Stephen T. Watson Three times over the past dozen years, Buffalo contractor Emin “Eddie” Egriu tried, but failed, to get on the ballot for a Democratic congressional primary. This year, Egriu fended off the latest court challenge to his petition signatures and now presents longtime Rep. Brian M. Higgins, D-Buffalo, his first primary challenge since
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(MENAFN– PRLog) — Boom Boom Firearms Training LLC., located in National Harbor, MD, is a Maryland-Based Business since 2017, is offering Maryland State Police Wear & Carry (Handgun Permit) 16-Hour Course to MD Residents & Non-Residents Applicants for ‘Personal Protection’Based on July 5, 2022 – ‘Gov. Hogan Directs Maryland State Police to Suspend ‘Good and
A stock photo of a classroom Image by iStock Tamar Manasseh August 17, 2022 In the aftermath of two horrific gun massacres came two very different responses to what might have caused them and how to stop them in the future. After the elementary school shootings in Uvalde, Texas, conservative lawmakers and pundits once again
click to enlarge Photo via Nikki Fried/Facebook Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried over the past five years has gone from being a medical-marijuana lobbyist to the Florida Democratic Party standard-bearer to an underdog in Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary election. Selling herself to voters as “something new” as she battles U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist in the primary, Fried
Following recent mass shootings, federal legislation and an increase in gun violence across the United States, some North Carolina legislators have called on the N.C. General Assembly to take action. Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to ban assault weapons, such as AR-15s and other semi-automatic firearms. However, the legislation is widely expected
The Last Frontier allows mail-in ballots postmarked by election day to be counted if they’re received through the end of the month, so these margins may shift: State election officials say they plan to have updated results on Aug. 23 and Aug. 26, with final numbers on Aug. 31. After all the votes are tabulated,
This article represents the opinion of the Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board. So here’s something you might not have thought possible: In Florida, at least, Republicans and Democrats actually agree on a number of gun control measures that could significantly reduce the appalling death toll in our streets, schools and homes. In a statewide survey
Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! In response to “Agency seeks food truck concession at state parks” (Star-Advertiser, Aug. 11): Imagine a moment to retreat to nature, a few minutes from the city or a drive to a remote spot to a beautiful state park. On Oahu, distant Kaena Point, Kaiwi Point
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Mark Gordon has a clear path to reelection after winning the Republican primary in Wyoming on Tuesday, while state Rep. Chuck Gray won the GOP primary for secretary of state. A competitive state superintendent of public instruction primary featured Republicans Megan Degenfelder and Brian Schroeder but was too early to
DeepMedia Partners with MGMWERX for August 26 Session on the Threat and Opportunity of Deepfakes to National Security – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Wednesday, August 17, 2022 · 586,450,609 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics
Etiquette experts have long advised that you should not discuss politics at Thanksgiving dinner. This advice makes good sense. Politics can be polarizing and there is little reason to ruin a pleasant meal with an argument. Most banks should follow the same advice and avoid taking public stands on controversial political issues unrelated to banking.
Will Rollins PALM SPRINGS, Calif.—Republican Ken Calvert, 69, the incumbent U.S. Representative from the former 42nd District, is running for reelection to his 16th term in the newly reconfigured Congressional District 41. Until a few months ago, polls give this race a unanimous “Likely Republican” rating, yet that has changed considerably. The big difference is
On Monday, August 15, People For the American Way’s Right Wing Watch tweeted a fiery sermon by Mark Burns — a far-right evangelical pastor, conspiracy theorist and Christian nationalist — with the message, “It’s not a cult.” But Right Wing Watch obviously meant to be ironic, as the video shows how cult-like some Donald Trump
Impatient With Gun Debate, Parkland Survivors Embraced Activism As the legal saga over the 2018 school shooting in Florida heads to a close, students who spoke out about gun violence have encouraged engagement and changed the national debate. Following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, student activists held vigils for their
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Forty-nine percent of Republicans and Democrats believe that democracy in the United States is on the ropes. Could America’s fate be the same as ancient Athens? Athenian democracy lasted about 250 years from the early seventh century B.C.E. It was a magnificently successful experiment involving military domination over the belligerent Persians while Athens grew in
More than five million people became first-time gun owners during the pandemic as gun sales to the community rose by about 43% by Claire Wang in Los Angeles Vivian Moon, a real estate agent and artist, had never felt particularly afraid as a woman living alone in Buena Park, a small California city outside Los
Guns are costing lives, dollars and futures in Arkansas, and advocates for gun safety spoke up after this particularly violent weekend in Little Rock to call out the elected officials unwilling to do anything about it. People in and around Little Rock endured a stressful and dangerous weekend, with Little Rock Police, Arkansas State Police