A flurry of gunfire that erupted at the conclusion of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally in February lasted just seconds, a Jackson County judge heard during testimony Tuesday. The incident would leave dozens of people injured, one woman dead, and countless attendees at the community celebration with lasting trauma. The testimony came as […]
RALEIGH, N.C (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court could determine whether election officials retain special legal privileges that allow them to defame individual voters and set a precedent for how voter fraud claims are pursued. The North Carolina Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Thursday morning for Bouvier v. Porter — a suit […]
By Doina Chiacu and Nathan Layne (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that abortion laws should be determined by U.S. states, stopping short of proposing a national ban and choosing a more moderate stance ahead of a November election. In a video posted on his social media platform, the former president said […]
California congressional contests could decide whether Democrats or Republicans control the House of Representatives in 2025 — and a couple in the Central Valley are especially crucial. It’s still too early to know the final results of the March 5 primary, but there are 10 November races that could determine which party holds the House […]
Supreme Court showdowns. Closed-door negotiations. And millions of dollars in litigation. After months of legal and legislative skirmishes around the country, much of the redistricting drama of the 2024 election cycle is behind us. And it has ended pretty close to where it began: Just a handful of seats could determine which party controls the […]
The battlefield for the House majority is starting to come into focus as more states hold primaries ahead of November. California, which is certain to be key to both parties’ efforts to win the lower chamber, just held its primaries on Tuesday, while New York — another all-important battleground — will hold its House primaries in June. […]
A bill has been filed by the House Education Committee chairman requiring a state audit of the Kentucky Department of Education to determine if it is complying with state mandates. House Bill 825, sponsored by State Rep. James Tipton, R-Taylorsville, also would result in an audit of the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky […]
Feb. 21—The city of Santa Fe announced Wednesday it has taken a key step in determining the future of a popular wetlands area on the city’s east side. Water resource and environment consultant firm John Shomaker and Associates Inc. has been hired to conduct monitoring at Two Mile Pond and the first of three monitoring […]
For decades, political campaigns paid scant attention to Asian American voters: The population was low. The Election Day turnout wasn’t there. Some had language barriers. But in the fast-approaching special election to replace scandal-tanked Republican George Santos in New York’s 3rd Congressional District, voters from the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities could help determine […]
FILE – The Michigan State Capitol is photographed, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Lansing, Mich. Democratic candidates Peter Herzberg and Mai Xiong advanced in the race to fill open seats in two Democratic-leaning Michigan House districts. Xiong, a second-term county commissioner in Macomb, will face Republican Ronald Singer in the April 16 special election in […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Legislative efforts in Missouri and Mississippi are attempting to prevent voters from having a say over abortion rights, building on anti-abortion strategies seen in other states, including last year in Ohio. Democrats and abortion rights advocates say the efforts are evidence that Republican lawmakers and abortion opponents are trying to undercut democratic […]
Jan. 24—New Mexico State Police determined an Española police officer did not act with negligence when he struck and killed a pedestrian on Riverside Drive on a late December morning. State police closed an investigation into the Dec. 29 crash, which killed Mary Antonette Garcia, six days later, deciding not to file charges against Officer […]