July 29, 2016 Federal appeals court blocks North Carolina voter ID law A federal appeals court blocked a North Carolina law requiring photo identification to cast in-person ballots, ruling Friday that it was enacted "with discriminatory intent."
July 23, 2016 Virginia high court strikes down gov's order giving felons right to vote Virginia's highest court has struck down Gov. Terry McAuliffe's executive order restoring voting rights to more than 206,000 felons.
July 19, 2016 Wisconsin residents without ID can vote in November, judge rules Wisconsin residents who can't obtain photo identification will still be able to vote in November's general election, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, carving out an exception to state law that requires all voters to show photo IDs at the polls.
May 2, 2016 Something stinks in Peoria: Lawsuit claims congressmen called candidate a cheatin' hog man One local cattle man is suing two prominent elephants for dragging his name through the pig slop, muddying his chances to be on the county board and stinking up his reputation.
December 21, 2015 Ex-candidate Christine O'Donnell says tax records 'illegally accessed' Christine O'Donnell, the Republican candidate who mounted a spirited and ultimately unsuccessful bid for Senate in Delaware three years ago, now claims that her tax records were apparently breached -- possibly in an attempt to smear her.
December 21, 2015 Rhode Island town voting on recalls over gun permit changes Residents in the small Rhode Island town of Exeter are voting on whether to recall four town council members who proposed changing the way gun permits are issued.
December 20, 2015 Recount likely in Virginia AG's race after Democrat's narrow win certified The State Board of Elections on Monday confirmed Democrat Mark Herring's victory over Republican Mark Obenshain in a historically close race for attorney general that appears headed to a recount.
December 20, 2015 Gun owners groups consider recalls of Calif. lawmakers Gun owners groups said Thursday they are considering recall campaigns against five Democratic lawmakers in California, including Assembly Speaker John Perez, for supporting a variety of firearms bills this year.
December 20, 2015 2 GOP state senators sworn in after Colorado recalls Two Republicans were sworn in Thursday to replace the Colorado Senate Democrats they defeated in historic recalls over new gun restrictions.
December 20, 2015 Emails add evidence McAuliffe pressed US officials to help troubled company Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe's effort to press top federal officials on behalf of his troubled electric car company was wider and deeper than previously revealed, emails obtained by Watchdog.org show.
