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Michigan GOP candidates for governor divide on Grand Rapids police shooting

LANSING, Mich. — Republican candidates to be Michigan's next governor took diverging paths this week in responding to videos that showed a Grand Rapids police officer fatally shooting 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya.

Tribune News Service · Apr 16, 2022

Georgia candidates raise crush of cash for 2022. It's 'just the beginning'

ATLANTA — Georgia Democrats are building a formidable advantage in their battle to hold U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock's seat and flip other statewide races: a tidal wave of cash. Republicans, meanwhile, are slowly cobbling together their own mountain of moolah.

Tribune News Service · Apr 16, 2022

Trump’s small-dollar donors fuel $19 million first-quarter haul

Former President Donald Trump’s fundraising committee that targets small-dollar donors raised $19 million in the first quarter, according to its latest filing, while the Republican Party’s biggest donors are pouring millions into groups tied to the House and Senate leaderships.

Tribune News Service · Apr 16, 2022

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes ban on transgender athletes, parents’ ‘bill of rights’

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a proposal on Friday that would have banned transgender athletes from girls sports and another that would have required schools to let parents challenge classroom curriculum — a measure she has called a “teacher demoralization act.”

Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022

Trump backs ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author Vance in Ohio primary

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Donald Trump endorsed venture capitalist and “Hillbilly Elegy” author J.D. Vance in the crowded May 3 Republican primary for US Senate in Ohio, offering support that could decide a close race in a key election for determining control of the chamber in November.

Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022

Missouri Democrat confronts GOP colleague over anti-trans law: ‘I was afraid of people like you growing up’

‘You may win this today, but you’re going to lose,’ says Missouri state lawmaker after anti-trans bill passes

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022

Trump backs GOP’s JD Vance in US Senate primary in Ohio

"Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance has received Donald Trump’s coveted endorsement in the race for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022

GOP culture war costs taxpayers millions

Republicans are wasting taxpayer money to defend doomed bills against lawsuits to score "political points"

Salon · Apr 15, 2022

“Please tell me what I should be saying”: Utah Sen. Mike Lee’s desperate texts to Mark Meadows

Mark Meadows’ private texts continue to be a cesspool of GOP wrongdoing and stupidity around Jan. 6.

Mic · Apr 15, 2022

GOP Challenger for Alabama Governor Mocks Parents' Rights by Attacking LGBT-Friendly Charter School

Somebody tell Tim James that his political party actually supports school choice.

Reason · Apr 15, 2022