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☆ This state is one of the last strongholds for machine politics. That's about to change.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

At the end of March, a federal judge sided with Kim, blocking Democrats from using the so-called "county line" system in the state's upcoming June primaries. That's set to bring a stark change to the way ballots look — and potentially, a total overhaul in the state's political culture. AdvertisementHere's what to know about the "county line" and why it may be going away for good. A 2020 Democratic primary ballot in Mercer County, New Jersey. "I think you'll see a more candidate-centric politics," said Jersey City Councilman James Solomon, a longtime opponent of the county-line system.

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☆ Andrew Cuomo agrees to testify to Congress on Covid-19 nursing home advisory
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Jake Tapper | Piper Hudspethblackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Andrew Cuomo, after being subpoenaed last month, has agreed to testify to Congress about his controversial nursing home advisory from the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, Rep. Brad Wenstrup told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Friday. Cuomo has insisted that advisory was consistent with guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, his upcoming appearance before lawmakers is a sign of continuing scrutiny over his handling of long-term care facilities during the pandemic. The voluntary agreement means that Cuomo will participate with a transcribed interview rather than a deposition. Wenstrup told Tapper on Friday that the panel will also hear from Cuomo’s former secretary Melissa DeRosa and former commissioner of the New York State Department of Health Dr. Howard Zucker.

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Has South Africa Truly Defeated Apartheid? U.S.A., 2020 – 63% U.K., 2019 – 62% 60% 49% 40% 20% 1994 2004 2014 2019 Sources: Collette Schulz-Herzenberg, "The South African non-voter: An analysis"; Konrad Adenaur Stiftung, 2020 (South Africa); Pew Research (United States and U.K.)On a continent where coups, autocrats and flawed elections have become common, South Africa is a widely admired exception. −4% −6% Sources: Harvard Growth Lab analysis of World Economic Outlook (South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa) and World Development Indicators (upper-middle-income countries). 50% unemployment rate 40% Black unemployment rate 30% The unemployment gap between Black and white South Africans remains wide. In 2022, about 6 percent of South Africans aged 18 to 29 were enrolled in higher education, according to Statistics South Africa.

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☆ A Strike Looms in a Battleground State
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

More than 7,000 workers who make trucks and buses at Daimler Truck plants in North Carolina are poised to go on strike at midnight, barring a last-minute breakthrough. The United Automobile Workers, the union that represents the workers, said it was demanding a “historic deal” from the truck maker, including pay raises and more job security. “It’s our generation-defining moment,” Shawn Fain, U.A.W.’s president, said. A strike in North Carolina — a battleground state that has a Democratic governor, but that President Biden narrowly lost in 2020 — could also have repercussions on the 2024 campaign. Biden, who has proclaimed himself the “most pro-union president in history,” has indicated that he could step in aggressively to support the Daimler workers.

Persons: “, ” Shawn Fain, U.A.W, ’, Biden, —, ” Organizations: Daimler, United Automobile Workers, U.S, Democratic Locations: North Carolina, Southern

CNN —The Arizona House of Representatives voted Wednesday to overturn the state’s 160-year-old abortion ban, setting the stage for a repeal that would leave the state’s 15-week restriction on the procedure in place. The vote comes after two failed attempts by state House lawmakers to bring the bill to the floor last week. If it succeeds, Arizona’s 15-week restriction on abortions will continue to be state law. That legislation stated explicitly that it did not overrule the 1864 law. Arizona state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, left, hugs Arizona state Sen. Anna Hernandez after the state House voted to repeal the 1864 abortion law at the state Capitol in Phoenix on April 24, 2024.

Persons: Katie Hobbs, Roe, Wade, Doug Ducey, Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, Sen, Anna Hernandez, Rebecca Noble Organizations: CNN, Arizona, Arizona GOP, Democratic, Republican Gov, Reuters, Abortion, Arizona House, Republican Locations: Arizona, Phoenix

☆ New Jersey Democratic Rep. Donald Payne Jr. dies, Speaker Johnson announces
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Shania Shelton | Haley Talbot | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —US Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a New Jersey Democrat, has died, Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday. “We are saddened to be informed of the passing today of congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr.,” Johnson said in a post on X. His father, Donald Milford Payne, was the first Black congressman to represent the state and served in the seat from 1989 until his death in 2012. Donald Payne Jr. was involved with a number of health-related caucuses and helped introduce related legislation in Congress, including serving as a co-chair of the Congressional Colorectal Cancer Caucus, Congressional Men’s Health Caucus and the Congressional Peripheral Artery Disease Caucus. “The Congressional Black Caucus has been very clear to President Trump that African-American communities have a lot to lose under his administration,” Payne said in a press release at the time.

Persons: Donald Payne Jr, Mike Johnson, “, Donald M, Payne , Jr, ” Johnson, Phil Murphy, Donald Payne , Jr, ” Payne, Payne, Donald Milford Payne, Donald Trump, Trump, Murphy, Mike Gallagher, Johnson, Ethan Cohen, Kristin Wilson Organizations: CNN, New, New Jersey Democrat, . New Jersey Democratic Gov, New Jersey’s, Cancer Caucus, Congressional, Health Caucus, Disease, Congressional Black Caucus, Caucus, House Transportation, Infrastructure Committee, Democratic, Gov, Wisconsin Republican, House, Republicans Locations: New Jersey, .

☆ Kari Lake bemoans fact that Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban is not being enforced, in another apparent shift
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Veronica Stracqualursi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake expressed regret in a recent interview that Arizona’s century-old abortion ban was not being enforced by the state’s Democratic leadership, remarks that appear at odds with her recent public opposition to the law. “The Arizona Supreme Court said this is the law of Arizona, but unfortunately, the people running our state have said we’re not going to enforce it. The attorney general’s website states that “the earliest the 1864 territorial abortion ban may take effect is June 8, 2024.”CNN has reached out to Lake’s campaign for comment. But as a candidate for Senate, Lake has flipped her position on the abortion law. Lake acknowledged during a campaign event in Scottsdale last week that she had a “little bit of a shift” in her stance on the abortion law but insisted she was “still pro-life.”Lake’s comments against the abortion ban drew criticism from anti-abortion advocates.

Persons: Kari Lake, we’re, it’s, ” Lake, Kris Mayes, ”, Roe, Wade, that’s, Lake, “, Steve Deace, Sen, Kyrsten, Ruben Gallego, CNN’s Kaitlan Collin Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic, Arizona Supreme, Idaho Dispatch, ” CNN, Senate, GOP, Arizona Locations: Arizona, Scottsdale, Iowa

☆ Lawmakers vote against hearing Arizona bill repealing abortion ban on House floor
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Arit John | Cheri Mossburg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Republican-controlled Arizona House of Representatives once again failed to advance a repeal of the state’s 160-year-old abortion ban Wednesday, days after the state Supreme Court roiled state politics by reviving the law. On Wednesday, following two attempts to discuss a bill that would repeal Arizona’s 1864 ban on abortions, lawmakers voted not to discuss the measure on the House floor. State lawmakers last week ended a House session early to block an effort to repeal the abortion ban. And on Monday, House Republicans’ general counsel laid out a strategy to defeat or dilute the impact of a potential abortion rights ballot initiative in a leaked memo. Abortion rights supporters and opponents gathered outside the statehouse Wednesday morning.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kari Lake, Katie Hobbs, “, Ben Toma, Doug Ducey, Republicans ’, Sen, Priya Sundareshan, ”, “ It’s, Jill Norgaard Organizations: CNN, Republican, Representatives, GOP, Democratic Gov, ”, Republicans, Arizona Democrats, Senate, Arizona Democratic Legislative, Committee, Abortion, statehouse, Wednesday Locations: Arizona,

☆ Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he 'immediately' leaned into his military training after the Key Bridge collapse: 'The only certainty is uncertainty'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Wes Moore swiftly leaned on his military training when he learned about the Key Bridge collapse. The bridge collapse has led to the temporary closure of the critical Port of Baltimore. Wes Moore of Maryland received a call with news that seemed unthinkable. Advertisement"When I got the call, it immediately kicked you into your training," Moore said of his reaction to news of the bridge collapse. When discussing the bridge collapse that triggered the temporary closure of the Port of Baltimore, Moore told me that he held onto the mindset of expecting the unknown.

Persons: Wes Moore, —, Francis Scott Key, Moore Organizations: Service, Gov, Maryland, Democratic, Army Locations: of Baltimore, Patapsco, Port of Baltimore, Afghanistan

☆ Election Updates: Biden heads to Pennsylvania to talk taxes and hit Trump.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Nicholas Nehamas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

In an unprecedented trial, Mr. Trump is spending most of this week, and much of the coming month or two, in a Manhattan courtroom facing criminal charges. In 2020, he narrowly defeated Mr. Trump in Pennsylvania by about 80,000 votes. “I went to school here, right?” Mr. Trump, a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, reminded his audience. They say it is imperative that Mr. Biden campaign in western Pennsylvania, as well as swing areas like Erie County, which Mr. Biden flipped in 2020. Mr. Trump said last week that he would not, reversing a position he held during his term in the White House.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, ” Michael Tyler, Trump, Mr, “, Trump’s, Michael Gold Organizations: Trump, Biden, Affordable, Mr, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Scranton, Pittsburgh, United Steelworkers . Unions, Democrats, U.S . Steel, steelworkers, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Locations: Pennsylvania, Scranton, Manhattan, Israel, Michigan, Wisconsin, Philadelphia, Erie County, Arizona, Schnecksville, Pa

☆ The Port of Baltimore was humming along as it handled a record level of cargo in 2023. The collapse of the Key Bridge changed everything.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In 2023, the Port of Baltimore handled a record 52.3 million tons of international cargo valued at nearly $81 billion. But on March 26, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after the container vessel Dali struck the bridge and sent the 47-year-old structure into the Patapsco River. Moore recently spoke with Business Insider about the collapse of the Key Bridge and the economic impacts of the port's closure. Wes Moore: The port is the largest in the country when it comes to heavy trucks and agricultural equipment. The Key Bridge was a key artery in this region.

Persons: —, Francis Scott Key, Dali, Wes Moore, Moore, John L, Dorman, Joe Biden, Julia Nikhinson, It's, Jerry Jackson, we've, You've, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, We're, Biden, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, US Army Corps of Engineers, Maryland Democratic Gov, Gov, Maryland Gov, AP, Port, Federal, Baltimore Sun, Tribune, Getty, Baltimore Mayor, WM Locations: Port of Baltimore, United States, Port, Baltimore, Patapsco, Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan, United, It's

☆ Who is Juan Merchan? What to know about the judge in Trump’s hush money case
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan is a seasoned jurist who is no stranger to Trump’s orbit. In the lead-up to the start of the trial, Trump fanned the flames on social media with his views on the judge. “Judge Merchan was always well-prepared, accessible, and – most importantly in the Weisselberg matter – a man of his word. Trump also claimed Judge Merchan has ruled against him in pretrial motions “because his daughter makes money by working to ‘Get Trump.’”Loren Merchan has not commented publicly on the case. David Paterson appointed him to the New York State Court of Claims in 2009, the same year he began serving as an acting New York Supreme Court judge.

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☆ Texas’ controversial immigration law has become a blueprint for other states
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

It’s likely to face legal challenges, which means its implementation could be delayed or even blocked in court, like the Texas law that inspired it has been so far. In addition to Iowa’s new law, Cid says several recent immigration proposals in the state failed to clear the legislature. This bill gives Iowa law enforcement the power to do what he is unwilling to do: enforce immigration laws already on the books. A similar trend unfolded after Arizona passed a controversial immigration law in 2010, says Anand Balakrishnan, a senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union’s Immigrant Rights Project. Estefania Mondragon, executive director of PODER of Idaho, hopes a proposed immigration law won't pass there.

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☆ Kari Lake lobbies Arizona lawmakers to overturn abortion ban she once supported
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Steve Contorno | Alayna Treene | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake is actively lobbying state lawmakers to overturn a 160-year-old law she once supported that bans abortion in almost all cases, a source with knowledge of her efforts told CNN. Lake is pushing for GOP lawmakers in her home state to repeal the law while leaving in place legislation signed in 2022 by Republican Gov. The move continues a remarkable 180-degree flip by Lake on the state abortion law and illustrates Republican concerns over how the issue is reverberating through a key battleground state. Everybody wants that to happen.”Hours later, Arizona Republican lawmakers thwarted an attempt to vote on repealing the state’s law. “I cannot mathematically figure out how they will get the votes.”The Arizona Supreme Court ruling has become a flashpoint in the state’s ongoing battle over the future of abortion access with potentially massive political implications.

Persons: Kari Lake, Doug Ducey, Lake, “, ” Lake, ”, Donald Trump, Trump, Arizona’s, Matt Gress, David Livingston, Gress, Marcus Dell’Artino, “ I’m, Roe, Wade –, CNN’s Melissa Alonso Organizations: CNN, Arizona Republican, GOP, Republican Gov, Arizona Supreme, Democratic, US, The Arizona, Republicans, White House, Democrats, Trump Locations: Arizona, United States, “ Arizona, The Arizona Republic

☆ Arizona ruling puts abortion politics in the spotlight in battleground state
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

They’ll also have a chance to vote directly on the abortion ban the court has revived – abortion rights groups are currently in the signature gathering process, which has gained a new level of urgency. He added that he would not sign a federal abortion ban if one was passed through Congress. Katie Hobbs to “come up with an immediate common sense solution that Arizonans can support.” She also said she’s opposed to a federal abortion ban. Since then, abortion rights have proven to be a driving issue nationwide. Arizona is one of nearly a dozen states that could have an abortion rights measures on the November ballot.

Persons: Donald Trump, They’ll, ”, Barrett Marson, “ It’s, Trump, ” Trump, Juan Ciscomani, Kari Lake, Ruben Gallego, Katie Hobbs, “, she’s, Gallego, Lake, Roe, Wade, Doug Ducey, Weeks, Hobbs, Stacy Pearson, –, Joe Biden, Biden, Kamala Harris, ” Harris, ‘, ” Biden, Harris, ” Hobbs, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Marjorie Dannenfelser, “ We’ve, Chris Love, we’ve, ” CNN’s Kate Sullivan, Ebony Davis, Ali Main Organizations: CNN, Donald Trump . Arizona, Senate, Arizona GOP, Hartsfield, Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Republicans, GOP, Democratic Rep, Democratic, Republican, Biden, Trump, Arizona, SBA, ”, Abortion Locations: Arizona, Hobbs, Tucson

☆ Who’s coming to the White House’s Japan state dinner: the Clintons, De Niro, Bezos
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The guest list also includes Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield and White House chief of staff Jeff Zients. NBC News White House correspondent Kelly O’Donnell, who is the president of the White House Correspondents Association, will attend, as well as Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin. First lady Jill Biden chose Simon to perform at the state dinner because Kishida also “shares an appreciation” for his work, a White House official said. The state dinner for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol featured a Broadway star’s performance of Don McLean’s “American Pie” – a personal favorite of Yoon. It led to one of the iconic state dinner moments of the Biden presidency – Yoon picking up a microphone to serenade guests with a few lines from the song.

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☆ Civil War-era abortion ban rises again, exactly what Roe opponents wanted
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But this is actually exactly the type of law that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito referred to in the majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022. The patchwork of access created by the Dobbs decision has created abortion rights states and abortion ban states. The decision by Arizona’s state Supreme Court to return to the 1864 law is just the latest evidence of the tortured fallout. Video Ad Feedback Arizona governor blasts ruling on abortion ban 03:07 - Source: KNXVWhat is the law in Arizona now? Democrats, nonetheless, are hoping to use the abortion rights issue to mobilize voters in November.

Persons: –, Samuel Alito, Roe, Wade, “, ”, Dobbs, Donald Trump, Trump, Arizona’s, Katie Hobbs, Ben Toma, Warren Petersen, Cindy Von Quednow, Christina Maxouris, Lauren Mascarenhas, Doug Ducey, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Kari Lake, Toma, Petersen, Hobbs, South Carolina Sen, Lindsey Graham Organizations: CNN, US, Jackson, Health Organization, Court, Trump, Republican, Democratic, Wade, Republican Gov, Republican Senate, South Carolina, Democrats Locations: Arizona, Florida

☆ GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake bashes Arizona's new abortion ban. She praised it less than 2 years ago.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A near-total abortion ban from 1864 will soon take effect in Arizona. GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake bashed the law as "out of step with Arizonans." AdvertisementKari Lake, the Trump acolyte and Arizona GOP Senate candidate, says she does not support a near-total ban on abortion that's set to take effect soon in the crucial battleground state. Related storiesIn June of that year, Lake said in a local radio interview that she supported the 1864 law, according to Politifact. In a statement, Gallego also bashed the court's ruling while tying it to "extremist politicians like Kari Lake."

Persons: Kari Lake, —, Lake, Kris Mayes, Katie Hobbs, Lake's, that's, Roe, Wade, she's, Donald Trump, Ruben Gallego, Gallego, Republican who's, Juan Ciscomani, Dave Schweikert, Hobbs Organizations: GOP, Service, Trump, Arizona GOP Senate, Arizona Supreme, Democratic, Democratic Rep, Republican, Reps, Arizona Republicans Locations: Arizona

☆ Arizona Supreme Court rules state must revert to century-old law banning nearly all abortions
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Cindy Von Quednow | Lauren Mascarenhas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Arizona’s near-total abortion ban will be one of the strictest in the nation, placing it alongside Texas, Alabama and Mississippi, where there are abortion bans in place with almost no exceptions. And now we’re talking about whether or not we should put that doctor in jail.”Reproductive rights advocates have condemned the ruling and pledged to fight for abortion rights. In a notice Monday, the Arizona court had indicated it would file an opinion in Planned Parenthood of Arizona vs. Mayes/Hazelrigg Tuesday. Doug Ducey stated the 2022 law would not override the older law. The state Supreme Court was asked for clarity following months of uncertainty and legal wrangling over which law should apply in the state.

Persons: ”, Arizona’s, Katie Hobbs, ” Hobbs, Joe Biden, Kris Mayes, Roe, Wade, Arizona Sen, Eva Burch, “, Mayes, Doug Ducey Organizations: CNN, Arizona Supreme, Physicians, Arizona’s Democratic, US, Abortion Locations: Arizona, Texas , Alabama, Mississippi

☆ Trump wants to deny Biden's easiest reelection path by pushing a last-minute change in Nebraska's election law
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump is backing a last-minute change to Nebraska's election law that could deprive President Joe Biden of an Electoral College vote that would loom large in a close race. The rest of the state is heavily conservative and has consistently handed its four other electoral votes to Republican nominees. Republicans could make Biden's reelection path more difficult if they successfully changed the law. It's worth being skeptical that Republicans can push this throughNebraska Republicans have gnashed their teeth over the law for years. Pete Ricketts to the US Senate, a move that angered some Nebraska Republicans given that Ricketts had endorsed Pillen over Herbster.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Jim Pillen of, Jim Pillen, Trump, Don Bacon, Semafor, Pillen, Charlie Kirk's, Kirk, hasn't, Barack Obama, Sen, Loren Lippincott, it's, Lippincott, Machaela Cavanaugh, Mike McDonnell, Megan Hunt, Hunt, McDonnell, Charles Herbster, Trump's, Pete Ricketts, Ricketts Organizations: Service, Electoral, Trump, Business, Congressional, GOP, Republican, Nebraska, White, Representatives, Nebraska Republicans, Democratic, Electoral College, Democrat, Congressional District, Lincoln Journal Star, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Nebraska Republican, Getty, Gov, Senate Locations: Jim Pillen of Nebraska, Nebraska, Omaha, Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Herbster, Maine

☆ Voting rule changes: Republicans push ballot measures in key battleground states
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Republican lawmakers and activists in several presidential battlegrounds are pushing ballot measures to change how elections are run in their states. And in Arizona, a so-called ballot referral moving through the Republican-controlled Legislature would upend the state’s widely used, no-excuse vote-by-mail system. Constitutional amendments in Wisconsin and ballot referenda in Arizona are not subject to the approval of governors in those states. “Wisconsin’s status as a swing state makes election integrity measures important locally, nationally and internationally.”If approved, the Wisconsin measures would be in effect for this year’s elections. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a raft of legislation – ranging from efforts to get rid of red-light cameras to prohibiting ranked-choice voting in the state’s elections.

Persons: ”, Jay Heck, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Sen, Eric Wimberger, Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Zuckerberg, Tony Evers, Will Flanders, –, who’s, Debra Cronmiller, Katie Hobbs, Hobbs ’, Alex Gulotta, “, Wendy Rogers, Rogers, Wisconsin’s, noncitizens Organizations: CNN, Republican, GOP, Silver State, Tuesday ., White House, Center for Tech, Republicans, Democratic, National Conference of State Legislatures, Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty, Badger State, League of Women Voters of, Phoenix New Times, Phoenix, Clark County Republican Party, Wisconsin, New, New York City Locations: Wisconsin, Nevada, Silver, Arizona, Tuesday . Arizona, League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Maricopa County, ” Arizona, Clark, New York City, York, New York

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s former Controller Betty Yee announced Wednesday she will run for governor in 2026, vying to succeed outgoing Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who is Black, and outgoing state Senate leader Toni Atkins, a lesbian lawmaker, have all announced their candidacies. Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesYee served as the budget director for Democratic Gov. She was then elected as a member of the California State Board of Equalization and then as state controller. California controller is responsible for disbursing state funds, auditing government agencies and serving on more than 70 boards and commissions.

Persons: —, Betty Yee, Gavin Newsom, Yee, ” Yee, Newsom, Gov, Eleni Kounalakis, Tony Thurmond, Toni Atkins, Rob Bonta, Gray Davis Organizations: Democratic, California Democratic Party, Democratic Gov, California State, of Equalization Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, San Francisco, Sacramento, California

☆ Biden and Harris team up for a rare joint appearance in North Carolina to take on GOP over health care
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Arlette Saenz | Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

It’s taking place on the heels of a campaign push slamming Trump for threatening to repeal the Affordable Care Act if he’s elected to a second term. Dunn argued the GOP plan shows “the Affordable Care Act is still very much under attack by Republican officials.”In contrast, Biden and Harris are expected to highlight the success of the Affordable Care Act and discuss efforts to expand access to health care and lower prescription drugs costs. Biden’s team also hopes the popularity of the Affordable Care Act and proposals to lower health care and prescription drug costs will resonate with voters at the ballot box. More than 45 million people in total have gained coverage through the Affordable Care Act, according to the Biden administration. Roy Cooper had advocated for the Affordable Care Act provision for years, finally convincing the Republican-led legislature to drop its long-standing opposition.

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☆ Tammy Murphy drops out of NJ Senate Democratic primary to replace indicted Sen. Bob Menendez
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tammy Murphy, the wife of New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, announced Sunday that she would withdraw from the state's Democratic Senate primary contest. The winner of that June 4 election will become the favorite to replace indicted Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez. Murphy's exit widens the path for Democratic Rep. Andy Kim to lock down his frontrunner status ahead of the primary. The Murphy campaign declined to provide further comment.

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☆ Governors DeSantis and Newsom agree on something: They don't want the homeless sleeping in public
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ron DeSantis signed a law criminalizing sleeping on public property in Florida. It's a rare moment of unity for the two who sit on opposite sides of the political spectrum. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIt's a rare moment of agreement for two state governors who couldn't be more different.

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