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"What happened in November cant be changed, but we can determine what went wrong and fix it for future elections," La Crosse County Republican Party Chairman Bill Feehan said.

A bipartisan state Senate bill would ban use of hand-held cellphones and other wireless devices while driving. Senate Bill 20, titled "Hands Free NC," was introduced Wednesday. The bill, if signed into law by Gov. Roy Cooper, would go into effect July 1. It has as primary sponsors Republicans Jim Burgin of Johnson County and Kevin Corbin of Cherokee County, and Democrat Mike Woodard of Durham County. Republican Sen. Vickie Sawyer of Yadkin County is a co-sponsor. Burgin said the bill contains s...

By Rich Flowers rflowers@athensreview.com Feb 2, 2021 courtesy photo East Texans who spoke at a public hearing of the Special Senate Committee on Redistricting Friday, Jan. 29, each called for a fair drawing of lines and an end to gerrymandering. The region which includes the urban Harris County area as well as the less densely populated Piney Woods contains several senate districts. Robert Nichols, who represents Senate District 3 was present at the ...

(The Center Square) – On Monday, Republicans and Democrats unveiled separate election reform wishlists for the 2021 legislative session.

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a resident of Greensboro, home of the Feb. 1, 1960, Woolworth sit-ins, wants you to know that racism no longer exists. As Black History Month was only days away, Robinson, a Black man, felt moved to make that decree at a state Board of Education meeting last week. “The system of government that we have in this nation is not systematically racist. In fact, it is not racist at all,” Robinson said of proposed new standards for social studies instruction in public ...

“Devastating.” For city officials, that word has become a frequent part of our vocabulary these past 10 months. Simply put, the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for our communities as it continues to claim lives, businesses and livelihoods. Now, as Minnesota lawmakers get to work crafting the next state budget, city officials are using the term “devastating” to describe something else: the impact of any potential cuts to the state’s local government aid (LGA) prog...

TUPELO • The Lee County Board of Supervisors wants to increase the local sales tax to build a new jail, but needs legislative approval before taking the proposal to a voter referendum. In a recent letter to state Sen. Chad McMahan, R-Guntown, and state Rep. Jerry Turner, R-Baldwyn, all five members of the board requested legislation that would allow supervisors to hold a referendum on a sales tax increase during a regular general election. The increase could not exceed three-fourths of a p...

The voting machine at the Ward 1 voting precinct awaits the vote of Amanda Angle at the Tupelo Furniture Market Tuesday. More than 90% of those who voted in Tuesday’s elected did so in favor of continuing the Major Thoroughfare Program. THOMAS WELLS | BUY at PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM

A bill has been filed in the N.C. General Assembly that would allow local governments in 14 counties, including Forsyth, to file their required legal notices on their websites, rather

WASHINGTON, D.C. - To protect the health of those who live, work and visit national parks and facilities, and in support of the President’s Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing, the National Park Service (NPS) Tuesday implemented a mask requirement for employees, visitors, partners and contractors. “Wearing a mask around others, physical distancing and washing your hands are the simplest and most effective public health measures to help stop t...