In Pittsburgh, Summer Lee and Leon Ford are part of a newbrand of local politician whose influence is growing. On the afternoon of June 19, 2018, a gold Chevy Cruze pulled up to row houses in Braddock, Pennsylvania, and stopped. One of the car’s passengers, seventeen-year-old Zaijuan Hester, opened the […]
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Kentucky Secretary of State Staff Searched Voting Records for Investigators and Rivals, Records Show
A release by the State Board of Elections shows that two secretary of state staffers used their access to the voter registration system to look up members of an agency currently investigating the office, along with a slew of other state employees. Kentucky officials publicly released records Wednesday that show employees in […]
Read MoreW.Va. House of Delegates Erupts after Anti-Muslim Display
For the second time in its 60 day legislative session, the West Virginia House of Delegates is once again embroiled in controversy that stemmed from a display of hate. Friday was deemed West Virginia Republican Party Day at the statehouse, a day for county party groups to set up informational […]
Read MoreWhen W.Va. Delegate Compared LGBT to KKK, He Highlighted the History of Religious Right Prejudice
When West Virginia House of Delegates member Eric Porterfield, R-Mercer, called the LGBT community “the modern-day version of the Ku Klux Klan” in an interview with a Charleston Gazette-Mail reporter last week, it drew condemnation not just in the state, but nationwide. But Porterfield, in fact, joined a long legacy […]
Read MoreWest Virginia Lawmaker Faces Calls To Resign After Likening LGBTQ People To KKK, ‘Terrorist Group’
This story was originally published by the Huffington Post and is used here with permission. West Virginia lawmaker Eric Porterfield is facing calls to resign after a string of homophobic remarks, such as likening the LGBTQ community to the Ku Klux Klan and saying he would “see if [his kids] can swim” if they came out as gay. Porterfield (R-Mercer), who is a […]
Read MoreFact-check: Has Unemployment in W.Va. Fallen Under GOP Governor?
Unemployment has fallen across the country in recent years. But the West Virginia Democratic Party said in a recent tweet that it hasn’t fallen on Republican Gov. Jim Justice’s watch. In a Jan. 9 tweet, the state party wrote, “FACT: Unemployment rate has not decreased since @WVGovernor took office. #wvpol #WVSOTS19″ […]
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