Woodway voters turned out, but not for candidates endorsed by wavemakers Woodway City Council elections see Storey Cook and Ken Sury win a races that almost became a referendum on two council members who were not on the ballot ... 05/4/2024 - 4:41 pm | View Link
Mike in lead to win open Arlington ISD seat; Crutchfield, Newsom lead Mansfield ISD race Voters in Arlington and Mansfield will elect trustees to three-year terms. Three Arlington ISD seats and two Mansfield ISD seats are on the ballot. 05/4/2024 - 2:59 pm | View Link
Eric Boyce leads in Cedar Park City Council, Place 4 election, early results show Early voting results from Travis and Williamson counties show incumbent Eric Boyce, a CEO, ahead in the May 4 election for Cedar Park City Council, Place 4. Bo ... 05/4/2024 - 1:25 pm | View Link
Unofficial election results show incumbent Larson with early lead in race for Clear Creek ISD board seat As of 7 p.m., polls were closing across Texas, and results were starting to roll in for local elections across the state. For Clear Creek ISD, which has one competitive board race, Jeff Larson is ... 05/4/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
London mayoral election: Capital awaits result amid signs of close race between Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall No votes will be counted until Saturday morning- with the final ... Asked on Sky News about the London election, on Friday shadow health secretary Wes Streeting - MP for Ilford North - said: “We’ve ... 05/3/2024 - 5:33 am | View Link
“The U. S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine, with the massive outlay being repaid with the windfall profits from sovereign Russian assets that have been frozen – and are accruing interest — mostly in Europe,” Bloomberg reports.
“Republicans have launched more than 30 investigations into the State Department since taking power in 2023, an unusually high number that is fueling partisan tensions,” Politico reports.
“Democratic lawmakers and State Department officials say this particular chapter of the growing partisan rancor on Capitol Hill is affecting U. S. foreign policy: It distracts U.
Nevada Independent: “The lawsuit alleges that the four-day period for mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be received violates federal law because it does not conform to the Election Day deadline established by the federal government.”
The Colorado legislature convened Saturday for a final weekend of work in its 2024 session, which is set to end Wednesday. Major pieces of legislation are still pending, with lawmakers expected to debate gun regulations, housing, land-use policy, transportation, property tax reform and other priorities in the final days.
This story will be updated throughout the day.
Updated at 5:25 p.m.: A proposed excise tax on guns and ammunition to pay for victim services cleared a key Senate committee Saturday afternoon after Democrats turned on their own over its movement through the chamber.
The measure would create a 6.5% tax on gun and ammo dealers and raise an expected $39 million a year, according to sponsor Sen.
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