by Hayley Feland | Jul 8, 2021 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest
The Uptown Art Fair in Minneapolis was canceled for 2021, because of “unanticipated challenges.” A statement from the executive director of the Uptown Association said that having the 2021 fair was “not something that we can feel comfortable with, for safety...
by Hayley Feland | Jul 8, 2021 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest
Minnesota Representative Jim Hagedorn (R-MN-01) announced that he has kidney cancer again after having his cancerous kidney removed. In his official statement he said, “Be assured, I will continue to fight for America and serve the people of MN01 with the...
by The Center Square | Jul 8, 2021 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
by Scott McClallen When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed House Bill 4945, she threw into uncertainty the futures of 136 at-risk Detroit kids, supporters of the measure say. Possibilities include prison, the streets, or shipping them across the state to...
by Casey Owens | Jul 8, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
As a result of an increase in threats to members of Congress since January’s Capitol riot, the United States Capitol Police (USCP) announced its plan to establish field offices in Florida and California to investigate these threats. In an email sent to...
by Eric Burk | Jul 8, 2021 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
The statue of former Governor and U.S. Senator Harry Byrd, Sr., was removed from Virginia’s Capitol Square on Wednesday. Byrd was a renowned Democratic politician who helped stimulate economic growth and a better road network. But he’s more...
by Chris Butler | Jul 8, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-GA-03) have blasted the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for denying the state’s appeal for emergency assistance. This, after a tornado struck the city of Newnan and surrounding areas in March. An...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 8, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich called President Joe Biden’s plan to go door-to-door encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations “alarming.” In a letter submitted to the president Tuesday, Brnovich told Biden that he wouldn’t tolerate...
by Eric Burk | Jul 8, 2021 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
Public comment periods at the Loudoun County School Board have repeatedly gone viral as hundreds of parents and activists speak out against new transgender policies mandated by law and Critical Race Theory (CRT) equity initiatives. There’s also an effort...
by Hayley Feland | Jul 8, 2021 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest
The University of Minnesota’s Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity will be getting $300,000 to research maternal care inequities. The funding was given to the center in the newly passed Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act. According to FOX...
by Rachel Alexander | Jul 8, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
One of the bills passed this year in the Arizona Legislature and signed by the governor, HB 2567, adds rules for independent community oversight of Arizona police departments. Although Arizona isn’t plagued like some states by high-profile incidents involving...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 8, 2021 | Battleground States, Minnesota, SNEF-Journalism, The Upper-Midwest
The uncle of Darnella Frazier, the Minneapolis teenager who was recently awarded an honorary Pulitzer for filming the viral video of the arrest of George Floyd, which led to his death at the hands of ex-Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, has died after a...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 8, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Jim DeLanis, the chairman of the Davidson County Election Commission and a former attorney at Baker Donelson law firm, is no longer with the firm after voting to support the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act. In a commission meeting, DeLanis voted to appeal a...
