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Election board confirms ballot removal of seven candidates

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- As the ballots for the November 6 general election become certified, the state's election authority announced the removal of seven candidates from the ballot. Challenges were filed July 2 on independent gubernatorial candidates William "Doc" Walls (with Taxpayers United of America founder and running mate Jim Tobin) and Gregg Moore (with running mate Magistrale Morgan) as well as five General Assembly candidates -- Jay Murphy (I-51st District), Aaron Goldberg (G-64th District), John Eldon Mathey (L-70th District), […]

todaySeptember 2, 2018 4

Columnists

EDITORIAL: Libertarian, alternative candidates are making some serious moves

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- Libertarian and alternative candidates as of recent have made some serious moves in the past several weeks and it has become apparent that the voting public is seeking an alternative to the Democratic and Republican political machines. Illinois gubernatorial race In Illinois, Libertarian gubernatorial nominee Kash Jackson and Conservative Party nominee Sam McCann have appeared in five consecutive polls dating back to late June. In the June poll from Victory Research, Jackson polled at 2% while McCann […]

todayAugust 27, 2018 6

Columnists

COMMENTARY: Nexstar, let Mark Tippetts debate – no excuses

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- Nearly a week ago, the national Libertarian Party issued a press release regarding Nexstar Media Group's exclusion of Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Mark Tippetts from the first gubernatorial debate slated for September 28 in Austin. As a part of the guidelines, debate inclusion requires being in the top three in polling. Tippetts met that mark in last month's poll conducted by the University of Texas and the Texas Tribune, meeting the requirement leaving 16 percent undecided. However, Nexstar-owned […]

todayJuly 22, 2018 18

Capital Area Region

Libertarian candidates make campaign stops in Quincy, Jacksonville

QUINCY/JACKSONVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Libertarian candidates for governor, attorney general, secretary of state and comptroller were in west central Illinois Saturday for meet and greet events. Kash Jackson, Bubba Harsy, Steve Dutner and Claire Ball, ballot access director Krysta Walker and campaign manager Brian Lambrecht met with supporters and interested voters at One in downtown Quincy for an event co-sponsored by the Quincy Tea Party and Western Illinois Libertarian Party. Jackson, a 20-year U.S. Navy veteran, mentioned to WGEM's […]

todayJuly 8, 2018 31

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

Decision 2018

Illinois Libertarians select party slate for state offices

BLOOMINGTON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A year-long campaign season to earn the Libertarian Party of Illinois nod ended Saturday, as more than 120 voting members of the party met at the Parke Regency Hotel and Conference Center in Bloomington for their annual convention. Representing the top of the ticket is Kash Jackson, a retired 20-year Navy veteran, father and activist from Antioch who wants to restore freedom to the state of Illinois. Jackson barely missed out of securing the nomination by […]

todayMarch 4, 2018 16

Ballot Access News

Illinois Policy: Illinois lawmakers stampede for the exit

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois Policy Institute) -- The most likely driver is pretty obvious to most Illinoisans: the rage of constituents. Thirty state lawmakers in the 100th General Assembly will not be holding their seats in the 101st General Assembly. And that’s not even counting those who might be ousted at the ballot box next year. The exodus is unlike anything Springfield insiders have ever seen. National polling data has long shown Illinoisans at the bottom of the barrel when it comes […]

todaySeptember 29, 2017 5

Business & Lifestyle

Governor Rauner replaces chief aide with libertarian group Illinois Policy Institute’s CEO

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) – Gov. Bruce Rauner is replacing his chief of staff with the head of the libertarian-leaning Illinois Policy Institute. Rauner announced Richard Goldberg is stepping down effective Monday. The new chief of staff will be Kristina Rasmussen, who served as president and chief operating officer of the Illinois Policy Institute. Rauner has previously donated to the group and hired other staff from the organization, which runs a legal center and a news service. Rauner cites Rasmussen's work […]

todayJuly 10, 2017 20

Business & Lifestyle

Nevada governor backs emergency regulations amid marijuana shortage

Daniel Uria United Press International CARSON CITY, Nev. (UPI) -- Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval endorsed emergency regulations to combat a shortage of marijuana at legal recreational retailers in the state. The state law legalizing recreational marijuana starting this month dictated that wholesale alcohol distributors be granted exclusive rights to transport marijuana for the first 18 months of legal sales, but a lack of approved distributors has created a potential shortage, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported. "Based on reports of adult-use marijuana sales already […]

todayJuly 8, 2017 4

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