With voters often pointing to crime and gun violence as issues at the top of their mind as they head to the polls this fall, Wisconsinites are choosing between Democratic incumbent Josh Kaul and Republican Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney to be the state’s top law enforcement official. Kaul, running on his
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Show Caption Hide Caption Molly Beck explains the 2020 Wisconsin Election Review Assembly Speaker Robin Vos hired a former conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman to oversee the review of the results of the 2020 election. He has been paid $1 million since the investigation began. Tamia Fowlkes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Show Caption Hide Caption Elections explainer: What happens to my ballot in Washoe County, Nev.? Wondering what happens after you submit your voter ballot in Washoe County, Nevada? Here’s how it’s collected, safeguarded, tallied and reported. Washoe County As chief legal officer statewide, the Nevada attorney general acts as the “people’s lawyer” in civil and criminal matters
Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan speaks at a campaign event in Aurora, Ore., Oct. 18, 2022. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Editor’s note: This is part of our series profiling the three major candidates for governor, Republican Christine Drazan, Democrat Tina Kotek and unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Christine Drazan had been in
Not many years ago, a newly elected Texas governor told cheering supporters, “You voted for hope over fear, for unity over division, for the majesty of what Texas is and what it can be. As Texans, the bonds we share transcend our differences.” The fact that it’s almost impossible today to imagine Gov. Greg Abbott
Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan speaks at a campaign event in Aurora, Ore., Oct. 18, 2022. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Editor’s note: This is part of our series profiling the three major candidates for governor, Republican Christine Drazan, Democrat Tina Kotek and unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Christine Drazan had been in
With the pain of last week’s mass shooting in Raleigh still new, North Carolina Democratic legislators pushed the Republican majority to consider gun safety laws and increase funding for mental health care. Sen. Dan Blue Senate Democratic leader Dan Blue lives in the northeast Raleigh neighborhood where a shooter killed five people and injured two
Indiana sends nine representatives to the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. – and all are up for election on November 8, along with the rest of the 435-member chamber. Just one race is expected to be competitive: Indiana’s First Congressional District, which a Republican could represent for the first time in 94 years.
Portsmouth Herald On Executive Council, Katherine Harake will support children, families, seniors Oct. 14 — To the Editor: The “noise” from various campaigns may seem deafening. But, we cannot let the partisan harangues deflect from what is at stake! Did you know that New Hampshire’s five-person Executive Council largely determines what federal funds reach our communities
A company that congressional investigators say paid for a family trip to Aruba for Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., last year has aided Mooney’s campaign down the stretch run in his bid for a fifth term in Congress. Mooney’s campaign committee paid HSP Direct LLC, an Ashburn, Virginia-based direct marketing firm, over $8,000 from July through
Christine Lehman-Engledow, of Moms Demand Action of Cedar Rapids, speaks at a Thursday news conference about her family’s experience with gun violence. A new coalition, Iowans for Responsible Gun Laws, has formed to encourage a “no” vote in November on a proposed pro-gun amendment to the Iowa Constitution. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette) CEDAR RAPIDS — As
On the election debate stage Tuesday night, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) turned his back on a promise he made to Floridians after the tragic Parkland school mass shooting four years ago: to raise the age limit on AR-15 rifle purchases from 18 to 21. The proposed enhanced restriction would be an attempt to make it
In November in Nevada, control of the U.S. House of Representatives is on the ballot. Democrats hold a slim 222-to-213 lead in the lower chamber of Congress, meaning the Republican Party needs to flip just five blue seats to retake power of the 435-member chamber. National Republicans have identified at least 75 targets this year — three of which are
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Both Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance have changed their minds on some major political issues since entering public life. When he entered Congress in the early 2000s, Ryan fit the mold of a particular type of Ohio Democrat that existed back then. He was a pro-gun, anti-abortion Democrat who supported expanding the
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NEWS AND OPINION: A comprehensive and wide-ranging poll of U.S. voters by Harvard University’s Center for American Political Studies and Harris Poll has some promising findings for the GOP, which has a 49% approval rating to President Biden’s 42%. But wait, there’s more. “Voters are more attracted by the Republican platform than the Democratic one,”
Minnesota has eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, and all of them are up for election this fall. In the 7th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach, a Republican who was first elected in 2020, is facing Jill Abahsain, a Democrat running for federal office for the first time, and Travis Johnson, a
If there was any question about where Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten and Republican challenger Keith Pekau stand on gun control, their most recent campaign finance reports should clarify the matter. Casten, a Downers Grove resident seeking a third term representing the 6th District, received cash from two political action committees pushing for stronger gun