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Who is Brandon Johnson, Chicago mayoral runoff candidate?

Brandon Johnson, Cook County commissioner, has secured a spot in the April 4 Chicago mayoral runoff.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 8, 2023

Doug Mastriano, mulling a 2024 Senate run, is still falling for dodgy polls like it’s 2022

PHILADELPHIA — It’s a new year full of fresh electoral ambitions for Doug Mastriano, but he is still oh so eager to embrace fake polling.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 8, 2023

Herschel Walker has declared to county that he doesn’t live in Texas anymore, report says

DALLAS — Herschel Walker says he doesn’t live in Texas anymore.

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023

Pride flag to fly on LA County buildings in June after unanimous supervisors vote

LOS ANGELES — A month after the Huntington Beach City Council voted to stop flying a rainbow flag from its City Hall, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has taken the opposite stance.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 8, 2023

Maryland officials make pitch to GSA on new FBI headquarters

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and members of the state’s congressional delegation are renewing their pitch to build a new FBI headquarters in Maryland instead of Virginia

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Minnesota governor protects rights to gender affirming care

Gov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order protecting the rights of LGBTQ people from Minnesota and other states to seek and receive gender affirming health care

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Minnesota governor signs order protecting gender-affirming health care

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz issued an executive order on Wednesday protecting access to gender-affirming health care for transgender Minnesotans, a direct response to recent legislative action in states such as Iowa and South Dakota to ban that care for children and their families.

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #51

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Ballotpedia · Mar 8, 2023

‘Beyond parody’: Outrage after Marjorie Taylor Greene briefly handed Speaker’s gavel by Kevin McCarthy

Former Ted Cruz staffer calls the moment a ‘free campaign commercial for Democrats’

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Senate panel advances Garcetti's nomination to be ambassador to India

WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted Wednesday to advance former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s nomination to be ambassador to India.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 8, 2023