October 11, 2018 NYC residents can choose gender-neutral ‘X’ option on birth certificates, new law says A bill signed into law this week affords New York City residents the opportunity to change the gender on their birth certificate to a third, gender-neutral option.
October 4, 2018 Arizona Dem governor candidate's top staffer plagiarized his US congress campaign website Arizona Democratic Governor candidate David Garcia’s political director has plagiarized significant portions of his campaign website when he ran for U.S. Congress, becoming the latest staffer causing the embarrassment for the Garcia’s bid to unseat Republican Gov. Doug Ducey.
October 4, 2018 Louisville councilman says he won't resign -- despite seeking office in Nigeria A Louisville councilman fired back at calls for his resignation on Wednesday amid his run for a political office in native Nigeria and not showing up at council meetings since mid-August, telling critics to "please stop being obsessed with me."
October 3, 2018 Vandalism suspect says he's 'happy' about damage outside local Republican Party headquarters
October 2, 2018 Illinois Republican party office vandalized with 'rape,' 'shame' graffiti on building, police say A local Republican party office in Illinois was vandalized over the weekend with the words “rape” and “shame” painted across the building.
October 1, 2018 Minnesota Senate candidate calls on state to investigate Keith Ellison domestic abuse allegations Republican Senate nominee Karin Housley called on the Minnesota attorney general to investigate claims of domestic abuse against Rep. Keith Ellison, a Democrat running for the attorney general seat.
October 1, 2018 West Virginia Supreme Court impeachment trials get underway as former Rep. Jenkins joins the bench The impeachment trial for West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker begins in the state Senate Monday.
August 14, 2018 Lavish court spending in poor West Virginia triggers scandal, 4 state Supreme Court justices impeached A scandal involving lavish office renovations and other financial abuses by the highest court in one of the poorest states in America has triggered an extraordinary move by one branch of government to essentially fire another.
August 13, 2018 West Virginia lawmakers impeach 3 state Supreme Court justices, citing 'over-the-top' spending West Virginia lawmakers, seeking to remove every justice on the state's four-member Supreme Court amid what they called an "over-the-top" spending scandal, impeached three justices on Monday, including Chief Justice Margaret Workman.
August 9, 2018 Top Dallas Democrat resigns in disgrace, admits taking more than $450G in lavish bribes A Dallas official pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges after prosecutors said he earned more than $450,000 in kickbacks and bribes in exchange for official actions taken to benefit local business dealings.