by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 24, 2021 | National, News, Uncategorized
In a call with reporters this week, the president of the firm selected to conduct a probe of recent elections in Pennsylvania promised a nonpartisan effort to determine what facets of election security in the Keystone State need improvement. “We have no...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 23, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced a bill this week to engage public-private partnerships toward strengthening supply chains in Tennessee and the region. Current bottlenecks in shipping have translated to fewer goods on store...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 19, 2021 | National, News
Pennsylvania’s Republican-run House of Representatives Thursday slated major election-integrity legislation for a vote in mid-December. The Voting Rights Protection Act, sponsored by State Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover), would strengthen voter-identification...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 18, 2021 | Battleground States, News, port
A lawsuit alleging multiple violations of federal and state election laws, as well as Pennsylvania’s “Right to Know” statute, was filed in Delaware County Court of Pennsylvania Wednesday night, according to sources familiar with the litigation. The suit (case...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 17, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Metropolitan Nashville’s (MetroNashville) Council, the legislature for the city of Nashville and Davidson County, is currently preparing to consider a second draft of its newly revised council-district map. A number of Nashville Council’s 35 districts stand to...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 16, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
In a recent letter, the Tennessee Rheumatology Society and similar organizations from elsewhere in the U.S. have urged members of Congress to prioritize the development of predictive drug-response testing and other elements of precision medicine. The model of...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 16, 2021 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
In a recent letter, the Michigan Rheumatism Society and similar organizations from elsewhere in the U.S. have urged members of Congress to prioritize the development of predictive drug-response testing and other elements of precision medicine. The model of...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 13, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
According to data presented Friday to the Senate Retirement Security for Georgians Study Committee, about half of Peach State residents—and Americans generally—aren’t saving enough for retirement. Jessica Eckman, a senior legislative representative with the...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 12, 2021 | National, News
Amidst public concerns of electoral irregularities in Pennsylvania, a recount will decide the outcome of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court contest between Republican Drew Crompton and Democrat Lori A. Dumas. Based on unofficial returns published by the...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 10, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
State Rep. Regina Young (D-PA-Philadelphia) voted with all Republican House State Government Committee members this week in favor of a bill to require post-election audits. The legislation to verify the accuracy of election outcomes will thus go before the...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 6, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
Even as the 2021 elections and President Joe Biden’s approval ratings make Democrats’ hope of keeping Senate control after next year seem less likely, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) has doubled down on his thoroughly leftist agenda. In a tweet the day after...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 5, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is spearheading a measure to ensure the Biden administration does not pay reparations to illegal immigrant families. On Thursday, Blackburn joined her Montana GOP colleague Steve Daines and a number of other Republican senators in...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 3, 2021 | National, News
A Pennsylvania legislator is in the process of introducing a package of election-reform bills, one of which would let voters adjust their signatures on their mail-in ballots when election officials identify problems with those signatures. State Rep. Regina G....
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 3, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Pennsylvania State Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Abbottstown) believes the guarantee of free and fair elections with secret balloting belongs not only in contests for public office but in votes over labor representation. This week, he announced plans to introduce an...
by Bradley Vasoli | Oct 29, 2021 | National, News
Amidst Pennsylvania Republicans’ efforts to make elections more secure, a Democrat in the state House of Representatives has proposed his own very different voting reforms. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Scott Conklin (D-State College), would explicitly...
by Bradley Vasoli | Oct 27, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
A U.S. Senate committee investigating the promotion of material harmful to young people on social media expanded beyond Facebook and Instagram Tuesday to include the video-sharing sites YouTube and TikTok as well as the Snapchat messaging application. Therein,...
by Bradley Vasoli | Oct 27, 2021 | National, News
Legislation currently in the works in the Pennsylvania General Assembly would spell out two rules for redistricting in the Keystone State: Elections cannot legally take place in outdated districts and courts can’t create new districts themselves. In...
by Bradley Vasoli | Oct 25, 2021 | National, News
Pennsylvania lawmakers plan to introduce a measure banning private organizations from funding election administration in the Keystone State. The bill’s sponsors, state Sens. Lisa Baker (R-Dallas) and Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-Jacobus) have cited the role that...
by Bradley Vasoli | Oct 21, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is sponsoring legislation with Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) to place a moratorium on gain-of-function (GOF) research, problems with which many believe played a role in the outbreak of COVID-19. GOF experiments enhance the severity or...
by Bradley Vasoli | Oct 21, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
Law-enforcement professionals and judges testified at a Georgia Senate hearing Wednesday largely to consider the impact of pretrial release on violent crime in Atlanta and elsewhere, with particular scrutiny being placed on “signature bonds.” Jeff Hamling, a...
by Bradley Vasoli | Oct 20, 2021 | National, News
A Pennsylvania court this week issued an opinion allowing litigation attempting to block the use of electronic voting devices in Philadelphia, Northampton and Cumberland counties to proceed. Commonwealth Court Judge Kevin P. Brobson (R), currently a candidate...
