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☆ RFK Jr. declares independent 2024 presidential run, raises millions more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives on stage to announce his entry to the 2024 presidential race as an independent candidate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 9, 2023. I'm here today I'm here to declare myself an independent candidate," Kennedy told a crowd of several hundred gathered in front of the National Constitution Center. It’s sort of a disgrace,” said Ken Martin, head of Minnesota’s Democratic Party. We can’t go into this election with rose-colored glasses,” said Charles Wilson, chair of Washington DC’s Democratic Party. He is so engaged in a Kennedy run that he drove from Alabama to attend the announcement on Monday.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Mark Makela, Kennedy, Tony Lyons, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Kennedy's, Kerry Kennedy, Rory Kennedy, Joseph Kennedy II, Bobby, Biden, Trump, ”, Ken Martin, Charles Wilson, Diane Sare, Brian Noble, Barack Obama, “, ” Noble, Jarrett Renshaw, Heather Timmons, Grant McCool Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Democratic Party, National Constitution Center, Reuters, Democrat, Republican, BIDEN, TRUMP, Trump, Biden, U.S, Democratic National Committee, St Louis, Minnesota’s Democratic Party, Washington DC’s Democratic Party, Senate, Republican National Committee, Army, Thomson Locations: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S, Philadelphia, United States, St, New York, Iraq, Alabama

☆ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expected to announce independent run for president
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers his political speech at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 9(Reuters) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr, an environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist and son of the former senator, is expected to announce Monday in Philadelphia that he is dropping his Democratic Party bid for president and will run as an independent. At a Democratic National Committee gathering in St Louis last week, party faithful were both dismissive and concerned. It’s sort of a disgrace,” said Ken Martin, head of Minnesota’s Democratic Party. We can’t go into this election with rose-colored glasses,” said Charles Wilson, chair of Washington DC’s Democratic Party.

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☆ DC Democrats argue ranked choice voting is confusing to voters in predominantly Black areas as they seek to block potential vote on implementing the system
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The DC Democratic Party is trying to stop an effort to implement ranked choice voting in the city. They argued in a lawsuit that low-income and Black voters would be confused by the system. The 33-page lawsuit filed in DC Superior Court by the District of Columbia Democratic Party argues that implementing the voting system would violate the DC Human Rights Act, a portion of local law prohibiting discrimination. Under the system, the lowest-performing candidates are sequentially eliminated and their votes are redistributed to other candidates based on voters' rankings. And Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York recently introduced a bill to block the implementation of ranked-choice voting in Washington, DC.

Persons: Charles Wilson, Wilson, It's, Mary Peltola, Republican Sen, Lisa Murkowski, Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump Jr, McCarthy, Mike Lawler, Lawler Organizations: DC Democratic Party, Service, Democratic Party, DC, District of Columbia Democratic Party, DC Human Rights, Democratic, District of Columbia, DCist, Democratic Rep, Republican, New, DC Democrats, Twitter Locations: Wall, Silicon, Washington , DC, Anacostia, —, Maine, Alaska, New York, Washington ,

☆ US appeals court vacates travel mask mandate ruling
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court panel Thursday vacated an April 2022 ruling that had declared unlawful a government order requiring masks on airplanes and other transportation modes during the COVID-19 pandemic. "There is not a grain of evidence that the CDC has any plans to promulgate an identical mandate," the court ruled. In April 2022, a U.S. district judge ruled the CDC lacked legal authority to issue a nationwide travel mask mandate. The plaintiffs who sued to overturn the mask mandate had urged the court not to dismiss the case. A report from U.S. lawmakers in October said the Trump administration in 2020 blocked the CDC from adopting a federal transportation mask mandate.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Charles Wilson, Bill Clinton, Trump, David Shepardson, Jamie Freed Organizations: Justice, CDC, Disease Control, Prevention, Thomson Locations: U.S

“After years of neglect, Jackson’s water system finally reached a breaking point this summer, leaving tens of thousands of people without any running water for weeks. Lumumba said Monday that his administration intends to cooperate with federal officials. In late 2019, the state Health Department notified the EPA about concerns with the city’s water system. An inspection by the EPA raised alarms about problems, including not having enough properly credentialed staff members at the city’s water treatment plants. Mark Chalos, an attorney who filed the most recent class-action lawsuit, said many Jacksonians remain suspicious of the city’s water quality.

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