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Ballotpedia News

Nine states, including seven with Republican trifectas, have enacted legislation this year related to the eligibility of noncitizens to vote. In total, voters in eight states will consider ballot measures related to noncitizen voting at the November general election. In Louisiana, SB 436 requires proof of citizenship for voter registration...

Nine states approved bills related to noncitizen voting, voters in eight states will consider ballot measures this November

Georgia State

A new video shared by the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project reveals that a shocking number of illegal immigrants and non-citizens in Georgia are allegedly registered to vote ahead of the 2024 election. On Wednesday, The Oversight Project shared a video obtained by Muckraker.com, tweeting, “Footage obtained by @realmuckraker shows...

Video: 14% of non-citizens spoken to are registered to vote in crucial swing state: Report

WashingtonExaminer

(The Center Square) – We The People Party, despite an 11th-hour attempt by the North Carolina Democratic Party, will remain on the ballot for more than 7.5 million registered voters. Wake County Superior Court Judge Keith Gregory said no to an emergency injunction that would have kept Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former Democrat, from […]

We The People stays on North Carolina ballot after injunction denied

Arizona State

The Guardian

Democrats hope listing measure to establish right to abortion on ballot will boost turnout in battleground state

Arizona to vote on enshrining abortion rights in state constitution in November

North Carolina State

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Charlotte, NC

Town Talks

A steak dinner is one of the best-loved meals in the US – so it's no wonder that there are plenty of restaurants dedicated to juicy, tender cuts of beef up and down the country.

North Carolina Eatery Named 'Best Steakhouse Restaurant' in The State

Minnesota State

Votebeat

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.The selection Tuesday of Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, as Kamala Harris’ vice presidential running mate spotlights a clear contrast with JD Vance, his counterpart on Donald Trump’s ticket, on the issue of voting.As governor, Walz has staked out a lengthy policy record on voting and election issues, including an expansion of voting rights. Vance has had fewer opportunities to affect voting policy as a senator, but his statements on the subject over the last four years, including...

Vice president candidates present stark contrast on voting issues

Lincolnton, NC

The US Sun

A GRANDMOTHER won millions after winning the lottery but lost half her money after she made a tough decision all lottery winners need to make. Rachel Sadler from Lincolnton, North Carolina, won the jackpot $4 million prize on a $30 scratch-off. Sadler bought her winning ticket from the Save Mart...

I won a $4m lottery jackpot but walked away with less than half – after my grandkids’ share there’s not much left for me

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News Wave

SPARTANBURG, SC - The cougar, also known as the mountain lion, was once one of the most widely distributed mammals in the Western Hemisphere, including South Carolina. Historically, this majestic predator occupied a vast range from Canada to South America, with a significant presence throughout the continental United States.

Mountain Lion Sightings Reported in South Carolina Despite Extinction

The election authorities of at least 48 states, both Republicans and Democrats, say there are no obstacles that would prevent Vice President Kamala Harris from getting on election ballots if she becomes the official Democratic presidential nominee, as expected.

Exclusive: CNN survey finds 48 states say Harris can get on ballot instead of Biden, rejecting claim switch breaks state laws

A former Colorado county election official was found guilty on Monday of tampering with voting machines after the 2020 presidential election. A jury found former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, a Republican, guilty on seven out of 10 counts in the election interference case. Peters has become well known among...

Ex-county clerk found guilty of election interference

Pompano Beach, FL

Akeena

In a shocking revelation, Kings Mart, a grocery store in Pompano Beach, has been slapped with a series of severe health violations by the Florida Department of Agriculture. The inspection, carried out by Francis Odio, uncovered a disturbing range of problems that have led to the immediate closure of several sections of the store.

An inspection found bugs in the food and rodent poop on the shelves at a Florida grocery store

New York Post

Killer mom Susan Smith has a revolving door of jailhouse suitors — and many of them abruptly stop talking to her, leaving the convicted murderer bewildered about why she is being ghosted, jailhouse records obtained by The Post show. 

Smith — who is serving a life sentence for drowning her two young boys in a case that caused a national sensation in 1994 — is a prolific user of the South Carolina prison text message and phone system — carrying on conversations multiple times a day. 

All of the chats are recorded and entered into public record. A review of...

Killer mom Susan Smith keeps getting ghosted by her jailhouse suitors: ‘I needed a clean break’

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

AccuWeather

Lingering flooding and dangerous conditions at the beach are in the cards for parts of the Southeast throughout the week in the wake of Debby. A late-summer change in the weather pattern across the southeastern United States has replaced worsening drought with flooding rains and tropical impacts in recent weeks.

More rain, tropical impacts to target southeastern US

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Colorado State

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Mcintosh County, GA

The Independent

 A Georgia county has asked a judge to block a referendum sought by residents of one of the South's last remaining Gullah-Geechee communities of slave descendants, who are fighting to overturn zoning changes they fear could force them to sell their island homes.Commissioners of coastal McIntosh County voted in September to roll back protections that have limited deveopment for decades in the tiny enclave of Hogg Hummock on Sapelo Island. About 30 to 50 Black residents still live in modest homes along dirt roads in the community, founded by formerly enslaved people who had worked on the plantation of...

Judge asked to block slave descendants' effort to force a vote on zoning of their Georgia community

Winder, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 50-year-old former jailer has been charged by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) with cruelty to inmates and violation of oath of office. On Sunday, July 21, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to investigate an incident involving one of their jailers, Lolita Lightner of Winder, Georgia.

Former Jailer at Georgia County Jail Arrested

California State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) - California State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil, R-Jackson, became the first Democratic State Senator to join the Republican Party mid-term in 80 years.
                The rural State Senate Fourth District has a noticeable Republican leaning and hasn’t voted for a Democrat for president since 1992. Alvarado-Gil came second in the primary for her first term in 2022 behind another Democrat, guaranteeing a Democrat would gain the seat due to the state’s so-called “jungle primary” that allows the top two vote-getting candidates — regardless of...

California Democratic State Senator switches to GOP caucus, first in 80 years

CBS Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court has affirmed a state law restoring voting rights to formerly incarcerated felons, denying a challenge filed by the Minnesota Voters Alliance.The 2023 law restored voting rights to 55,000 Minnesotans on probation, supervision and work release who previously had to wait for those periods to end before they could vote again.  The Minnesota Voters Alliance filed a challenge to the law, arguing it returned the right to vote to felons after they had a single civil right restored, while the Minnesota Constitution prohibits felons from voting "unless restored to civil rights," emphasizing...

Minnesota Supreme Court upholds law restoring felon voting rights

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South Carolina Voters to Decide on Constitutional Change in November Ballot

South Carolina voters will soon face a subtle yet potentially significant change to the state constitution when they head to the polls this November. The proposed...

South Carolina Voters to Decide on Constitutional Change in November Ballot

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