The House earlier had passed a bill that would automatically restore suffrage to people convicted of nonviolent felonies, but it died in Senate committee without a vote.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Kenneth Almons says he began a 23-year sentence in a Mississippi prison just two weeks after graduating from high school, and one of his felony convictions […]
Earlier this week, a judge in Texas had to declare a mistrial, recuse herself from two cases, and apologize profusely after she accidentally live streamed comments implying that a man accused of murder is guilty.The defendant in the murder case is Jorge Esparza, and the allegations against him are horrifying. According to prosecutors, several years ago, Esparza became obsessed with a former lover who had jilted him — so obsessed, in fact, that he began stalking her. At one point, he even...
Here’s a look at how Colorado members of Congress voted over the previous week.
The House has 27 suffrage bills pending a vote in the full chamber.
The New York Yankees' Aaron Judge passed Derek Jeter for career home runs with his 261st home run in the 1st inning vs. the Oakland Athletics.
The House voted 273 to 147 Friday in favor of reauthorizing the surveillance bill that has been exploited by the FBI hundreds of thousands of times to spy on American citizens. Only 59 Republicans reportedly voted against renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The bill is now headed to the Senate, where it will likely be passed before the April 19 deadline, to the great satisfaction of its champions in the Biden administration, members of the the House...
Eli. Underwood likes the experience of voting in person, but they now have to vote by mail. Underwood went to a Detroit church to cast a ballot in the 2022 general elections, but chronic health conditions meant the two flights of stairs to the basement taxed them badly; living with Long Covid as well, Underwood was […]
The long list of legislators in newly mapped districts who haven't filed to run includes Robin Vos.
It’s not exactly a secret that Capitol Hill has been difficult to watch over the last year and a half. The 117th Congress, covering President Joe Biden’s first two years in the White House, racked up some impressive accomplishments, but there are plenty of credible reasons the 118th Congress has been described as the worst Congress ever. As he prepares to exit the institution, Sen. Joe Manchin shared a few thoughts the other day about the scope of the embarrassment. The Hill reported: There were...
By Jerrie Whiteley Herald Democrat Early voting starts Monday for school and city elections. A number of area school districts have places up for grabs on their school boards. Residents can vote for their particular school district’s election at any of the county’s vote centers. Below is a list of the local candidates for the school boards. Pottsboro ISD Vote for none, one or two: Audrea Shea Perdu Mike Springer Casey Shines Doyle Roy Jr. Sherman ISD School Board Trustee Place 1 (three-year...
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