Illinois State

<div><p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1PRxj4_0v4ElTDr00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1PRxj4_0v4ElTDr00" width="1920" height="1080" ></p><p> (The Center Square) – Illinois Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, when asked about Democrats economic platform at the Democratic National Convention, said a "focus on reproductive rights is the economy." See the video below. </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div>

Columbus, OH

Kentucky State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday at the Democratic National Convention that in his home state, Democrats win with a "red to pink strategy."
                See the full video below.

VIDEO: Gov. Beshear says Kentucky Democrats win with 'red to pink' strategy

Arizona State

(The Center Square) – An Arizona lawmaker said antisemitism in the Democratic party needs to be denounced.
                State Rep. Alma Hernandez, D-Tempe, told The Center Square's Greg Bishop that the 2024 Democratic National Convention did the right thing in not giving pro-Palestinian protesters a forum at the event. She detailed her role in a political organization opposing anti-Israel lawmakers.
                "I serve on the board of the Democratic Majority for Israel," Hernandez said. "Our job is, literally, to work in Democratic primaries against individuals who are not friendly to our issue, and we continue to win."
                See more from Hernandez below.

VIDEO: Arizona lawmaker says antisemitism isn't welcome at DNC

Chicago, IL

The NPR Network will be reporting live from Chicago throughout the week bringing you the latest on the Democratic National Convention. Kamala Harris took the stage for a surprise appearance at the first night of the DNC. Harris addressed the crowd and the raucous applause saying she wanted to kick...

Kamala Harris makes a surprise appearance on the first night of the DNC

Wisconsin State

Minnesota State

Milwaukee, WI

The New Republic

When President Biden was running for reelection, he repeatedly talked about the dangers Trump and his neofascist buddies in the billionaire class represent to “democracy.” Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz, on the other hand, are using the word “freedom.”All this week here at the DNC, people have been enthusiastically holding up signs proclaiming “freedom.” The word “democracy,” while not altogether avoided, has been largely absent both from the signage and the presentations of the various speakers.Vice President Harris’s unofficial theme song has been Beyoncé’s “Freedom”; the three-minute video that preceded her coming onstage Monday night, to that...

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s Secret Weapon Against the Republicans

Former President Barack Obama joked about Tim Walz’s flannel shirts during his speech at the Democratic National Convention, which drew a laugh from Gwen Walz.

Obama jokes about Tim Walz’s shirts. See his wife’s reaction

Kansas State

(The Center Square) – A coalition of states led by Kansas has sued the Biden-Harris administration to block the federal government from providing free health care through the taxpayer-funded Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, to foreign nationals in the U.S. illegally.
                Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota Western Division and was joined by attorneys general from 14 states. The U.S. government and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are named...

15 states sue Biden-Harris administration for enrolling noncitizens in Obamacare

Business Insider

Walz, a two-term Minnesota governor, is the sort of authoritative Midwestern voice that could be an effective messenger against Vance.

JD Vance has the most to lose if Kamala Harris taps Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate

The speech that Barack Obama delivered to close the second night of the Democratic National Convention was, in many ways, a nostalgic performance of the former president’s greatest hits. With soaring rhetoric about the common bonds shared by Americans across races, creeds, and backgrounds, a spirited defense of liberalism, and a couple of well-placed zingers, it amounted to a rousing call to action: Casting a ballot for Kamala Harris in November wasn’t just a vote, it was a larger act in the work of protecting and improving American democracy. Obama hasn’t lost his knack for synthesis in his eight years...

Democrats Aren’t Really Talking About Democracy Anymore

Fox News

As day two of the DNC gets underway in Chicago, former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, will be in nearby battleground states.

Trump, Vance hit battleground states as they counter-program Harris, Walz at DNC

The Democratic National Convention (DNC) gets underway on Monday, August 19 in Chicago, Illinois, with some political heavyweights slated to headline the four-day gathering. While the DNC is first and foremost a presidential nominating convention, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz are already officially on the Democratic party’s ticket after a five-day round of online voting from delegates wrapped on August 5.

DNC schedule: When Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Michelle Obama and more will speak

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden explained to reporters Tuesday in more detail his rationale for suddenly ending his reelection bid earlier this year.
                Biden told reporters that his race against former President Donald Trump would have been close and that he “could have won.” Biden said he wasn’t “that far behind” but that he was worried that he would hurt Senate and House Democrats running for their seats.
               ...

Biden explains why he dropped out of presidential race

Cochise County, AZ

Update: Law enforcement has taken Syvrud into custody
                (The Center Square) – The Cochise County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man wanted on multiple warrants who threatened former President Donald Trump before his visit to the state on Thursday.
                Sheriff Mark Dannels' office posted to social media Thursday morning that it was searching for 66-year old Ronald Lee Syvrud of Benson. Syvrud is wanted in Wisconsin for failing to...

Manhunt underway for Arizona man who threatened Trump before border visit

Georgia State

(The Center Square) — Critics continue to say the Georgia Pathways to Coverage program falls short of expectations, but proponents say Georgia's cumulative approach puts more people on private health insurance plans.
                State officials initially indicated roughly 345,000 Georgians could qualify for the program. However, officials later said the estimated adoption rate would reach around 90,000 to 100,000 by 2025.
                Less than 4,500 Georgians enrolled in Georgia Pathways to Coverage...

Kemp: Georgia programs give 700K insurance at 138% or less than poverty level

Ohio State

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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

Cleveland, OH

(The Center Square) – A policy group continues to push forward with a class action lawsuit claiming the city of Cleveland failed to pay tax refunds within a 90-day requirement.
                The Buckeye Institute recently filed a notice to appeal with Ohio’s 8th District Court of Appeals after a Cuyahoga County judge dismissed the case in July.
                The institute initially filed the lawsuit in March on behalf of Kate Wos of...

Appeal planned in Cleveland tax refund class action lawsuit

Massachusetts State

USA TODAY

Rep. Katherine Clark spoke about the need for affordable childcare Thursday at the DNC convention. Watch Clark's full clip here.

Rep. Katherine Clark highlights need for affordable childcare: Watch her DNC speech

Colorado State

David Heitz

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

(The Center Square) – Illinois Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, when asked about Democrats economic platform at the Democratic National Convention, said a \"focus on reproductive rights is the economy.\" See the video below.

VIDEO: Lt. Gov. Stratton says 'focus on reproductive rights is the economy'

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(The Center Square) – Illinois Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, when asked about Democrats economic platform at the Democratic National Convention, said a "focus on reproductive rights is the economy." See the video below.

VIDEO: Lt. Gov. Stratton says 'focus on reproductive rights is the economy'

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