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By Post Staff Keith Carson, a 30-year incumbent on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, has announced that he will not seek reelection to the board in 2024. Many had assumed that Carson, who was first elected to the board in 1992, was planning to run for another term. But in a surprise statement, he

Congress is an institution that is constantly criticized for being too old. Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) is trying to change that. The 26-year-old community organizer became the first member of Generation Z to be elected to Congress last year, ascending to the People’s House at 25 and without any prior experience in elected office. The Florida native…

Could the Disqualification Clause of the 14th Amendment be used against the newly elected U.S. speaker of the House?

Frank Cerabino's column: DeSantis’ unprecedented overreach of his own executive power to suspend Democrats from elected office is part of his general campaign of tough-guy posturing.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisor’s will be held Aug. 1 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Sierra Room of the Community Center located at 851 E. William Street. On the agenda are several special presentations, potential action from the assessor’s office and the finance division, and more.

Dan Kildee, D-Mich has announced he is not seeking reelection.

Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) announced Thursday he will not run for reelection in 2024, opening a competitive seat in the heart of Michigan. Kildee, 65, said a cancer diagnosis this year sparked a need to reassess his career plans. “For most of this year, I saw myself continuing to serve and was actively planning another…

Suspicious letters have been reported at election offices this week in Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada and Georgia. Fentanyl was found in four of the letters, according to a statement from the FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, per The Associated Press. “Law enforcement is working diligently to intercept any additional letters before they are…

The 51-year-old Democrat is the first woman to hold the post.

Snipes was “at peace” with the circumstances surrounding her exit as supervisor of elections, her daughter said.