Both Democrats and Republicans in the Virginia Senate picked veteran legislators Wednesday to lead their respective caucuses beginning in next year’s legislative session. Senate Democrats selected Scott Surovell, an attorney from Fairfax County, to serve as majority leader, the caucus said in a news release. He’ll succeed outgoing Senate Majority …
Read More »Massachusetts Gov. Healey announces $375M in budget cuts amid anticipated shortfall
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced $375 million in budget cuts for the current fiscal year Monday as the administration seeks to close an expected $1 billion shortfall with monthly revenues coming in at a slower pace than expected. The biggest cut will be to MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program, but …
Read More »Jay Jones scandal looms large over his hometown for Sears–Spanberger clash as area Dems vouch for AG nom
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – The scandal over Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones’ texts envisioning the murder of a rival overshadowed the state’s top-of-the-ticket race as Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger descended on Jones’ backyard in Hampton Roads, Virginia, for their gubernatorial bout Thursday. Earle-Sears — who …
Read More »Spanberger campaign still selling Jay Jones co-branded merch amid scandal; GOP calls it full endorsement
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger’s campaign store continues to sell merchandise co-branded with the rest of the statewide Democratic ticket – which includes scandal-plagued attorney general nominee Jay Jones. The store, accessed by Fox News Digital on Wednesday morning, still markets a “Spanberger-Hashmi-Jones logo tee” shirt for $25 and …
Read More »Students for Life pushes to make Charlie Kirk's birthday a national free speech holiday
Students for Life of America wants to make Charlie Kirk’s birthday a national holiday. “It should be a national holiday, the Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day, where, across the country, we recognize that even if you disagree with others on a college campus or in the workplace, that as Americans, …
Read More »Independent NJ candidate’s martial arts theatrics shake up township meeting
It was less town hall talk and more kung fu theater. A local election candidate is making waves for a bizarre protest at a township meeting this week when he dressed up in martial arts gear and unleashed a series of flying kicks and punched through several of his own …
Read More »Powerful animal sedative likely cause of overdose spike in Chicago
A potent animal tranquilizer is likely behind an increase in drug overdoses in Chicago this month, health officials warned on Monday. The overdoses happened between May 11 and May 14, and drug samples from those cases tested positive for elevated levels of medetomidine. This powerful veterinary tranquilizer is not approved …
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