The 2022 North Carolina Senate highlighted a race between a long term member of the state judiciary versus a hard right Republican House member who supports a fifteen week national ban on abortion.
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JD Vance beats Tim Ryan in the 2022 Ohio Senate Race
Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan and author and venture capitalist J. D. Vance have been charging hard against one another in an unexpectedly close 2022 race for the Ohio Senate.
Republicans dominate statewide, congressional races in Florida
As expected, given Governor Ron De Santis’ shenanigans throughout 2022, it’s no surprise that Republicans are winning most of Florida’s statewide and congressional races this evening.
Six factors that could impact the trajectory of Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine
What’s happening in Ukraine? This October 31st update looks at six factors that could impact the trajectory of the conflict instigated by the dictator of the Russian Federation, which has claimed thousands of lives and contributed to inflation around the globe.
COVID-19 Update: Biden gets boosted again; federal COVID fraud inquiry begins in Idaho
A new vaccine has been approved to protect Americans against COVID-19. Meanwhile, President Biden’s personal physician is providing regular updates on his battle with COVID. The President is taking Paxlovid and isolating as he recovers from his bout with the virus.
Kim Schrier’s Republican challenger Matt Larkin calls for lowering the minimum wage
Having seemingly not learned any lessons from Dino Rossi’s four unsuccessful bids for higher office this century, Kim Schrier’s Republican opponent Matt Larkin declared this week in an interview with The Herald of Everett that Washington’s minimum wage should be “closer” to the federal hourly minimum of $7.25.
University of Idaho warns its staff: Promoting reproductive healthcare could be a felony
On Friday, September 23rd, the University of Idaho sent a warning to employees Friday that promoting abortion or contraception while on the job could be a felony.
Representative Adam Smith to speak at NPI’s Nineteenth Anniversary Picnic (08/21)
Join us on Sunday, August 21st, 2022 to hear from Congressman Adam Smith, who will deliver the keynote address at our celebration of NPI’s nineteenth anniversary.
Voters trimming several crowded fields of legislative hopefuls down to just two each
There were a number of crowded state legislative races for the August 2022 Top Two election cycle. The 8th, 17th, 22nd, 30th, 35th and 39th districts all had contests in which a number of candidates were eliminated.
COVID-19 Update: Novavax wins FDA approval; President Biden fights off BA.5
A new vaccine has been approved to protect Americans against COVID-19. Meanwhile, President Biden’s personal physician is providing regular updates on his battle with COVID. The President is taking Paxlovid and isolating as he recovers from his bout with the virus.
Democratic State House hopeful Pastor Carey Anderson shot while out campaigning
Pastor Carey Anderson, a Democratic candidate for State Representative in the 30th Legislative District, was shot at close range by a BB gun Thursday evening.
COVID-19 Update: Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants may make for a difficult summer
The newest variants of COVID-19, BA.4 and BA.5, are highly transmissible and creating new waves of COVID-19 infection as we enter summer.
Six murdered, dozens wounded by sniper at July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Illinois
At least six people were killed and more than two dozen were hospitalized by a sniper with a high-powered rifle on the rooftop of a building along a parade route in downtown Highland Park, Illinois, a lakeside suburb north of Chicago. Among the casualties were between four and five children.
Vladimir Putin affirms intent to continue waging his murderous war in Ukraine
What’s happening in Ukraine? This April 13th update discusses Vladimir Putin’s recent comments at the Vostochny Cosmodrome and the strategic withdrawal of Russian forces away from the capital of Kyiv.