On May 31, leaders of seven British parties debated each other, except that the leader of the Conservative Party, Theresa May, didn’t appear and sent a spokesperson to take her place. The election is June 8. See this story. The … Continue reading
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
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
