejo — the three Democrats running for the El Paso […]