Issues and Advocacy

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (276+ words) (The Center Square) – AARP Virginia has canceled an October debate between Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Republican challenger Bert Mizusawa after Warner’s campaign said he could not commit to participating. The People’s Debate had been scheduled for Oct. 7 at…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (377+ words) The Fallon City Council has approved a contract for government affairs services that will give the city representation in Carson City and Washington, D.C., as the 2027 Nevada Legislature approaches. The agreement will bring R&R Partners onto the city’s lobbying team…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (139+ words) The more things change, the more they stay the same, is a very succinct adage, especially when it comes to politics. Faces and places and races change in politics, but one thing that stays the same is, the candidate who…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (190+ words) Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III announced that he is stepping down from his role amid the White House's escalating attacks on how the Smithsonian presents history. Bunch, the Smithsonian's first Black secretary, has led the prestigious institution that includes…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (289+ words) At 7 a.m. on Labor Day, protesters gathered at the intersection of Fairway Lake Drive and Gateway Boulevard in Fort Myers to oppose U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), while others showed their support for the federal agency. Sydney Burns, one of the…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (23+ words) IndyStar Watch as 130+ protest ICE in front of Indianapolis immigration office...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (975+ words) A student walkout that drew hundreds to La Alma-Lincoln Park on Friday to protest federal immigration enforcement turned violent, with police reporting five assaults and three people taken to the hospital. As the crowd swelled, confrontations broke out between students…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (975+ words) A student walkout that drew hundreds to La Alma-Lincoln Park on Friday to protest federal immigration enforcement turned violent, with police reporting five assaults and three people taken to the hospital. As the crowd swelled, confrontations broke out between students…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (785+ words) Friday was the deadline to challenge the petition. Citizens submitted 15,405 signatures seeking the referendum on the 2027 primary election ballot, which was well above the 11,615 signatures required by Aug. 8, prior county controller Walter Griffith, who heads the citizen petition committee, has…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (92+ words) Theodore Schleifer, covers billionaires and their impact for the New York Times, talks about the impact of dark money on the 2026 midterms, why the spending source is growing, and where it's being spent. Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what…...