Posts Tagged Nonpartisan
Redistricting Commission Seeks Partisan Counsel, Citizen Member Democrats Oppose
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 8, 2021
Citizen members that were selected by Democrats broke away from the rest of Virginia’s Redistricting Commission in two votes over the character of legal counsel the commission would hire in a meeting Monday. Jahd Khalil reports.
Should Local Offices in Virginia Remain Nonpartisan?
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 8, 2016
Credit: NPR
Should candidates for local offices be identified as Republicans or Democrats in Virginia? That’s an issue now being considered by the courts. Michael Pope reports.
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From NPR News- Your price at the pump went up. So did Saudi Aramco's profits — to a new record August 14, 2022Saudi energy company Aramco said Sunday its profits jumped 90% in the second quarter compared to the same time last year, helping its half-year earnings reach nearly $88 billion.
- One dead, 17 hurt in crash outside Pennsylvania bar August 14, 2022One person has died and another 17 people were injured after a vehicle struck a crowd gathered at a Pennsylvania bar on Saturday for an event to raise money for victims of a house fire.
- A fire at a church in Cairo kills 41 people and hurts 14 others August 14, 2022A fire ripped through a church in a densely populated neighborhood as congregants worshipped, the Coptic Church said. It was one of the worst fire tragedies in Egypt in recent years.
- How gender-affirming care may be impacted when clinics that offer abortions close August 14, 2022After a Planned Parenthood in Knoxville, Tenn., burned down in January, patients relying on gender-affirming care scrambled to find support elsewhere.
- 10 years after Austin Tice vanished in Syria, his family continues its fight for him August 14, 2022American journalist Austin Tice is believed to have been kidnapped in a suburb of Damascus, Syria, in 2012. His mother says he's being held with a "government-related entity" in Syria.
- Your price at the pump went up. So did Saudi Aramco's profits — to a new record August 14, 2022
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- UK heatwave: Final day of 'extreme' heat with thunder on way August 14, 2022Temperatures will exceed 30C in much of England and Wales - but rain is forecast.
- 'We are waiting for rain, for winter, for God' - Fighting a megafire in France August 14, 2022On the frontline of the wildfires in France is a tactical team trying to stay ahead of the flames.
- Saudi Aramco: Oil giant tops own record with $48.4bn quarterly profit August 14, 2022The staggering profit comes amid soaring oil prices in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- Salman Rushdie off ventilator and able to talk August 14, 2022The Satanic Verses author was repeatedly stabbed while on stage at a US literary event on Friday.
- Sarah Everard: Vigil protesters no longer face prosecution August 14, 2022Six people were accused of breaking lockdown rules by attending the event for Sarah Everard.
- UK heatwave: Final day of 'extreme' heat with thunder on way August 14, 2022
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