Decision 2018

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Decision 2018

GUEST EDITORIAL: Illinois unfairly suppresses third-party candidates

The following was previously published yesterday by the Belleville News-Democrat editorial board. Maybe voter suppression isn't our problem. Maybe it's candidate suppression. Do you know who Sam McCann is? How about Grayson "Kash" Jackson? They are two choices for Illinois governor. That may confuse most folks because most folks think the two choices were made March 20. That was the Illinois primary, when billionaire J.B. Pritzker got 45 percent of the vote against five other Democrats and billionaire Bruce Rauner eked out a […]

todayJune 29, 2018 17

Ballot Access News

GUEST EDITORIAL: More candidates + more choices = more voters

The following guest editorial was previously published yesterday by the Northwest Herald editorial board. Monday was a day of significance on the Illinois electoral calendar, but just how much significance remains to be seen. That day marked the deadline for independent and third-party candidates to file nomination petitions for the fall’s general election ballot. With respect to all candidates in every such race across the state, we turn to the top of the ticket, where Libertarian Kash Jackson filed his […]

todayJune 29, 2018 22

Decision 2018

Romney victorious in Utah’s GOP primary for U.S. Senate

SALT LAKE CITY (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Mitt Romney declared victory on Tuesday, earning the Republican nomination in the race for Utah's U.S. Senate seat with slightly over 73 percent of the vote. The seat is being contested this year as the seat is being vacated due to the retirement of Senator Orrin Hatch, who announced his retirement earlier this year. The former Massachusetts governor and one-time presidential nominee celebrated with his family as supporters ate hot dogs and sno-cones. "Well, […]

todayJune 28, 2018 2

Business & Lifestyle

COMMENTARY: Bank of Springfield Center and SMEAA — a massive drain on taxpayers

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Illinois Policy Institute published a story Tuesday regarding the Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority (SMEAA) and the damning debt that Springfield taxpayers are on the hook for against their own will. Please note that I may be linking to some of IPI's articles in this commentary. Springfield-area residents often see as many as ten different governmental taxing bodies on their property tax bills each year, most of which include SMEAA. While being furthest from being […]

todayJune 27, 2018 19

Ballot Access News

Libertarian Party files nearly 48,000 signatures for ballot access

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Candidates, party officers and volunteers representing the Libertarian Party of Illinois delivered nearly 48,000 signatures for the statewide slate of candidates Monday morning to the state's board of elections in Springfield. Prior to walking in, party chairman Bennett Morris showed local media the stack of petitions which had to be carried in a box, showing the unfair advantage that the Democratic Party and the Republican Party have when it comes to petitioning compared to independents and […]

todayJune 26, 2018 17

Ballot Access News

Illinois third parties are in weekend time crunch to meet filing deadline

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- It is crunch time this weekend as third party candidates assemble their petition packets leading to the final day of candidate filing for the November 6 general election as Illinois voters are in much anticipation as to who will be facing off against incumbent Republican governor Bruce Rauner and Democratic opponent J.B. Pritzker. A candidate filing by Mary A. Vann-Metcalf was received Tuesday afternoon by the Illinois State Board of Elections in the gubernatorial race as […]

todayJune 23, 2018 7

Capital Area Region

House representative leaving office early, taking private sector job

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A Republican state representative who voted in favor of tax hikes in 2017 and opted not to seek re-election in November's general election is leaving earlier than expected and will not serve the remainder of his term ending in January. State Rep. Chad Hays of Catlin announced in a press statement Friday that he will be leaving the Illinois General Assembly earlier than expected. In the release, Hays noted that he has accepted a job in […]

todayJune 22, 2018 14

Decision 2018

Libertarians set to take over New Orleans as biennial national convention nears

ALEXANDRIA, Va./NEW ORLEANS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Libertarian Party will be holding their biennial national convention beginning next Saturday, June 30 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans with approximately 900 delegates from across the country expected to attend to conduct party business and elect their regional and national leadership for the next two years. The party's convention has proven to be the largest midterm political event in its 46-year history, with event organizers expecting an overall attendance of […]

todayJune 21, 2018 16

Decision 2018

Kehoe sworn in as Missouri’s newest lieutenant governor

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Amid much political turmoil and scandal related to disgraced Missouri governor Eric Grietens, a second change at the top of state government took place in Jefferson City for the second time in less than three weeks as Mike Kehoe was appointed as the state's 48th lieutenant governor. Kehoe, the 56-year-old Missouri Senate majority leader with roots in Gasconade County, was sworn into office Monday afternoon, replacing Mike Parson, who took took over as governor […]

todayJune 19, 2018 8

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