Federal Election Observers can only be sent to Five States in this year’s U.S. Presidential election, among the smallest deployments since the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 to e… Read More
A bumper crop of U.S. Senate candidates and the resulting challenge in designing ballots may be why more than 235,000 California voters had their selections for the race rejected in June.
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is meeting with Conservative lawmakers in both chambers to build support for a showdown with the White House over funding the Government and power over the Internet… Read More
The Justice Department is significantly reducing the number of Federal Observers stationed inside polling places in next month’s Election at the same time that voters will face Strict… Read More
Native Americans in Nevada will have greater voting access next month than ever before, boosting the chances that Democrats retain a key Senate seat and capture the State’s six Elector… Read More
Trump’s close financial ties to Energy Transfer Partners, operators of the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline, have been laid bare, with the Presidential candidate invested in th… Read More
FBI Director James Comey went against the wishes of Attorney General Loretta Lynch when he sent a letter to lawmakers Friday notifying them that the agency was reviewing new emails “pe… Read More
FBI Director James Comey privately argued against having his bureau sign onto a statement saying the Russian Government was meddling in the U.S. Election.
A source familiar with the interag… Read More
Legislative Updates
District of Columbia: By a unanimous vote of the Council of the District of Columbia, DC became the sixth State this week to approve Automatic Voter Registration. Althou… Read More
A Federal Judge has ordered Local Elections Boards in North Carolina to restore voters to the rolls after they were purged too close to Election Day.
U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs issue… Read More
When Luis Ramon Morales-Santana was born in 1962 in the Dominican Republic, his parents were not married. Morales-Santana’s father was a U.S. Citizen, but his mother was not. For Moral… Read More
A high-ranking New Jersey Democrat wants fellow Lawmakers to consider impeaching New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie following the conviction of two of his aides in the Bridgegate lane-closing sc… Read More
For years, former New York City Mayor and businessman Mike Bloomberg has used his considerable wealth to bankroll Causes and Candidates around the Country. And this year is seeing a good dea… Read More
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Wednesday unveiled Revised Rules for Collecting, Analyzing, and Storing Information on American Citizens, updating the Rules for the Information Age… Read More
"Why so many students from for-profit schools are left in debt limbo" PBS NewsHour 1/16/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: Students who attend for-profit college and training programs are more likely… Read More
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Among those interviewed on the red carpet were: Loretta Devine, Lil Rel Howery, Erica Ash, MAJOR, Yvonne Orji.
The post Donald Trump, Chri… Read More
Senate Minority Leader Schumer is calling on Attorney General Sessions to recuse himself from the investigation into former National Security Adviser Flynn’s dealings with Russia. In a… Read More
Attorney General Sessions will end a Justice Department Partnership with Independent Scientists to raise Forensic science Standards and has Suspended an Expanded Review of FBI Testimony acro… Read More
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has Conditionally Vetoed a Bill, S3048/A4520, aimed at getting President Trump to release his Tax Returns, calling it a "transparent political stunt masqueradi… Read More
Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions instructed federal Prosecutors to take the most Aggressive approach possible against Federal Criminal defendants. The Policy change will result in lengthi… Read More
Long-lost Court Documents detailing President Trump’s Alleged use of Undocumented Labor to pave the way for Trump Tower have been Found and could soon be Unsealed.
The Transcript and… Read More
President Trump tried to deflect questions Thursday about his Son's Meeting last year with a Russian Lawyer, implying that, Obama's Attorney General (AG) Loretta Lynch, had let the Lawyer in… Read More
I have been posting on this blog about other options from the Top-Two Primary. One option was to make it a Top-Three, and the other was to set a percentage, say 25%, which make it possible f… Read More
In a 2010 Ballot Initiative, Californians voted to Adopt a New Primary System, Candidates from All Parties in the State compete together in a Single Primary Ballot. The Top-Two Vote-Getters… Read More
A New York Judge Ruled that the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) is Unconstitutional on Thursday, largely Conflicting a Ruling in January by a Nine-Member Panel of the U.S. Cou… Read More
My personal history with the cuisine of New Orleans goes way back to the early 1960's when I was an Army brat living in the New Orleans suburb of Metarie. I got to experience thi… Read More
Hear ye! Hear ye! It's Mardi Gras week here at the Rock & Roll is a State of Mind blog! We'll be posting something every day all the way thru to next Tuesday aka Fat… Read More
Yesterday, I suddenly remembered that November 18th marked the 16th Anniversary of the Freelance Vandals Rock & Roll Relief concert at the Knights of Columbus Hal… Read More
Legislative Updates
Illinois: Signatures have been submitted to give Voters a say in whether or not the Bloomington Election Commission (BEC) should be folded into the McLean County Clerk&r… Read More
A Federal Judge Invalidated part of North Carolina Elections Law that Allows One Voter to challenge another's Residency, a Provision that Activist Groups used to scrub Thousands of Names fro… Read More
Pennsylvania, the 2016 Battleground State where many Counties Refused to Conduct a Presidential Recount, has Settled a Lawsuit with Green Party Candidate, Jill Stein, and State Residents, ag… Read More
December 9th aka Christmas Card Day is right around the corner! Here's a song about all that from my 2015 Christmas album, Johnny Pierre’s Holiday Jamboree. The video was a real… Read More
New York Attorney Gen.-elect, Letitia James, says she Plans to Launch sweeping Investigations into President Trump, his Family, and "anyone" in his Circle who may have Violated the Law once… Read More
Thanks to Richard winger of Ballot Access news for this post.
On February 21st, the New Jersey Senate passed S119 - President/Vice President Disclose Federal Income Tax Returns to Appear on… Read More
MARCH 2019
1st – Weisman’s Warriors ALS Benefit CM Performing Arts Center Oakdale, NY
Come out and support this benefit for ALS Awareness.&nbs… Read More
"Inside country legend Loretta Lynn’s ‘first birthday party’ (at age 87)" PBS NewsHour 4/12/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Loretta Lynn's six decades of boundary-breaking countr… Read More
EXHIBITION OVERVIEW
"For the first time, a major museum exhibition examines the instruments of rock and roll. One of the most important artistic movements of the twentieth century… Read More
Nala’s puppies are sweet and doing great. We are going down our list now placing puppies. These puppies can start going home June 9th.
Female 1 Sold Kyle M.
Female 2 Sold Takia… Read More
Nala’s husky puppies are growing and they have been eating puppy food for a while now. They are playing and having a ball in the larger kennel. The backboard says 3 weeks old but this… Read More
North Carolina Voters might Not have to show a Photo ID in the 2020 Elections, due to a Ruling in Federal Court that’s expected in the coming days.
The New Voter ID Law faces State an… Read More
The North Carolina 2018 Law, Enacted over the Governor’s Veto, usually requires a Qualifying Photo ID to Vote.
As compared to the Previous ID Law Passed in the wake of Shelby County a… Read More
One month from North Carolina's potentially Pivotal Primary, the Battle over making Voters abide by One of the Country's Strictest Photo ID Laws is Not Close to Done.
Last week Lawyers for… Read More
A Federal Judge issued a Permanent Nationwide Injunction Thursday against yet Another Trump Administration Immigration Policy. A move to make it Harder for Foreigners to Remain in the U.S… Read More
Legislative Updates
Alabama: Three Bills filed before the Coronavirus Pandemic that would Allow for No-Excuse Voting in the State are getting some New Attention. “No excuse absentee b… Read More
S’mores bars have come a long way since the original graham cracker, chocolate bar, and toasted marshmallow sandwich. From s'mores in the oven to fruity s’mores and everything in… Read More
Former FBI Director James Comey raised eyebrows about Loretta Lynch during recent testimony, and it’s also known that the then-Attorney General met on an airport tarmac with Bill Clint… Read More
Legislative Updates
Louisiana: The Legislature has approved a bill that would require the Louisiana Legislative Auditor to review local, state, and federal elections has received final legi… Read More
Bombed Abuja-Kaduna Train: Two bodies deposited in hospital, many injured after terrorist attack
Two cleaners and workers of the attacked Abuja-Kaduna train identified as Loretta and Abdul… Read More
Grand Ole Opry-Nashville, Tennessee It was voted #2 in our recent poll in our article, “Top 12 Things to Do in Nashville, Tennessee.”
In 1925, the Grand Ole Opry debuted as a ra… Read More
Kaitlyn Dever is an American actress who first rose to fame after playing the role of Gwen Thompson in the 2009 film “An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong.” Her outstanding pe… Read More