Category: Local

  • Recall effort against Nebraska school board member submits signatures

    Posted on

    An effort to recall Chris Waddle from his position as president of the Giltner Public Schools Board of Education in Nebraska filed petition signatures on Oct. 12. The Hamilton County Clerk’s Office has 15 business days to verify the signatures. If 119 signatures are verified, a recall election will be scheduled. The recall effort was…

  • Meet the 2021 Port Angeles City Council candidates

    Posted on

    Port Angeles, in Clallam County, Wash., is holding municipal elections on Nov. 2, 2021. Four city council seats are up for election this year. In total, the Port Angeles City Council is composed of seven members who serve four-year terms. Candidates submitted statements to the Washington Secretary of State when they filed a declaration of…

  • Northern Mariana Islands to hold special election on Oct. 16

    Posted on

    The special general election for Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives District 3 is on Oct. 16. Corina Magofna (D) is competing against Grace Sablan Vaiagae (R). The filing deadline to run passed on Sept. 3. The special election became necessary after Ivan A. Blanco (R) died while in office on July 23. Blanco served…

  • SCOTUS continues October sitting for 2021-2022 term

    Posted on

    The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will continue and conclude its first argument sitting of the2021-2022 term this week. The court is hearing arguments in person for the first time since March 2020 and is providing a livestream of argument audio. This week,SCOTUS will hear arguments in four cases for a total of…

  • Twenty-two candidates are running for 9 seats in Atlanta Public Schools elections

    Posted on

    Nine seats on the Atlanta Public Schools school board—three at-large and six district seats—are up for general election on Nov. 2, 2021. Twenty-two candidates qualified to run in the race by the Aug. 20, 2021 filing deadline. If necessary, a runoff election is scheduled for Nov. 30, 2021. Six incumbents are seeking re-election: Cynthia Briscoe…

  • Voter registration deadline for Boston’s city elections is Oct. 13

    Posted on

    Those who want to vote in Boston’s Nov. 2 city elections must be registered to do so by Wednesday, Oct. 13. Voters who have moved need to re-register with their current address. Bostonians may register online, by mail, or in person by bringing their form to Boston City Hall. Mailed registration forms must be postmarked…

  • A look back at government responses to the coronavirus pandemic, Oct. 12-16, 2020

    Posted on

    Although the first case of COVID-19 in the U.S. was confirmed on Jan. 21, 2020, it wasn’t until March when the novel coronavirus upended life for most Americans. Throughout the year, states issued stay-at-home orders, closed schools, restricted travel, issued mask mandates, and changed election dates. Here are the policy changes that happened Oct. 12-16,…

  • Loudoun County Circuit Court rules school board recall may advance to trial

    Posted on

    An effort to recall Beth Barts from her position as the Leesburg District representative on the Loudoun County Public Schools school board in Virginia moved forward at a pre-trial hearing on Oct. 5. At the hearing, a Loudoun County Circuit Court judge ruled that the recall effort could advance to a full trial, denying Barts’ motion…

  • Two challengers defeat incumbents in Birmingham general runoff election

    Posted on

    Birmingham, Ala., held a general runoff election on Oct. 5. The runoff was necessary after no candidate earned a majority of the vote in several races during the general election on Aug. 24.  Candidates competed for two seats on the nine-seat city council. Challengers defeated incumbents in both districts. J.T. Moore won the District 4…

  • Port Angeles City Council candidates discuss coronavirus pandemic, housing, and the future of the city

    Posted on

    On Sept. 21, Port Angeles City Council Position #2 incumbent Mike French and challenger John Madden participated in an online candidate forum. The Port Angeles Business Association hosted the event. French, who was elected to the city council in 2017, is the owner and operator of the First Street Haven Restaurant. Madden owns Ready Remodeling.…