Virginia State

Ohio State

Straight Arrow News SANcom

In a special election for Ohio's Sixth Congressional District, Republican Michael Rulli, won by nine points. Democrats see it as good news.

Republican wins a special election, but it’s good news for Democrats. Why?

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

The Hill

Former President Trump fumed over a federal judge ordering his longtime ally Steve Bannon to report to prison Thursday, calling for members of the House panel that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, riot to be indicted. Trump called it a “Total and Complete American Tragedy” that Bannon and Peter Navarro, another former aide, have been…

Trump calls for Jan. 6 committee members to be indicted

North Carolina State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Medical marijuana legalization in North Carolina has taken a small step, with passage on the first of two required votes in the Senate.
                The second is on the calendar for Monday.
                Whether it’ll get any floor time in the House of Representatives, however, remains skeptical. There, Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, says there’s not enough votes.
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Medical marijuana legalization gets second Senate vote Monday

The powerful Senate Appropriations Committee is plowing ahead with plans to mark up its first batch of fiscal 2025 funding bills next week, even as Republicans and Democrats struggle to strike an overall deal on how to fund the government for much of next year. The committee is set to mark up full-year funding plans…

Senate negotiators to mark up first batch of 2025 funding bills next week

Fox News

A House committee is issuing over a dozen subpoenas to Biden's Cabinet over concerns with Biden's March 2021 executive order related to voting and how the agencies will carry it out.

House committee subpoenas 15 Biden Cabinet secretaries to hand over documents on voter mobilization 'scheme'

Fox Business

The Federal Communications Commission's senior Republican is blasting the Biden administration, saying its signature high-speed internet program from 2021 has not connected anyone.

FCC commissioner hits Biden admin for $42 billion in unspent high speed internet funds

Georgia State

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Hawaii State

Ballotpedia News

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Hawaii was June 4, 2024. Five candidates are running for Hawaii’s two U.S. House districts, including three Democrats and two Republicans. That’s an average of 2.5 candidates per district. There was an average of 6.5 candidates per district in 2022, 9.5 candidates per district in 2020 and 6.5 in 2018.

Five candidates are running for Hawaii’s two U.S. House districts—the fewest in the last 10 years

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Illinois State

Washington, DC

WASHINGTON - Illinois Representative Brad Schneider took to X Friday to report that his Capitol office in D.C. was vandalized on July 4, with posters of more than 100 people still held hostage in Gaza, including eight Americans, being torn down, shredded, and scattered across the hallway. He described the...

Rep. Brad Schneider's DC office vandalized on July 4; Capitol Police investigating

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

WashingtonExaminer

Four months out from Election Day, activists are still fighting over the rules that will dictate how voters cast their ballots, including in swing states. The parties are preparing for legal battles if the results are close, as they were four years ago. In this series, the Washington Examiner will look at the battles over election rules. Part […]

Mailing it in: Republicans and Democrats lay groundwork for election results fights

Wyoming State

A special legislative session is once again on the lips of Wyoming lawmakers. Less than three months after the Legislature voted against a special session to override gubernatorial vetoes, Rep. Mark Jennings (R-Sheridan) is circulating a letter amongst lawmakers that calls for a special session for a different reason.

Lawmaker calls for special session to ‘fight Biden’s war on Wyoming’

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Cheryl E Preston

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate were in medicine cabinets in many Virginia homes decades ago. They were in bottles with droppers that gallons the red liquid. Looking at that old bottle in the above image brings back many memories.

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate once were in many Virginia homes

Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

According to Shakey's website, this pizza parlor is only in California, North Carolina, and Washington state in the U.S. now. This was my family's go-to pizza joint when my father was stationed with the Air Force outside of Omaha, Nebraska. We liked it so much, that when we were transferred again, it was hopeful we'd find another one.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor and nostalgia: the first franchised pizza restaurant also landed in Missouri

Nebraska State

Omaha, NE

OMAHA — National Republicans have more than matched the $1.07 million early advertising reservation of their Democratic counterparts in the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District. The National Republican Campaign Committee on Thursday announced $1.24 million in digital and television advertising set asides in the Omaha market. The move continues a...

National Republicans match Nebraska’s 2nd District ad push by Democrats

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

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Gov. Youngkin appoints five new representatives to Board of Visitors

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the appointment of five new members to the University’s Board of Visitors Friday. The new members are Dan Brody, Class of...

Gov. Youngkin appoints five new representatives to Board of Visitors

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