Month: May 2023

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Leaders of the Minnesota Democratic Party met in a closed executive session on Zoom Thursday evening to discuss a rule change that would permanently bar people involved in violence from party activities, just days after chaos erupted during a weekend convention to endorse a candidate for a Minneapolis City Council race. Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic Party’s state organization, called the fight that broke out Saturday night “unacceptable.” Video circulating on social media shows that the disturbance began after supporters of incumbent Aisha Chughtai took the stage to seek the support of delegates for the Ward…

NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) – Collin County parents are calling on state lawmakers to pass gun reform bills after the deadly mass shooting in Allen. Gov. Greg Abbott warns he may call a special session if lawmakers don’t pass a school choice bill to his liking. And the state’s longest-serving governor is hinting that he might run for president for a third time. Political reporter Jack Fink covers these stories and more on this week’s episode of Eye on Politics (original air date: May 18). Each week, CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink breaks down some of the biggest political…

MORAINE – At least one person, and possibly a second, have been shot in what is being called an active shooter incident at the DMAX Ltd. plant. on Dryden Road in Moraine. >> PHOTOS: Major investigation underway at Moraine DMAX plant after shooting Several law enforcement agencies and medical units are on the scene. A person who answered a call from News Center 7 said, “We don’t know. We’re stuck in the lab,” when asked what was going on there and hung up. >> All clear given in “suspicious package” investigation near Wright-Patterson AFB DMAX Ltd. is a subsidiary of…

Ohio moved closer to overhauling its higher education system, the state Supreme Court said an opioid nonprofit is subject to public records laws, and former GOP chairman Ohio Republican asks for more time to appeal his criminal conviction. We break down what it all means on this week’s episode of Ohio Politics Explained. A podcast from the USA TODAY Ohio Bureau Network to catch you up on the state’s political news in 15 minutes or less. This week, anchor Anna Staver was joined by reporter Laura Bischoff. Ohio Senate passes controversial higher education bill Ohio Senate Republicans voted in favor…

Dianne Feinstein is back on the ballot in the Senate, but the drama surrounding her return has barely begun. Without diminishing the sad circumstances of a legendary lawmaker in decline, the plot points nevertheless read like a mash-up of a politician from “House of Cards” and “Veep,” with a score written by fans of ” The West Wing” or “Succession”. .” At 89 and fresh off a bout of shingles that led to serious complications, including brain inflammation, Feinstein, D-Calif., returned to the Capitol last week looking weak and disoriented. When asked about the reception of his colleagues after his…

Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and lie-in last year cost the British government about 162 million pounds (about $200 million), the Treasury said Thursday. The late monarch’s state funeral, held on September 19, was the first in the UK since that of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1965. The occasion, attended byworld leaders and dignitaries, followed 10 days of national mourning after the Queen died on September 8 after 70 years on the throne. The costs werereleased on Thursday as part of a written statement to parliament. “The government’s priorities were for these events to run smoothly and with the…

The Walt Disney Co. said it is pulling out of a roughly $1 billion investment in Florida, citing “changing business conditions.” The media and entertainment giant announced the move amid a yearlong feud with the state’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, after Disney publicly opposed his bill to limit instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools. In a memo sent to Disney employees, Josh D’Amaro, president of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, said the company is not moving forward with its plans to build a new Disney campus at Lake Nona. The Lake Nona complex would have included…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI employees accused the bureau of politicization in congressional testimony Thursday, a day after the agency disclosed that two of the men had their security clearances revoked over concerns about how his views on the Capital attack on January 6. 2021, it affected his work. The three men alleged overreach and retaliation by the FBI in testimony before a special House committee investigating what Republicans say is the federal government’s “weaponizing” of conservatives. “If you’re not politically correct … you’re not in line with what they think is the political position or the right position, you’re…