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Give thanks for Nueces County's consolidated November election

Source: Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Nov 21 2012, 3:17am CST

CORPUS CHRISTI — Some final thoughts on Election Day complaints in Nueces County: That was quite a ballot voters navigated. From president to school trustee, Texas Supreme Court justice to justice of the peace, not to forge ...

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Republican wins Central Valley state Senate race

Source: Recordnet.com  |   May 22 2013, 3:33pm CDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Republican has won a hotly contested state Senate contest in the southern San Joaquin Valley, with his top Democratic rival conceding Wednesday that the race will not go to a runoff. The special election victory by H ...

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School board to discuss possible tax election

Source: Plano Star Courier  |   May 22 2013, 3:31pm CDT

The current maintenance and operations tax rate of $1.04 was still used in all budget projections presented to the board that night, and Matkin said any discussion will have to wait until school finance legislation is passed and final tax rolls are re ...

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26 weeks ago


Quote:
"If you need a place to store the machines ... tell the city to buy the machines and store them. They're the ones who wanted their election stacked with everybody else."


Source: Corpus Christi Caller-Times

 

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Andy Vidak Narrows Senate Supermajority

Source: Calitics  |   May 22 2013, 2:54pm CDT

Republicans gain seat through 2014 Tuesday night, Vidak's supporters gathered at his Hanford-Armona farm and cheered him on as the votes came in from all four counties in Senate District 16. This includes all of Kings Coun ...

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Voters nominate newcomers for Monroeville Council

Source: Pittsburgh Entertainment  |   May 22 2013, 2:47pm CDT

Linda Gaydos won the Democratic nomination for the 1st Ward seat, which will be vacated next year by Councilman Bernhard Erb. Gaydos defeated Monroeville resident Georgiana Galagaza Woodhall. Gaydos received about 75 percent of the vote. No Republican ...

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CALIFORNIA VOTES: TUESDAY TAKEAWAYS

Source: Hoover Institution  |   May 22 2013, 2:40pm CDT

To the many annoyances of life in Los Angeles – traffic, traffic and, well, traffic – toss in this gem: on Tuesday night, Angelenos headed to the polls for the third time in less than seven months. Not that the good people of Los A ...

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Eric Garcetti wins Los Angeles mayoral race

Source: Guardian Unlimited  |   May 22 2013, 2:09pm CDT

Los Angeles has elected a Jewish liberal Democrat who writes musicals in his spare time to be its next mayor, delivering a blow to public sector unions who backed his rival. Eric Garcetti, a city council member, won 54% ...

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Tale of Two Cities

Source: Wall Street Journal  |   May 22 2013, 1:14pm CDT

By Jason L. Riley New York and Los Angeles, the nation's two largest cities, face similar challenges in finding electable politicians willing to take on powerful municipal unions that have collectively bargained for an eve ...

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Capitol Alert: GOP win shaves Democratic supermajority in California Senate

Source: Sacramento Bee  |   May 22 2013, 12:30pm CDT

The Democratic supermajority in the state Senate thinned a bit Tuesday when Republican farmer Andy Vidak captured more than 50 percent of a special election vote to win in a heavily Democratic San Joaquin Valley district. Vida ...

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The Race Time Forgot

Source: Washington Monthly  |   May 22 2013, 10:02am CDT

So with virtually no national attention (and I plead guilty to ignoring it myself), America’s second-largest city held a competitive mayor’s election (actually, a runoff election) yesterday, and a booming 19% of Los Angeles’ registered voters turned out ...

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