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Trump representative Kari Lake on Voice of America's fate: 'Scrap the whole thing and start over'
Read full article: Trump representative Kari Lake on Voice of America's fate: 'Scrap the whole thing and start over'Former Arizona newscaster Kari Lake, picked by President Donald Trump to manage Voice of America and the agency overseeing it, told a congressional committee that they were rotten to the core and should be scrapped.
Voice of America ending contracts with Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France Presse
Read full article: Voice of America ending contracts with Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France PresseWith the Trump administration moving quickly to assert its authority, the Voice of America says it has moved to cancel contracts with The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse wire services.
Texas PUC delays decision again on CenterPoint Energy’s rates on electric bills
Read full article: Texas PUC delays decision again on CenterPoint Energy’s rates on electric billsThe Texas Public Utility Commission has yet again delayed a decision on CenterPoint Energy’s rates that we all pay on our electric bills.
Supreme Court denies request by Arizona candidates seeking to ban electronic vote tabulators
Read full article: Supreme Court denies request by Arizona candidates seeking to ban electronic vote tabulatorsThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider a request by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake to ban the use of electronic vote-counting machines in Arizona.
Arizona Republican election official sues Kari Lake for defamation
Read full article: Arizona Republican election official sues Kari Lake for defamationA top Republican election official in Arizona has filed a defamation lawsuit against Kari Lake, who falsely claims she lost the 2022 race for governor because of fraud.
Abbott appointee resigns as chair of power grid regulator
Read full article: Abbott appointee resigns as chair of power grid regulatorPublic Utility Commission chair Peter Lake had spearheaded a plan to help the state’s power grid withstand weather disasters, but the plan lacked support in the Texas Legislature.
Arizona lawyers: Kari Lake election loss suit lacks merit
Read full article: Arizona lawyers: Kari Lake election loss suit lacks meritLawyers for Arizona election officials say Republican Kari Lake didn’t offer evidence to back her claims of widespread, intentional misconduct on Election Day in challenging her loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs in the governor’s race.
Lake refuses to concede in Arizona governor's race she lost
Read full article: Lake refuses to concede in Arizona governor's race she lostDefeated Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says she’s assembling lawyers and collecting evidence of voters who had trouble casting ballots as she considers her next move.
Election deniers could make deep changes to Arizona voting
Read full article: Election deniers could make deep changes to Arizona votingThe Republicans running for Arizona’s three top statewide offices have said they wouldn't have signed off on the 2020 presidential results if they were in office at the time of that election.
Officials say substantial improvements have been made to Texas’ power grid ahead of winter weather
Read full article: Officials say substantial improvements have been made to Texas’ power grid ahead of winter weatherTexans will not lose power if another winter storm strikes, like the one that crippled the state’s power grid last February, according to the chairman of Texas Public Utility Commission Peter Lake.
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Giant Eagle settles pharmacy lawsuits with Ohio counties
Read full article: Giant Eagle settles pharmacy lawsuits with Ohio countiesOne of the four retail pharmacy companies on trial for their alleged roles in fostering an opioid crisis in two Ohio counties announced Friday it had settled a lawsuit with 10 government entities in the state.
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The Latest: Nevada hospitals see severe shortage of nurses
Read full article: The Latest: Nevada hospitals see severe shortage of nursesState health officials in Nevada say hospitals are seeing a severe shortage of nurses and some northern Nevada hospitals are nearly out of staffed beds for patients.
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Gov. Greg Abbott nominates new chair to Public Utility Commission after power crisis resignations
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Abbott names his pick to lead Public Utility Commission of Texas after winter storm
Read full article: Abbott names his pick to lead Public Utility Commission of Texas after winter stormTexas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that he has nominated Peter Lake to lead the Public Utility Commission of Texas after the entire board resigned following February’s winter storm.
‘Negrohead Lake’ is a name that still exists: Local leaders, NAACP call for name change in Baytown
Read full article: ‘Negrohead Lake’ is a name that still exists: Local leaders, NAACP call for name change in BaytownBAYTOWN, Texas – Texas Rep. Al Green joined the NAACP Houston Branch and several of Houston’s elected officials in convening a press conference to demand the racially, insensitively named “Negrohead Lake” be renamed “Lake Henry Doyle” Monday morning. The Baytown lake, which was formerly named “Ni**er Lake” before it was changed in 1962, has caused officials to stand firm against its name that has caused much offense over the years. Officials are asking lawmakers to move swiftly in the renaming of the lake as a way to come against racism and social inequality. Officials said the lake is one of 33 landmarks in Texas with similar offensive names. He ended up going to TSU, where he studied at Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Bledsoe continued.
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Black candidates push race debate into GOP-held districts
Read full article: Black candidates push race debate into GOP-held districtsThe reenergized movement against racial inequality and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has amplified the voices of Black candidates across the country. Its just a total shift.The reenergized movement against racial inequality has amplified the voices of Black candidates, in some cases pushing the political debate over race into Republican-leaning areas. Democrats say they've seen a significant boost in fundraising and other engagement for candidates running on racial justice issues, and believe it could help the party flip some Republican-held districts in November. It was the kind of fundraising appeal that typically would bring in about $1.50 for every $1 a congressional campaign spent on the ad buy. Other Black candidates are seeing a similar trend, she said.