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Decision 2020

Hornberger declared winner of Iowa Libertarian caucus

DES MOINES (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Future of Freedom Foundation founder Jacob Hornberger was declared the winner of the Libertarian Party of Iowa's first-ever caucus held Saturday, according to a press release late Saturday evening. Libertarians from throughout the Hawkeye State gathered at county-level caucuses and conventions to choose their preference for the Libertarian presidential nomination, as well as the election of officers, the development of county committees and to select delegates to the state convention in Des Moines later this […]

todayFebruary 9, 2020 45

National

Recap of the State of the Union and all partisan responses

WASHINGTON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Tuesday night was State of the Union speech night for President Donald Trump. The following shares the SOTU and all partisan responses: State of the Union Address Democratic Response  Green Party Response  Libertarian Party Response

todayFebruary 5, 2020 40

Decision 2020

Monds becomes fifteenth active candidate for Libertarian presidential nomination

CAIRO, Ga. (Heartland Newsfeed via press release) -- The first Libertarian to receive over a million votes at the state level is taking a crack at the Libertarian presidential nomination, according to a press release Tuesday. The candidate, John Monds, received over a million votes in his 2008 Libertarian campaign for public service commissioner in Georgia. Monds would later run for governor in 2010 and set history as the first African-American candidate to appear on the ballot in Georgia. To […]

todayFebruary 4, 2020 255

Decision 2020

Iowa caucuses Monday night as another candidate drops out

DES MOINES (The Center Square) -- After months of campaigning and hundreds of millions of dollars in advertising, the Iowa caucuses finally arrive Monday night. Supporters of John Delaney, however, will have to find a new candidate as the former Maryland Congressman announced Friday he was dropping out of the race. Delaney said he did not want to take support away from other moderate candidates heading into Monday night, although he was consistently polling at 1 percent or less. Delaney […]

todayFebruary 1, 2020 56

National

Pennsylvania lawmakers debate participating in regional transportation, climate program

HARRISBURG (The Center Square) -- Pennsylvania’s preliminary participation in a regional program that calls for greater strides toward a clean energy economy and a reduction in carbon emissions in the transportation sector went under the microscope as lawmakers weighed in on the effort. Two state Senate panels – Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and the Transportation Committee – held a joint meeting this week and took testimony on issues linked to the Transportation and Climate Initiative. Patrick McDonnell, secretary of the Department of Environmental […]

todayJanuary 31, 2020 17

Chicagoland Region

Libertarian POTUS candidates invited to March debate held by Free and Equal

CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- An organization that held a presidential debate among alternative political candidates eight years ago is holding another debate this spring in Chicago, according to a news release Thursday. The Free and Equal Elections Foundation, an organization headed by Christina Tobin, is holding the March 4 debate at the Chicago Hilton and is inviting 15 to 20 presidential candidates, mostly Libertarian but is open to Democrats who are willing to thwart rules by the Democratic National Committee. […]

todayJanuary 23, 2020 36

Decision 2020

Malouf set to seek Libertarian nomination for U.S. Senate at annual convention in East Peoria

WOODSTOCK (Heartland Newsfeed via press release) -- A former contender for the Republican nomination for a Congressional seat in the outskirts of Chicago is seeking the Libertarian nomination for U.S. Senate, according to a press release Monday. For most of 2019, Danny Malouf campaigned and petitioned to run in the Republican primary for the 14th Congressional district in hopes to run against Lauren Underwood, the Democrat who was elected to that seat in 2018. In a Facebook post on Nov. […]

todayJanuary 22, 2020 274

Capital Area Region

Don Harmon elected Illinois Senate President, succeeding John Cullerton

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) -- Democrats elected state Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) to be Illinois' new Senate President on Sunday. Harmon said at a news conference after being elected that he will push for a graduated income tax. Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) announced in November he planned to retire. Cullerton resigned Sunday. “I’ve enjoyed working with all of you, Republicans and Democrats alike,” Cullerton said. “We’ve accomplished a great deal together. And now it’s time for me to move […]

todayJanuary 20, 2020 24

Governmental Watchdogs

Senate introduces impeachment charges, officially begins trial of President Donald Trump

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Two articles of impeachment were introduced in the Senate Thursday, formally marking the start of a historic proceeding that could potentially remove President Donald Trump from office. The seven Democratic managers tasked with presenting the evidence at trial read the articles on the Senate floor. They accuse Trump of abusing his power by trying to press Ukraine to investigate Democratic candidate Joe Biden, and obstructing the House investigation that followed. Although they mark the official opening of […]

todayJanuary 16, 2020 91

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