General election is Nov. 7
There will be contests for three of the four Wise County Board of Supervisors seats up for election on the Nov. 7 ballot, with two veteran board members declining to seek another term.
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Harris opposes Bevin’s proposed retirement plan
During a sometimes-heated discussion with other legislators on KET's "Kentucky Tonight," state Rep. Chris Harris said he strongly opposed the changes Governor Matt Bevin is proposing for the state's public retirement systems.
Should California Deputies at the Vegas Shooting Get Worker’s Comp?
The Orange County deputy sheriffs' union president, in a recent interview with the Orange County Register , made a shockingly cynical statement about the men and women he represents. His words probably were meant as a rhetorical device to muscle county taxpayers into paying some controversial workers' compensation claims, but I was nonetheless floored by what Tom Dominguez was quoted saying.
Q&A: Why wiping of Georgia elections server matters
Election reform activists sued Georgia officials on July 3 demanding its highly questioned statewide elections system be immediately retired. Four days later, technicians at Kennesaw State University, which administers the state's elections, destroyed a key piece of evidence - wiping clean an elections management server.
New GCS Nutrition Director Wants More To Kids Getting Free Meals
Greeneville City Schools' new Child Nutrition Director Johnna Beard was introduced to the Board of Education and school principals on Sunday. Beard gave a report on nutrition in the school system.
APNewsBreak: Georgia election server wiped after suit filed
A computer server crucial to a lawsuit against Georgia election officials was quietly wiped clean by its custodians just after the suit was filed, The Associated Press has learned. The server's data was destroyed July 7 by technicians at the Center for Elections Systems at Kennesaw State University, which runs the state's election system.
Fischer says she doesn’t share concerns about Trump
Sen. Deb Fischer said Thursday she does not share concerns about the character and conduct of President Donald Trump that were expressed earlier this week by Republican Sens. Bob Corker and Jeff Flake.
Opportunity
A door of opportunity opened up for some West Virginia communities earlier this month, when state legislators approved a change in tax law.
Biden on 2020: Ia m – not going to decide not to runa
We're less than two weeks away from the November election, and one of the big issues still making waves in Virginia is where the candidates NEW YORK - Former Vice President Joe Biden hasn't decided to run for president in 2020. But he's decided that he's "not going to decide not to run."
Trump’s vote fraud panel will be investigated
The Government Accountability Office has accepted a request by a group of U.S. senators to investigate the activities of President Donald Trump's commission on voter fraud. Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet of Colorado, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota wrote to the watchdog agency last week to request the probe, citing a lack of transparency surrounding the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity .
How Team Hillary played the press for fools on Russia
Hillary Clinton's campaign didn't just pay for the Kremlin-aided smear job on Donald Trump before the election; she continued to use the dirt after the election to frame her humiliating loss as a Russian conspiracy to steal the election. Bitter to the core, she and her campaign aides hatched a scheme, just 24 hours after conceding the race, to spoon-feed the dirty rumors to an eager liberal media and manufacture the narrative Russia secretly colluded with her neophyte foe to sabotage her coronation.
IRS apologizes, agrees to settlement over Tea Party scrutiny
Eddie Greim, a lawyer representing more than 400 groups in a class-action suit, provided that general description of the proposed financial settlement, which remained sealed Thursday. The Justice Department made no reference to a payout in its announcement.
Man drives into California immigration rally; minor injuries
Union spokesman Andrew Cohen says demonstrators were marching in Brea on Thursday to urge Republican Congressman Ed Royce to support an existing temporary immigration program for citizens of several Central American countries.
U.S. veterans to Trump: Save bank customers’ rights to sue
The largest U.S. veterans service organization on Thursday urged President Donald Trump to veto recent legislation allowing financial companies to block customers from banding together to sue, saying it would hurt members of the armed forces. The American Legion, which rarely speaks out on bank policy or politics, said in a statement it would "not be silent while banks and payday loan shops rip off servicemembers and veterans".
Federal judge strikes down two abortion restrictions in Alabama
A U.S. judge on Thursday struck down two abortion restrictions in Alabama that limited how close clinics can be to public schools and banned a procedure used to terminate pregnancies in the second trimester. The decision is a blow to abortion opponents in Alabama, who have joined conservatives in other states in enacting new laws that critics said were chipping away at the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v.
Congress might take away 401(k) for wrong reason
More than 62 million Americans - about a third of the nation's adult population - have put money into 401 retirement plans. Now Republicans in Congress are seriously debating changing the program, dramatically reducing the amount of money Americans can contribute tax-free to their 401 account from $18,000 a year now to just $2,400 a year.
Rep. Huffman seeks assurance from FEMA
After hearing that some eligible applicants are going without federal assistance in the wake of October's wildfire disaster because of concerns they might expose family members and others to deportation, Rep. Jared Huffman led a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency asking for clarification on the agency's immigration policies.
House backs $4T budget, faces challenges on Trump tax plan
26, 2017 photo, Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, right, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with members of the House Ways and Means committee in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. ... The commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police says the extremely close relationship between her department and the New York Police Department is vital to keeping people safe in a time of global terrorism threats.
Op-ed: Moderate candidates have a great advantage
Empty voting booths are seen at the Sandy City Hall polling location on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. Consequently, there is a great advantage in getting the perspective of many people in finding solutions.
Adultery is not a valid reason to deny a person entry into U.S.
Q:My brother is having an affair with a woman from the Netherlands. Can we get immigration to deny her entry? My brother is married with three children.