17 Sep

By Staff Writer Rep. Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley) will retire from Congress at the end of his term and will announce a run for a seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, according to John Sobel, the congressman’s chief of staff.California’s Republican U.S.Source: California Republican Rep. Paul Cook to retire from Congress, run for county supervisor seat...

16:18 / California / congress / Elections / vblog
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17 Sep

Cambridge, MA — The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission: One State’s Model for Gerrymandering Reform,” a new report detailing the lessons learned from Arizona’s innovative approach to legislative redistricting. "Arizona is a pioneer when it comes to independent redistricting.Source: New Report Highlights Arizona as a Model for Redistricting Reform Nationwide...

16:18 / BYU / Redistricting / states / vblog / yclass
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12 Sep

TAMPA, Fla. — The telemarketer asked Eric Thomas a question: Would he consider donating money to the Children’s Leukemia Support Network? Thomas himself was battling a rare and incurable form of leukemia. His wife, Rhonda, had endured two bouts with breast cancer.Source: You donated to kids with cancer. This Vegas telemarketer cashed in....

16:58 / Campaign Finance / vblog
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12 Sep

On Thursday, the Federal Election Commission is supposed to meet in public session. It won’t. That’s because the FEC no longer has enough commissioners to conduct high-level business, including a most fundamental responsibility: enforcing campaign finance laws so politicos don’t cheat voters.Source: At the bedraggled FEC, a clean slate of leaders? The first African-American commissioner?...

00:12 / FEC / vblog
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