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With Election Day on Tuesday, New York candidates mount final push to lock down votes

NEW YORK — Just hours before Election Day, New York City candidates in two of the most tightly contested congressional races of the election cycle pounded the pavement one last time in a final push to get out the vote.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

Seventeen candidates running in New York’s 10th Congressional District Democratic primary

Seventeen candidates are running in New York’s 10th Congressional District Democratic primary on August 23, 2022. Candidates receiving significant media attention are U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones, who was elected in 2020 to represent the 17th District and is running in the 10th after redistricting; former New York City Mayor Bill…

Ballotpedia · Jul 8, 2022

States want to make it easier to use red flag laws

With President Joe Biden signing legislation that will incentivize states to enact red flag laws, some states already are trying to find ways to make their current red flag laws more effective in preventing gun violence.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2022