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All candidates for Tucson City Council Ward 2 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both candidates running in the Aug. 1 Democratic primary for Tucson City Council Ward 2 — ncumbent Paul Cunningham and Lisa Nutt — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

Ballotpedia · Jul 7, 2023

DeSantis’ Fundraising Falls Short Of Trump’s Tally — But Here’s Why His Team Isn’t Too Concerned

Trump's team unofficially confirms strong inflows of campaign funds as rival candidate details the Florida governor's fundraising

Zenger · Jul 7, 2023

6 charged in alleged straw donor scheme to help get Eric Adams elected New York City mayor

Six people have been charged in an alleged scheme to divert tens of thousands of dollars in public funds to New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign months before his election

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

QAnon’s leader died in a dirt bike crash. Now his followers are pushing conspiracy that he’s still alive

Michael Protzman told his followers JFK was coming back from the dead. Now they believe his own death is a hoax

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

McCaskill Slams DeSantis’ 2024 Campaign As ‘Dead Frog’ Personality

Former senator predicts failure for DeSantis' attempt to mimic Trump's showmanship and rhetoric.

Zenger · Jul 7, 2023

Affirmative action lasted over 50 years: 3 essential reads explaining how it ended

Ever since U.S. President Lyndon Johnson enacted affirmative action in 1965, white conservatives have challenged the use of race in college admissions.

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2023

America still has a race problem, but affirmative action isn’t the solution

If the Supreme Court’s recent decision has the effect of focusing on the broken pipeline of K-12 education, it will have done far more for disadvantaged students than any racial preference program

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 7, 2023

Ohio could join 23 states that legalized recreational marijuana in Nov. 2023 as signatures are submitted for ballot initiative

On July 5, 2023, signatures were submitted for a marijuana legalization initiative that may appear on the ballot for Ohio voters in November. If the measure appears on the ballot and voters approve it, Ohio will join 23 states that have already legalized marijuana—including 14 of those states and D.C.…

Ballotpedia · Jul 7, 2023

Florida Democrats fight to restore party’s lost pride in era of DeSantis

Progressives aim to reinstate equilibrium to state’s lopsided politics that DeSantis has, in the eyes of some, dragged into fascism

The Guardian - US · Jul 7, 2023

Pence runs in a hell of his own making

GOP voters torture Mike Pence with the Big Lie — too bad he was an avid disinfo fan for decades

Salon · Jul 7, 2023