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Stephanie Grace: Landry’s trashing New Orleans? Must be election time.
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (640+ words) In the beginning of Jeff Landry’s quest to become governor of Louisiana in 2023, there was New Orleans. The city featured prominently in his tough-on-crime ads and in mocking rhetoric that played well among his base, but terribly in the city…...
When The People’s Mandate Becomes Bargaining Chip
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (937+ words) When primary school teacher Chinedu Okafor queued to vote during the last general election, he believed he was choosing a political party whose programmes and promises best reflected his hopes for Nigeria. Months later, one of the lawmakers he had…...
Data centers in Texas prove a key topic months away from midterm elections
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (323+ words) August 16, 2026 / 6:00 AM CDT / CBS Texas As the public backlash to data center construction continues in both suburban and rural parts of Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott is touting that major tech companies like Google, Amazon and Microsoft are signing on to…...
Two Wausau alders move to put a citywide audit before the council
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (749+ words) By Shereen Siewert | Wausau Pilot & Review WAUSAU, Wis. — Two Wausau alders are pushing to put a citywide audit before the Common Council in the wake of a Wausau Pilot & Review investigation into the city’s budget documents, and one of them…...
As Utah leaders weigh a 4.8% property tax hike, families warn of 'death by a thousand cuts"
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (515+ words) A dispute over property taxes in Heber City, Utah, escalated after a nurse raising five children pushed back against officials who framed the proposed increase as roughly the price of a burrito meal. According to The Park Record, Heber City…...
Democrats Are Contesting Every Maryland Legislative Seat: What That Means For Southern Maryland
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (532+ words) ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Democrats will have a candidate in every Maryland state legislative race this November, putting the party on the ballot in several Southern Maryland races where it did not have a candidate in previous elections. The Maryland Democratic Party calls…...
Pols & Politics: Wu wants to gut law tempering property tax increases
12+ hour, 49+ min ago (183+ words) Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is making waves after expressing in recent public radio appearance her willingness to change or even repeal Proposition 2 ½ — a Massachusetts law in place since 1980 that prohibits municipalities from raising property taxes by more than 2.5% each year....
Missouri Amendment 3 set for November ballots – What would it do?
11+ hour, 32+ min ago (561+ words) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri voters will decide on three statewide constitutional amendments in the November 2026 general election, headlined by Amendment 3, which could reinstate abortion bans across the state in most cases. It will be the second time in three years…...
On the student election ballot: Reduce CUAB funding and give it to other student organizations?
18+ hour, 19+ min ago (387+ words) A referendum seeking to redirect funding from the Carolina Union Activities Board and the now-defunct UNC Student Television (STV) — and instead make the money available to other student organizations — is on the ballot in the UNC Spring 2026 General Election. Officially…...
Massachusetts rolls out statewide push to turn backyards and basements into homes
7+ hour, 37+ min ago (406+ words) Massachusetts is opening a new pathway for homeowners who have been considering an in-law suite, a backyard cottage, or a basement apartment but have not known how to get started. The Healey-Driscoll Administration has launched the first phase of a…...