Month: June 2023

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – All Indiana Politics’ Garrett Bergquist sits down with former lobbyist and Indiana Rep. Marc Carmichael, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 2024 U.S. Senate race. Two members of Indiana’s top political team, Democrat Kip Tew and Republican Tom John, join the show to discuss Carmichael’s chances of winning, the impact of the gender transition care ruling Arkansas on Indiana’s gender-affirmation care ban, classified Trump documents trial date and more. “All INdiana Politics” airs Sundays at 9:30 on WISH-TV. Listen to the “All Politics in INDiana” podcasts. [ad_2] Source link

ATLANTA (AP) – Lawmakers in several Republican-led states have sought to exert more authority over state and local election offices, arguing that new powers that Democrats warn could be used to target left-leaning counties in future elections The moves range from demanding legislative approval of court settlements in election-related lawsuits to creating avenues to take over local electoral offices. In North Carolina, a Republican proposal being pushed through the General Assembly would change the makeup of state and county election boards and give lawmakers sole authority to appoint board members. Texas Republican lawmakers recently passed legislation that not only removes…

POCONO TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU): Crews from multiple counties are responding to an active fire at a shopping center in Monroe County. The Monroe County Communications Center says Eyewitness News first responders were first dispatched to the Fountain Court Shopping Center on state Route 611 just after 7:30 a.m. Sunday. One injured after shooting in Wilkes-Barre Fire departments from Monroe, Lackawanna, Northampton and Wayne counties are currently on the scene. Crews from Warren County, New Jersey, have also been dispatched to the fire. It is not said what could have caused the fire, but at 9:15 a.m. there were no…

The rain fell. But sweltering heat pounded every inch of Brett Mills’ 6-foot-5-inch frame as he spun around in an old, abandoned car. She felt wet. Homeless Broken. The young addict had passed out the night before under the awning of a church with his only companion: a small stash of drugs. “Towards the end I had no one. I had no goal. Nothing,” said Mills, 29. “I was really lost.” That’s when he hit Mills. Maybe he had hit rock bottom. But the worst was yet to come. Or maybe the best was yet to come…tucked away quietly inside…

BRAINTREE, Mass – Authorities are investigating a double homicide in Braintree that killed a 16-year-old and a 19-year-old Sunday morning. According to Braintree police, around 1:30 a.m., officers received calls from several neighbors hearing shots fired on Alfred Road. Upon arrival, officers found two individuals inside a car with gunshot wounds, a third person in the car was uninjured. Police, Braintree Fire Department personnel and Brewster Ambulance paramedics began lifesaving measures. Both victims were taken to a local hospital and died from their injuries. The Alfred Road resident was identified as 16-year-old Jahzier Porter, according to the Norfolk District Attorney….

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said a woman has died after a shooting Saturday night. 9:30 am Update: Deputies said the shooting happened in a vehicle near International Drive and Central Florida Parkway. Witnesses told law enforcement the shooting was accidental; the gun went off and hit a woman who was a passenger in the car. Detectives are working to gather more information about the incident. Read: Warm weather, low chance of rain for Central Florida Previous story: According to a news release, deputies responded to International Drive near SeaWorld Orlando around 11:40 p.m. Investigators said they…

MIAMI — Florida Democrats are leaning on their biggest adversary as they seek to revamp their party before 2024: Gov. Ron DeSantis. After two tough election cycles in a row, including a particularly tough midterm in 2022, the state party has launched an aggressive counteroffensive against DeSantis in an effort to claw its way back from the brink of political irrelevance, seeing the Republican presidential hopeful as number one level as the perfect flower to fuel his political resurgence. The animosity between Florida Democrats and the state’s powerful Republican governor is not new. What has changed, party officials and operatives…

Facing multiple intensifying investigations, former President Donald J. Trump has quietly begun diverting more of the money he’s raising from his 2024 presidential campaign to a political action committee he’s used to pay his fees personal legal The change, which was not announced except in the fine print of his online disclosures, raises new questions about how Mr. Trump is paying his mounting legal bills, which could reach millions of dollars, as he prepares for at least two criminal trials. and if his PAC, Save America, faces a financial crisis. When Mr. Trump kicked off his 2024 campaign in November,…