LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – One Louisiana State Representative is getting involved after learning that Lafayette Police officer Hali Bradford is paying for her own medical treatment after being injured in the line of duty. The elected official hopes a bill he plans to propose can help officers not just in Acadiana, but across the state. […]
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Lansing Police arrested Michigan Representative Neil Friske (R-107th Dist.) Thursday morning in Lansing. Police were dispatched to the 2100 block of Forest Rd near Aurelius Rd, around 2:45 a.m. where they were told a man had a gun and shots had been fired. When Lansing Police officers arrived they said they found […]
The outgoing Democratic US congressman who failed in his presidential primary challenge against Joe Biden called on the New York governor, Kathy Hochul, to pardon Donald Trump over his criminal conviction for hush-money payments to influence the 2016 election “for the good of the country”. Minnesota representative Dean Phillips, who was the first Democrat to […]
May 19—A first-term Republican representative from Durham who missed 67% of the days that the full Maine Legislature convened during the second session is asking voters to reward him with a second term. Rep. Joseph Galletta, R-Durham, missed more legislative days than any other member of the House of Representatives. According to an analysis by […]
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking a volunteer to serve as the hiking representative on its Recreation Trails Program Grants Advisory Committee. Interest forms should be submitted by June 30. The committee is a 10-person body that meets once or twice a year to review grant proposals for statewide trail projects. Committee members […]
Apr. 30—With no opponent in the Democratic primary in June and no Republican challenger in the November general election, state Rep. Kristina Ortez of Taos is all but guaranteed a third term in the New Mexico House of Representatives. But for a moment, Ortez considered giving up her House District 42 seat for a job […]
Apr. 29—MABEL, Minn. — Rep. Greg Davids, the state’s longest-serving GOP state representative, was defeated by challenger Gary Steuart for the GOP Party’s endorsement to represent House District 26B in southeastern Minnesota during its convention. Davids was first elected in 1991 and has served 16 non-consecutive terms. Steuart, a rural Mabel business owner, said Davids […]
LANSING — Tom Izzo will be on the August ballot as a Republican candidate for state representative. If your reaction is why would a Hall of Fame basketball coach run for public office, you’re probably thinking of Tom Michael Izzo, the longtime Michigan State University basketball coach. Tom Gerald Izzo, a candidate for the 74th […]
Mar. 21—State Rep. Natalie Figueroa was all smiles Wednesday morning as she, along with Meals on Wheels New Mexico staff members Madison Kalvert and Robin Morrison, loaded the back of a car with several meals set for delivery. Figueroa was invited by Meals on Wheels to ride along on a delivery route and took the […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Representative Ken Buck will leave Congress at the end of next week, he said on Tuesday, blaming a “breakdown of civility” in a chamber led by his party’s slim and fractious majority. The earlier-than-planned exit of the 65-year-old Colorado lawmaker will reduce Republicans’ majority in the House of Representatives to 218-213. […]
Mar. 4—Former state Rep. Jim Trujillo, a Santa Fe Democrat who served in the state House of Representatives for 17 years, is remembered as a mentor to many, a “quintessential” lawmaker who fought for fairness and an all-around “good guy.” Trujillo died Sunday at age 84 from kidney failure, said Victoria “Vicky” Trujillo, his wife […]
Li Hui, Chinese Special Envoy for Eurasian Affairs, and Mikhail Galuzin, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, have agreed, following the results of their meeting, that negotiations are the only way to stop the war in Ukraine. Source: The Guardian with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China; Xinhua news agency Details: Li Hui and […]