Louisiana State

HuffPost

In an interview at the Republican National Convention, Jeff Landry defended a new state law requiring the religious guidance to be displayed in schools.

Louisiana Governor Has Far-Out Theory About Ten Commandments And Trump Shooting

Connecticut State

Fox News

Republican congressional candidate Michael Goldstein won the primary for Connecticut's 4th Congressional District, setting up an election match against longtime Democratic Rep. Jim Himes.

Connecticut Republican snags nomination to face off against longtime House Dem

Wisconsin State

Latin Times

Wisconsin businessman Eric Hovde won on Tuesday the GOP's senatorial primary, setting up a contest against incumbent Tammy Baldwin. Backed by former President Donald Trump and other prominent Republicans, Hovde easily beat two lesser-known opponents, while Baldwin ran unopposed. Considering the matchup was widely expected, pollsters already started measuring the...

Trump-backed millionaire Eric Hovde's chances of stealing a Wisconsin Senate seat from Democrats

North Carolina State

WashingtonExaminer

(The Center Square) – Only 40% of student loan borrowers make payments, and congressional committee leaders from North Carolina and Louisiana said Wednesday the federal report confirms the White House’s efforts to win votes at taxpayers’ expense. U.S. Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., and Sen. Dr. Bill Cassidy, R-La., requested the Government Accountability Office analysis because […]

Votes sought at taxpayers’ expense, say Foxx, Cassidy: Report

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Ohio State

Business Insider

Vance is aiming to position his party as pro-family. But Senate Republicans have so far voted down an expanded child tax credit.

JD Vance tries out a $5,000 expanded child tax credit proposal to secure support from the pro-family crowd

Colorado State

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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

Texas State

Houston, TX

Calling the late U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee “a proud Texan and a tireless advocate for the people of Houston,” Texas Governor Gregg Abbott joined a chorus of voices — Republican and Democrat — who praised the Texas political mainstay, who lost her battle with pancreatic cancer this week at age 74.

Ted Cruz, Greg Abbott Praise Late Democrat Who Led Juneteenth Push, “Tireless”

Former Democratic Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will replace the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on the November ballot for a full term after a vote of 18th Congressional District precinct chairs on Tuesday. Jackson Lee had won the Democratic primary for Texas’s 18th Congressional District in March, but she died last month after being diagnosed […]

Former Houston mayor selected to replace Sheila Jackson Lee in race for House seat

Ocilla, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last Thursday, agents from the South Central Drug Task Force (SCDTF) made an arrest following a successful execution of a search warrant at a residence in Ocilla. According to officials, the search yielded a significant quantity of drugs, including tablets suspected to contain fentanyl, associated with a criminal street gang.

Successful Drug Bust in Ocilla Leads to Arrest Linked to 'Local Criminal Street Gang'

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

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Florida State

SEATTLE - We all heard the phrase "when one door closes, another opens," and for 53-year-old Senator from Florida Marco Rubio, the popular saying could not be more true. Eight years ago, he missed out on the chance of being elected as the Republican presidential nominee for 2016. More recently, many people believed Rubio was a top candidate to be Donald Trump's running mate for the 2024 elections, which eventually went to Ohio Senator J.D. Vance. But Florida Republicans argue that there is another door that could open for Rubio, as they see him as top contender for another high-profile job in a future Trump administration.

Many Florida Republicans believe Senator Marco Rubio to be a top contender for the job of Secretary of State

Denver, CO

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

Georgia State

Arizona State

The Hill

Former President Trump is narrowly edging out Vice President Harris in Arizona and Pennsylvania, while he runs behind her in Georgia, according to new polling first shared with The Hill. The polling, which was commissioned by Democratic super PAC Progress Action Fund and conducted by the left-leaning pollster Public Policy...

Trump edges out Harris in Arizona, Pennsylvania but lags in Georgia in new polling

Detroit, MI

CBS Detroit

(CBS DETROIT) — U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar has won Tuesday's Democratic primary for Michigan's 13th U.S. Congressional District, the Associated Press projected.Thanedar, whose district represents Detroit, ran against attorney Shakira Hawkins and Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Waters. He will face Republican challenger Martell Bivings, who ran uncontested, in the November election.Waters emerged as a top contender to unseat Thanedar after former state Sen. Adam Hollier, who had received a slew of high-profile endorsements, was kept off the August ballot due to a lack of valid signatures on his nominating petitions. Waters also received an endorsement from Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, who said Thanedar...

Rep. Shri Thanedar wins U.S. House primary race in Michigan, AP projects

Atlanta, GA

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

The Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner was picked Tuesday as the Democrats’ nominee to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Turner, 69, will appear on the November ballot after securing the most support from local Democratic precinct chairs during a party meeting in Houston. Jackson Lee had already won the Democratic nomination for what would have been a 16th term before her death on July 19, leaving party officials to select her replacement. Turner left the mayor’s office in January after serving eight years, the most allowed by term limits. He was previously a longtime state lawmaker. The House district in Houston is solidly Democratic. Turner will face Republican challenger Lana Centonze. 

Houston’s former mayor is the Democrats’ nominee to succeed the late US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

It's been 33 years since the handsome actor and Emmy award-winning TV game show host Bert Convy died of a brain tumor at 57 in 1991. This is his story. Bert Convy was born July 23, 1933, in St. Louis, Missouri. His father was in the shoe business, while his parents separated when he was just seven years old. His mother moved the family to California in the San Fernando Valley, where Convy attended North Hollywood High and was named the "class clown."

In Memory of Actor/Game Show Host Bert Convy: 33 Years After His Tragic Death From Brain Cancer

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

LOUISIANA STATE TREASURER JOHN FLEMING RESPONSE TO WWL-TV

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