Ohio’s J.D. Vance pitches for swing-state votes in accepting nod as Trump VP
Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in…
Tom Pelham: What’s next for fiscal 2025?
This commentary is by Tom Pelham of Berlin. He was finance commissioner in the Dean administration and tax commissioner in the Douglas administration and served on the Vermont House Appropriations…
Menendez, ‘white whale for federal prosecutors’ for decades, faces planning for appeal — and prison
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 16: U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks to the media as he exits Manhattan federal court on July 16, 2024 in New York City.…
Florida sits on federal EV money that could provide more chargers
EV changers on Florida’s Turnpike, via Florida DOT Quality Journalism for Critical Times Last week, lots of people were tee-heeing or tsk-tsking about the Florida Department of Transportation taking down…
Smithsonian curators scavenge political conventions, saving everything from umbrellas to soap
Smithsonian curators collect campaign material like these state standards used at the 2024 Republican National Convention. (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) Thousands of Republicans, from a presidential candidate to grassroots party members,…
Youth vote targeted at ‘party-agnostic’ event for teens, college kids during GOP convention
Myiah Waddy, 17, of Milwaukee, participates in the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics Youth VoteFest near the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Ashley Murray/States…
Recount results for races still not certified over two months after primary election
Indiana’s primary election results have still not been certified more than two months after the May 7 primary. (Getty Images) Indiana’s primary election results have still not been certified more…
Andrew Bailey says his approach as Missouri Attorney General is shaped by faith, war
Andrew Bailey is hoping to win his first full term as Missouri’s attorney general after being appointed to the position in November 2022 by Gov. Mike Parson (Photo provided by…
Ohio’s J.D. Vance pitches for swing state votes in accepting nod as Trump VP
Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in…
Our words have the power to create, to heal, to injure and to kill
(Ildo Frazao/iStock Images). We do not yet know the motive of the would-be assassin who attempted to take Donald Trump’s life. We do know that he was, like all of…