Jefferson County Clerk David Yates told lawmakers Tuesday that as a result of a review of registered voters’ information after a “clerical error” prevented a handful of voters from casting a ballot in the correct precinct, about 290 voters on the county line must now vote in Jefferson County rather than a surrounding county.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Millions more dollars have poured into an already historically expensive GOP primary race for Oklahoma governor leading up to an Aug. 25 runoff. Campaign finance reports filed Monday with the state Ethics Commission — the first reports since the June 16 primary election — show Attorney General Gentner Drummond raised $2.47 million […]
The question of who’ll be the next leader of the Indiana Senate is essentially decided as GOP senators are backing Sen. Chris Garten for the president pro tem position. The Senate Republican caucus announced that it had “endorsed” Garten during a private meeting Tuesday to replace current President Pro Tem Rodric Bray. Garten was the […]
Doug Johnson, chairman of the Kansas Equal Rights Amendment Committee, asked Senate President Ty Masterson, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, to lead the effort to bring the Senate and House together before Dec. 31 to vote on an amendment that could then be placed before Kansas voters. Two-thirds of both chambers would need to endorse an amendment for it to be placed on statewide ballots in Kansas.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Both Republican candidates for state superintendent have resolved ethics concerns of campaign video content filmed in public schools, an election watchdog agency announced. The Oklahoma Ethics Commission issued a public statement Thursday acknowledging it received a complaint against James Taylor over a campaign video filmed inside a Little Axe High School classroom. […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Republican nomination for Oklahoma state superintendent will go to one of two longtime educators — either an experienced school administrator who decries political partisanship or a high school teacher and Christian minister who says his insight from the classroom could benefit schools statewide. Robert Franklin and James Taylor advanced to the […]
U.S. Rep. James Comer appears to be the favorite to win the Republican nomination in next year’s Kentucky governor race before he’s even announced he’s running. Meanwhile, Democrats must decide between Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and former Democratic House leader Rocky Adkins.
After more than a year of eligibility reviews that have already removed hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers from Medicaid, the state’s low-income health insurance program is entering a new phase that could determine whether even more beneficiaries lose their coverage. Over the next 18 months, Indiana is expected to implement a series of state and […]
GRESHAM — To counter a failed ballot initiative from animal rights activists that attempted to ban hunting, fishing and animal slaughter in Oregon, the state’s Republican leaders pledged to introduce their own constitutional amendment to guarantee fishing, hunting and farming rights. State Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby and the Republican nominee for governor, is leading the […]
