Democratic Rep. Jeff Jackson is running for North Carolina attorney general in the wake of an aggressive Republican gerrymander that all but guaranteed he couldn’t have won reelection. Jackson, a former prosecutor and veteran serving his first term in Congress, … Continued
For months, Oliver Washington has been experiencing a kind of bureaucratic whiplash unique to entrepreneurs in nascent marijuana markets. After learning that he had won one of Alabama’s five coveted medical marijuana licenses in June, the fourth generation nursery owner … Continued
Massachusetts State Police are in regular contact with authorities in Maine as the manhunt for Robert Card, wanted in connection with a massacre in Lewiston, Maine, continues. At least 18 people were killed in locations that include a bowling alley … Continued
It always had to be Mike Johnson. The Louisiana Republican has come out of nowhere to ascend to the speaker of the House, a job that people spend their entire adult lives aspiring to, but that Johnson picked up like … Continued
The evacuation legislation introduced in the City Council last week is geared at keeping tenants in flood-prone basement apartments out of harm’s way. Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of the Governor Flooding in Queens following Hurricane Ida in 2021. Following … Continued
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was hours away from winning the speakership when a reporter asked him about the instrumental role he played in the effort to deny certifying the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6. Next question, he responded. Whether … Continued