Kentucky State

Three-quarters of US voters say the Democratic Party would have a better shot at holding the presidency in 2024 with someone other than President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. His approval rating also has hit a new low following a shaky performance in the first debate of this year’s presidential campaign.

CNN Poll: Most voters think Democrats have a better chance of keeping White House if Biden isn’t the nominee

Michigan State

Fox News

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reportedly warned President Biden's campaign that Michigan is no longer winnable following Biden's debate performance.

Michigan governor warned Biden campaign her state is no longer winnable: report

POLITICO

Democrats' 2028 bench is eager to avoid appearing eager to push Biden aside.

Whitmer Disavows ‘Draft Gretch’ Movement — and Delivers A Warning to Biden

The Independent

 Joe Biden is continuing to struggle to instil calm within the Democratic Party following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump last week, with Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer reportedly warning him he cannot win her swing state in November as things stand.The president, 81, met with his family at Camp David in Maryland over the weekend to discuss his political future in the wake of his frail, confused appearance on the CNN debate stage in Atlanta, Georgia, which only heightened doubts about his cognitive ability and sparked calls for him to drop out of the race for the White...

Biden struggles to ease post-debate panic as campaign warned Michigan ‘no longer winnable’: Live

Mediaite

Democratic governors have reached out to the White House requesting to "hear directly" from President Joe Biden, CNN's Jake Tapper reported on Tuesday morning.
The post Concerned Democratic Governors Requesting Meeting With Biden Amid Radio Silence Post Debate first appeared on Mediaite.

Concerned Democratic Governors Requesting Meeting With Biden Amid Radio Silence Post Debate

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

USA TODAY

Former First Lady Michelle Obama would beat former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical match up, according to a new poll.

As calls grow for Biden to drop out, new poll shows Michelle Obama would beat Trump

Illinois State

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Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

California State

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Josue Torres

Assembly Bill 230, set to come into effect in California on July 1, 2024, builds on existing legislation that mandates free menstrual products in public school bathrooms for grades 6 through 12. This new bill extends the requirement to include grades 3 through 5.

New California law mandates schools to provide menstrual products, including in boys' restrooms

South Dakota State

South Dakota leaders are reacting to President Biden's executive order restricting asylum at the southern border. The state has been active at the southern border crisis, spending over $2 million in aid from its emergency fund. Sen. John Thune said Biden's order is nothing more than a political ploy for...

South Dakota leaders react to Biden executive order

Georgia State

DeanLand

Georgia's population grew beyond the 11 million mark in 2023, reaching 11,029,227 residents according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a robust population increase of 2.9% from 2020 to 2023, 315,456 new residents arrived in the state. Georgia was the 10th fastest-growing state in the US by percentage during the reporting period.

Georgia's Population Surges Past 11 Million, Fueled by Migration

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Alexandria, VA

Cheryl E Preston

The SBC has removed another church from it's fellowship. First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest casualty in the Southern Baptist Convention's war on churches that accept women pastors. The Independent reports that on Tuesday, delegates attending the SBC annual meeting voted 6,759 to 563 to oust the congregation.

A Historic Virginia church was expeled from SBC for asserting that women can be senior pastors

New Hampshire State

NBC News

Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden by two points in a New Hampshire, a stark contrast to 2020 when Biden won the state, says NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki. Democrats are facing a challenging decision on the path forward, complicated further by Vice President Harris’ weak favorability numbers.

Kornacki: New poll shows Biden’s debate performance reinforced concerns about his age

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Opinion: Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

Missouri State

Greene County, MO

CJ Coombs

On September 30, 1970, in the early hours of the morning after midnight, two tractor-trailer rigs were rolling eastbound on I-44 in Greene County. The drivers had no idea what was going to happen.

The I-44 explosion in Greene County, Missouri over 50 years ago: a tragedy that's still remembered

Clifton, NJ

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Kentucky Dems weigh in on Gov. Beshear's political future; 'Too young to retire'

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