Polk County seated a new county commissioner, a new property appraiser and the first woman to serve as public defender for the 10th Circuit during Tuesday’s primary elections. Two County Commission seats were on the ballot Tuesday. District 1 was a Republican primary, and the winner faces two challengers in the Nov. 5 general election.
A Democratic political action committee has filed a complaint against former President Donald Trump and the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, alleging that an Aug. 12 interview between Trump and X owner Elon Musk violated Federal Election Commission regulations. Trump and Musk spoke for roughly two hours on Monday evening during an
A record 58% of Americans owned stocks in 2022, according to the Federal Reserve. Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz was not one of them, his financial disclosures show. In fact, Walz didn’t own many investments, based on what’s been released. No stock, no bonds, no home, or any other real estate. Instead, the former teacher
Wisconsin voters Tuesday voted down two referendum questions that sought to give the state legislators more power over distributing federal funding, a move that could have upended how billions of dollars are spent in the state. The result was a win for Democrats, who pushed for a “no” vote, characterizing the ballot questions as an
Months after he covered the costs for Sarasota County’s 211 helpline service that county commissioners rejected, attorney and developer Hugh Culverhouse Jr. is stepping up to do the same for the popular Embracing Our Differences exhibition. He called the commissioners’ recent decision not to rejecting a grant to the organization “illogical.” Culverhouse and his wife,
As my eldest child started high school, I started noticing the cost of college. It seemed like a lot. As each year went by, the price only rose. At the same time, this particular child − I have four − wasn’t all that interested in college. But I still figured he should go. Everyone does,
WASHINGTON − Democratic senators want more answers from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas about a $267,000 loan he received in 1999 to purchase a high-end motorhome. Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island wrote in a letter to Thomas’ attorney Wednesday that the justice has evaded answering whether he’s repaid any