On February 22, the Utah House Government Operations Committee passed HB 349 by a vote of 8-1. It provides that Utah would use Instant Runoff Voting for all primaries. Thanks to Steve Chessin for this news.Source: Utah Bill for Instant Runoff Voting Advances...
On her way to winning a Nevada Senate seat in 2016, Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto spent almost $19 million; her Republican opponent, then-Rep. Joe Heck, paid out nearly $12 million. Their combined spending of over $30 million was among the highest in the nation.Source: In 2016, outside groups, not candidates, spent the most in 27 races...
Jim Brulte hopes to keep a job few would envy: As chairman of the California Republican Party, he’s tasked with trying to steer his party out of the wilderness in one of the bluest states in the nation.Source: Can the Calif. Republican Party bounce back in 2018? Here's the chairman's game plan...
Automatic voter registration laws have been deemed a success in other states, but will the governor allow it? While some states seem to be taking a cue from the White House with new proposals for stricter measures to combat the myth of voter fraud, Nevada Democrats are on the verge of adopting a criSource: Nevada Democrats poised to implement automatic...
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The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee says she is impressed with President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein met with Judge Neil Gorsuch on Monday.Source: Dianne Feinstein says of Neil Gorsuch that she's impressed...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that his concerns about Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch deepened after they met privately.Source: Schumer Says Gorsuch Avoided His Questions ‘Like the Plague’...
This post covers two First Amendment retaliation cases by Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch. Judge Gorsuch writes one opinion and joins another in cases constrained by precedent. Casey v. West Las Vegas Ind. School Dist.Source: Gorsuch Follows Precedent in Two Retaliation Cases...
FEC Commissioner Ravel came to town with every intention to make change and left in a state of disillusionment. She aspired to build fences and ran into a wall: The Republicans had no interest in cooperating in a progressive reform program, not even bringing “dark money” into the light.Source: Commissioner Ravel's Departure-and the Virtues of Deadlock -...
The ad, from the liberal Constitutional Responsibility Project, is the latest salvo in the battle over the Supreme Court nominee. By | Staff Writer Feb. 17, 2017, at 9:38 a.m.Source: New Ad Portrays Neil Gorsuch as ‘Wall Street’s Best Friend’...
