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U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has told the press that the U.S. House may vote on the bill to give the District of Columbia a voting member of the House, possibly as early as next week. See this story. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Recently, a Utah group that circulated an initiative petition filed a federal lawsuit, to keep the names and addresses of the signers from being made public. This is the same issue that the U.S. Supreme Court will be grappling with … Continue reading
On April 14, the Louisiana House passed HB 292 by a vote of 72-26. It changes Congressional elections from a semi-closed primary system to a system in which parties don’t have nominees. All candidates would run on a single ballot … Continue reading
Froma Harrop is a syndicated columnist whose work appears in 200 newspapers. Her most recent column focuses on the fact that independent candidates for Governor this year are doing very well in the polls in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maine. … Continue reading
On April 13, Florida held a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 19th district. The results: Ted Deutch, Democrat, 62%; Ed Lynch, Republican, 36%, Jim McCormick, independent, 3%. When this district last voted, in November 2008, the … Continue reading