On September 8, U.S. District Court Judge Glenn T. Suddaby, a Bush Jr. appointee, struck down a New York state campaign finance law that lets qualified parties give more money to their nominees than unqualified parties may give. Upstate Jobs … Continue reading
On September 8, the Ninth Circuit refused to enjoin the California gubernatorial recall election. Here is the two-page order. The case was before Judge Michael D. Hawkins (a Clinton appointee), Paul J. Watford (an Obama appointee), and Kenneth K. Lee … Continue reading
This Politico story says that Andrew Yang intends to start a new political party. Yang is publishing a book, “Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy” on October 5, and the story says the book will explain more about … Continue reading
On September 9, four candidates for Mayor of Buffalo debated. They include India Walton, the Democratic nominee; independent candidate and incumbent Byron Brown; and two write-in candidates, Ben Carlisle and Jaz Miles. The debate was televised. It is very rare … Continue reading
On September 6, Adlai E. Stevenson III died at the age of 90. See this lengthy New York Times obituary. He was a former Democratic U.S. Senator, and the Democratic nominee for Governor of Illinois in both 1982 and 1986. … Continue reading
