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Worried they would lack big-name candidates at the top of the ticket this November, California Republicans turned to a ballot measure that would eliminate a recent gas tax increase in hopes of exciting conservatives and ensuring they show up to support lower-profile legislative and congressional candidates. A potential similar strategy for 2020 emerged Tuesday, when a conservative radio host who is the public face behind this year's gas tax initiative announced he will pursue another measure - this one eliminating the state's beleaguered high-speed rail project.
Six states posted better scores than Florida on fourth-grade math tests given in 2017. Gov. Rick Scott 's education ad brags that Florida is "first in the nation" for fourth-grade reading and math scores.
Vice President Mike Pence has rescheduled a stop in Georgia with Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp that was pushed back by Hurricane Florence. Meanwhile former vice president Joe Biden has postponed a stop with Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams set for Sept.
Governor's races are on the ballot this November in 36 states. The most competitive races are expected to be in states where Republicans now hold the job.
Global Callcenter Solutions will occupy temporary space in downtown Columbus before moving to a 46,000-square-foot structure that used to be a Winn-Dixie supermarket, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported . The firm made the announcement recently at the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce.
5, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, for the second day of his confirmation hearing to repl... . Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the 2018 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Sept.
Samantha Bee is worried about the Democrats' strategy for the upcoming midterm elections. You probably will be too, if you watch the campaign ad in which Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia advocates for better health care by loading bullets into a shotgun and blasting a "lawsuit on coverage of pre-existing conditions" into papery bits.
A federal judge is set to decide Thursday whether a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo receives leniency or a long prison sentence for fraud and accepting bribes. Joseph Percoco's conviction last spring was an election-year embarrassment for Cuomo.
A funeral will be held Friday for a mother recognized by President Donald Trump for turning grief over her daughter's suspected gang killing into a crusade against MS-13. Evelyn Rodriguez, 50, was struck and killed by an SUV on Sept.
In this week's Huffington , John Rudolf puts the spotlight on crime-ridden Camden, New Jersey, where instead of improving the police department, local leaders plan to replace it entirely. And Michelangelo Signorile looks back at an article he wrote 20 years ago about being gay at The New York Times , and how the paper rose to a new level of journalistic integrity by ending its silence on gay issues.
Ohio's major-party governor candidates have kicked off their first debate with pointed attacks involving the state's opioid crisis. Democrat Richard Cordray, the former federal consumer watchdog, says rival Republican Mike DeWine has failed to adequately tackle the deadly painkiller epidemic during two terms as the state's attorney general.
A lot of the who, what, where, and how of the Boston bombing and what led up to it have already been answered and, no doubt, more details will eventually be filled in. The why, however, is the more elusive question.
Democratic Senate candidate Phil Bredesen said that the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault "has a very credible story."
A former aide so close to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that he considered him like a brother was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday for fraud and accepting bribes. The judge said she hopes the punishment "will be heard in Albany."
More than 25 legislative leaders across America are raking in cash despite running unopposed, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis. These state lawmakers are running unopposed, but still raking in campaign cash More than 25 legislative leaders across America are raking in cash despite running unopposed, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis.
Hassan and U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, both Democrats from New Hampshire, announced last week that they planned to vote against Kavanaugh, a U.S. Circuit Court judge nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next associate justice of the Supreme Court.
In this Oct. 19, 2016, file photo, former U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., listens to Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. speak during a campaign stop in Detroit.