Labor-backed group sues to block Massachusetts gig worker ballot proposal
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A labor-backed coalition on Thursday filed a lawsuit seeking to block an industry-supported bid to ask Massachusetts voters to decide whether ride-share and delivery drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft
Trump civil fraud verdict now expected by mid-February
By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A ruling in the New York state attorney general’s $370 million civil fraud case against former U.S. president Donald Trump will not come until early to-mid February, a court spokesperson said
US Senate to vote on bipartisan border bill next week, Schumer says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate will vote next week on a bipartisan bill that would strengthen border security and also provide more aid to Ukraine and Israel, the chamber’s top Democrat, Chuck Schumer, said on Thursday.
Trump’s political operation, spending heavily on legal expenses, starts 2024 with $42M
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s political operation amassed about $130 million in the final months of last year but after spending heavily, headed into 2024 with more than $42 million to start the election year.
Former Atlantic City politician charged with election fraud involving absentee ballots
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A former Atlantic City councilman who went to prison for bribery and a sex blackmail case is facing charges again. Craig Callaway, 64, is a sought-after political organizer and operative in and
Oregon Supreme Court rules lawmakers cannot seek reelection after Senate boycott
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – The Oregon Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Republican lawmakers who embarked on a six-week boycott of legislative sessions last year in opposition to bills on abortion and gun control were correctly
Missouri Republicans are split over changes to state Senate districts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s high court entertained arguments Thursday on whether to force changes to the state’s Senate districts in a case that has divided majority-party Republicans over how to apply new voter-approved redistricting criteria.
Nikki Haley has called out prejudice but rejected systemic racism throughout her career
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Four years after South Carolina removed the Confederate battle flag from its Statehouse grounds, Nikki Haley offered two separate explanations of the flag’s meaning in less than a week. Haley, the state’s governor
Disney appeals dismissal of free speech lawsuit as DeSantis says company should ‘move on’
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Thursday appealed a judge’s dismissal of its free speech lawsuit over what it described as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ retaliatory takeover of Walt Disney World’s governing district, as the Florida governor separately
US lawmakers nominate four jailed Chinese dissidents for Nobel Peace Prize
Washington (AP) — Two U.S. lawmakers have nominated Jimmy Lai, a former Hong Kong publisher now standing trial on national security charges, and three other jailed Chinese dissidents for the Nobel Peace Prize. While hundreds of people
