Robert Beatty | Exclusively for the Capital Journal “Don’t mess with the bull, young man, or you’ll get the horns.” – Vice Principal Vernon in the 1985 film “The Breakfast Club” In American politics, the term “lame duck” dates back to at least 1863 and essentially refers to politicians who are in their final term […]
Manatee County’s next election official will be chosen by Republican voters in Tuesday’s primary election. Two Republican candidates have filed to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of longtime elections official Mike Bennett in March. James Satcher, who was serving as county commissioner for District 1 at the time, was appointed by Gov. […]
Election Day Voting in Florida: What You Need to Know Here’s what you need to know if you plan to vote in Florida on Election Day. A Manatee County commissioner is guaranteed to lose his seat on the podium in Tuesday’s Republican primary. 3rd District Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge changed his candidacy in May to […]
Kamala Harris unveils economic plans for homeowners and new housing The vice president will speak in North Carolina to promote a $25,000 loan for first-time home buyers. Cheddar Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris unveiled some major economic plans for the first time on Friday, but experts had mixed reactions when asked to what extent some […]
Five people have been charged in connection with the death of Friends star Matthew Perry. US authorities are bracing for a highly contagious and severe strain of Mpox. A cozy crowd of 92,000 fans (including this writer!!) attended Taylor Swift’s European leg of the Eras Tour in London last night after previous shows had to […]
Inflation is the biggest problem for Wisconsin residents, according to UW survey Opinion: The Main Street Agenda is a 2024 ballot project that focuses on the issues Wisconsin residents say matter most. Here are the most important ones. One of the biggest question marks in the Democrats’ fight for a swing seat in western Wisconsin […]
4 minutes reading time Voters influence the outcome of the presidential debate between Trump and Harris Young voters express their expectations for the first debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris OK, we’ve seen the joy and the hype, so what’s the problem? This is the question facing Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. She must […]
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the mask ban, the first of its kind in the United States, into law early Wednesday morning. On Wednesday, a controversial ban on wearing face coverings in public was passed in the New York suburb of Nassau County. Civil rights activists and state officials immediately criticized the move as […]
BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — A new poll asking Floridians who they will support in the upcoming presidential election raises concerns that Florida could once again become a swing state. The first FAU/Mainstreet Research USA poll of voters in the Sunshine State since Vice President Kamala Harris took office as the Democratic nominee shows Republican […]
BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — A new poll asking Floridians who they will support in the upcoming presidential election raises concerns that Florida could once again become a swing state. The first FAU/Mainstreet Research USA poll of voters in the Sunshine State since Vice President Kamala Harris took office as the Democratic nominee shows Republican […]
