On May 30, Illinois state officials dropped their Seventh Circuit appeal in Ball v Madigan, 17-1896. This is the case in which the U.S. District Court had invalidated a state law making it illegal for marijuana businesses to contribute to … Continue reading
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On May 31, the California Senate passed SB 149 on a party-line vote, 27-13. It requires presidential primary candidates to reveal five years of tax returns. A Republican Senator presented an amendment that would have also required candidates to show … Continue reading
On June 1, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 25. It repeals the straight-ticket device. Now, the only states that still have them are Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Utah; and whether Michigan continues to have the … Continue reading
Chia-Chi Teng, a professor at Brigham Young University, desires to seek the Republican nomination for U.S. House, in the upcoming special election. He is temporarily out of the country, and is in China. He attempted to file but was thwarted … Continue reading
Candidates are in the process of filing to seek a party nomination in the November 2017 special U.S. House election in Utah. Here is a list of such candidates. Two candidates filed, saying they want the Independent American nomination: Aaron … Continue reading