Minnesota is guaranteed to elect its first woman governor in state history after Sen. Amy Klobuchar and House Speaker Lisa Demuth won Tuesday's primary, setting up an all-woman general election. The state's open U.S. Senate race carries the same distinction, with Peggy Flanagan and Michele Tafoya also advancing.
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Congressman-elect Robert Garcia, a Peruvian immigrant, openly gay man and self-proclaimed “comic book nerd,”has been drawing a lot of attention from superhero fans bringing some much-appreciated levity into the political dimension.
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It is true that crime is on the rise in New York City during both the height of the pandemic and in its aftermath. Public safety is a top priority for the 2021 New York City Mayoral Candidates but only the progressive candidates are presenting solutions that can help lower the city’s increasing crime wave.
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“What we witness is a pendulum: a swing to the left and a swing to the right. I think in the immediate future we are going to be swinging left,” said Greg Brown (66). The teacher and politico, as he appropriately calls himself, had just finished up with his classes for the day. He was now answering my questions on where exactly this country is headed, a feat too great for the voter data on Census.gov.
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Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell’s (R-K.Y) home in the Highlands section of Louisville, Kentucky was vandalized overnight. The vandalism occurred one day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-C.A) home in San Fransisco was vandalized with fake pigs blood and graffiti as well.
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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has been given an extension, until Friday, Sept. 2, to release the grand jury recordings from the Breonna Taylor case. The “controversial” decision, made on Sept. 23 by the grand jury, was to only indict one officer on charges that weren’t directly related to Taylor being killed.
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Four people who attended the Republican National Convention (RNC) meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, tested positive for COVID-19, according to county officials.
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