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McCALEB: What’s real as the primary election approaches

(Illinois News Network) -- Everyone who watches even just a bit of TV or who checks their mailboxes every now and then knows there's an election around the corner. The dubious campaign ads and colorful mailers with big scare headlines have been flooding both for weeks. I hope you're not paying attention to them. They're generally dishonest and tell you nothing real about why you should support one candidate over another. But with early voting well under way and the March […]

todayMarch 7, 2018 4

Ballot Access News

Arkansas voters confused as Libertarian candidates disappear from SoS website

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Arkansas voters are incredibly confused as Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin removed all Libertarian Party candidates except but one from the candidate listings on Friday. One lone Libertarian will be on the ballot in the upcoming primary remained on the list Friday -- William Whitfield Hyman, who is running in the special election for a vacated seat in Arkansas Senate District 8. Michael Pakko, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas, made the […]

todayMarch 4, 2018 9

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

Riemers enters Libertarian bid for North Dakota secretary of state

GRAND FORKS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A Grand Forks-based Libertarian, following several bids for office in recent years, launched a campaign for secretary of state in North Dakota. Roland Riemers stated that if elected, one of his goals is to "eliminate unnecessary paperwork," eliminate spending by 5 percent or more and make online paperwork more user-friendly. The news release touts many stances Riemers exercises on a wide range of political issues, including support for reforms of the legal system, shared parenting, […]

todayFebruary 10, 2018 8

Ballot Access News

NM land commissioner becomes first elected Libertarian following Republican departure

SANTA FE, N.M. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Aubrey Dunn, New Mexico's land commissioner, has switched party affiliations from being one of the state's top elected Republicans to a Libertarian. Dunn noted in a statement Saturday that he is considering his next political move as he nears the end of his term later this year, as some New Mexican Libertarians have launched a draft campaign to run for U.S. Senate. Dunn's departure from the GOP leaves Republicans with one less statewide elected […]

todayJanuary 30, 2018 27

Chicagoland Region

Illinois’ Democratic candidates for governor pressed on how high they would raise taxes

CHICAGO (Illinois News Network) -- Illinois’ Democratic candidates for governor were pressed Friday on how high they would raise taxes. Nearly all of them have said they would push for a graduated income tax, where people and businesses that make more money pay a higher rate. The six candidates sat before the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board Friday morning, where they were questioned about how high they would make the rates. J.B. Pritzker, billionaire and heir to the Hyatt hotel fortunes, wouldn’t commit. […]

todayJanuary 20, 2018 16

Ballot Access News

Second Libertarian gubernatorial debate held Saturday, targets wide range of issues

BELLEVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Libertarian Party of Illinois, in partnership with the Metro-East Libertarian Party, held their second gubernatorial debate between candidates Matthew C. Scaro, Grayson "Kash" Jackson and Jon Stewart at Southwestern Illinois College's Belleville campus on Saturday, Jan. 13. The debate was moderated by Aaron Wright, field operations director for the state party. The candidates gave 90-second opening statements, starting off with Stewart, who was fighting laryngitis. Stewart offered an apology to both Scaro and Jackson for his […]

todayJanuary 15, 2018 34

Ballot Access News

Former Democrat running for NM secretary of state as Libertarian

SANTA FE, N.M. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Former New Mexico State Rep. Sandra Jeff announced late Thursday her intention to run for secretary of state on the Libertarian Party ticket. “It is time for candidates that are about making life better for New Mexicans, not about following party dogma,” Jeff said in a release. Sandra went on to discuss that she “is switching parties and looking to run for secretary of state to fight the corruption in Santa Fe so that […]

todayJanuary 13, 2018 17

Decision 2018

Issa becomes second California Republican not to seek reelection

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Rep. Darrell Issa of California announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election this year, increasing Democrats' chances of flipping his swing district in November. "Throughout my service, I worked hard and never lost sight of the people our government is supposed to serve," Issa said in a statement. "Yet with the support of my family, I have decided that I will not seek re-election in California's 49th District. Issa, who joined the House in 2001, won re-election in 2016 by a […]

todayJanuary 11, 2018 17

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