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April 23, 2022
An error that delayed the mailing of ballots to 305 Luzerne County voters before a special election on April 5 wont reoccur during the primary on May 17 or the
April 6, 2022
Republican Robert Schnee topped the field in a special election for state representative in the Hazleton area on Tuesday night.
April 5, 2022
Experiment. surprise, not going well. in harris county, texas, where houston is. suspects out on low bail killed over 150 people according to our fox affiliate. in chicago a police dispatcher said things are so bad the cops just might not come when you call. take a look. >> i will tell you right now. 16th district is so shorthanded with offices when you call 9-11 you are not getting a quick response like other parts of the city. officers are not coming to you because they cant be assigned calls ...
February 10, 2022
There will only be one ballot drop-off location in the Hazleton area leading up to the April 5 special election to finish the remainder of the term of former state
December 29, 2021
Surprise, not going well. in harris county, texas, where houston is. suspects out on low bail killed over 150 people according to our fox affiliate. 150 people. meanwhile, in chicago a police dispatcher said things are so bad the cops just might not come when you call. take a look. >> i will tell you right now. 16th district is so shorthanded with offices when you call 9-11 you are not getting a quick response like other parts of the city. officers are not coming to you because they cant be assi...
December 27, 2021
That shooting. in another incident on christmas day, a 24-year-old man was found dead on the street by police. the victim had been shot in the head. a chicago 911 dispatcher sounding the alarm about an officer shortage in the citys largest police district. listen. >> its outrageous. and im not happy. when you say anything, people are afraid. its like its a death zone. several of my officers who have texted me, okay and said they were scared. they have no backing and they are scared of being out ...
December 11, 2021
Than 2.7 times the death rate compared to counties that voted joe biden. you see the numbers rising where the votes for donald trump were held. the former insurrectionist-in-chief. the january 6th anniversary approaching, the insurrection never ended. the court ruled against the committee from obtaining the documents and reports from the national archives and appealed to the supreme court is expected. it will fall to the supreme court at the same time that select committee continues to work defe...
June 28, 2021
Are ready for servant leadership and you have the opportunity with moderates and somebody that understands economic policy and wants to move forward on the policy agenda and was contributing a lot to the success like the 16th district its a very republican seat and from the american first agenda and opportunity zones and the regulation that matters but those unifying messages there are a lot of people here both sides of the aisle that are against that and its very important to have to have a ser...
March 12, 2021
Congressman Adam Kinzinger On COVID Relief, Voting, Politics 16th District Congressman Adam Kinzinger joined the WROK Morning Show on Thursday for his monthly visit, and as usual, there was no shortage of topics for us to get into. With the U.S. House of Representatives passingย a massive legislative package on Wednesday, many voices are weighing in on whether or not the relief fund is really a relief fund at all. We asked Congressman Kinzinger, who voted no on the package, how it be can called...
February 12, 2021
Reps. Buchanan and Deutch re-introduce bill to protect seniors from fraud By ABC7 Staff | February 11, 2021 at 4:54 PM EST - Updated February 11 at 4:54 PM SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - In an effort for bi-partisan legislation, Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Ted Deutch (D-FL) have re-introduced legislation to crack down on scams and fraud targeting older Americans. The Seniors Fraud Protection Act, will try and combat various scams, such as sweepstakes and charity schemes. In addition this legis...