Local Politics

Rose Moore, of Davenport, said she voted for Republican former Iowa governor Terry Branstad every time he was on the ballot. Moore, too, voted for current Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds in her first election in…

As Democrats decide who to support in the potential seven-way 22nd Congressional District primary, the Working Families Party has made its endorsement. The party is supporting Josh Riley in the newly drawn district that…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Statehouse Democrats said they have yet to hear anything from Republicans about the next steps the Ohio Redistricting Commission will take to redraw new legislative maps. The Ohio Supreme Court gave the commission until…

Acting Cayuga County District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonacci is accusing Gov. Kathy Hochul's office and the local Democratic Party of a "backroom deal" to appoint a Democrat as the county's top prosecutor. Grome…

If the proposed 22nd district is approved by the state Legislature, the Democratic primary in June could decide who will represent central New York in Congress. The new map that state legislators will vote on this week…

“The main problems that we’re seeing in our hospitals are, No. 1, staffing,” Thompson, the county health director, told me Friday. “One of our hospitals had like 51 of their caregivers out with COVID. Being able to just staff the beds…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio House of Representatives is considering a bill to crack down on big tech and social media companies from censoring its users. Supporters and opponents said it is a free speech issue, but are coming at it from…

NEW YORK — Every family affected by the deadly fire in the Bronx will receive an “immediate” $2,250 payment as part of the city’s relief efforts, Mayor Eric Adams said Friday.  Each of the 118 households affected by the blaze will be…