“Colorado House Minority Leader Mike Lynch, who is running for Congress, was arrested in 2022 on suspicion of drunken driving and possessing a firearm while intoxicated, according to previously unreported law enforcement records,” the Denver Post reports.
Kentucky Bill Would Let Cousins Have Sex
Kentucky state Rep. Nick Wilson (R) introduced a bill intended to broaden the definition of forbidden sexual activity between relatives — but it could actually make sex between first cousins legal, The Messenger reports.
Admitted Wilson: “I made a mistake, and I’m going to fix it.”
Kim Reynolds Has Another Twitter Account
New York Times: “Ms. Reynolds’s little-known Twitter account straddles a line somewhere between public and private. It has her photo in the profile picture and lists the user name as ‘Kimberly Reynolds’ (she usually goes by Kim). But it is in no way linked to either her verified political account or her official governor’s one, and it does not identify her as the governor of Iowa.”
“As of Thursday morning, @Kimberl26890376 had 259 followers, a sign of its obscurity, although the following included a number of influential Iowa political operatives.”
Wisconsin Speaker Targeted for Recall
“Backers of former President Donald Trump filed a petition Wednesday seeking to recall Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office, citing Vos’ opposition to Trump and his not moving forward with impeaching the state’s top elections official,” the AP reports.
“The effort faces a high bar for success, but it points to continued anger among Trump’s most ardent supporters in battleground Wisconsin over his loss in the 2020 election and how Vos responded to it.”
Greg Abbott Goes After Anti-Voucher Republicans
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) “raised a record $19 million over the last six months — money he intends to use toward his crusade to oust anti-school voucher Texas House Republicans in the primary season,” the Texas Tribune reports.
“Abbott’s campaign announced the sum Wednesday, adding that he also has $38 million cash on hand across two political accounts.”
States Face Budget Woes as Pandemic Funds Dry Up
“The pandemic boom times are over for state lawmakers — and so is their ability to shower big buckets of cash on top priorities like K-12 education while also slashing taxes and socking away reserves,” Politico reports.
“State budgets swelled by roughly 30 percent over a three-year span as the country grappled with fallout from the public health crisis and Congress handed out federal funds to governments across the country.”
Multiple State Capitols Evacuated
“Multiple state capitols received threats Wednesday morning that led to evacuations or lockdowns as police investigated, but no evidence of dangerous items was immediately found,” the AP reports.
“Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi and Montana were among the states that evacuated their capitols.”
New State Laws on Hot-Button Issues Take Effect Today
New York Times: “A spate of new state laws, including on guns, minimum wage and gender transition care, went into effect as the calendar flipped to 2024. Perhaps the most significant change bans programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion at publicly funded colleges and universities in Texas.”
“In other states, Americans will follow new rules on guns and marijuana, as well as have additional health care and workplace protections. About three dozen states enacted new laws on voting in 2023, but most of the practical effects won’t be felt until primary and general elections in 2024.”
GOP Governor Defends Rejecting Money to Feed Kids
“Nebraska’s Republican governor on Friday reiterated his rejection of $18 million in federal funding to help feed children who might otherwise go hungry while school is out,” the AP reports.
Said Gov. Jim Pillen (R): “I don’t believe in welfare.”
Iowa Rejects Food Assistance for Kids
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) will not participate this summer in a federal program that gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family to help with food costs while school is out, the AP reports.
GOP Lawmaker Made Homophobic Slurs to Police
North Dakota state Rep. Nico Rios (R), who serves on a panel that handles law enforcement legislation, made homophobic and anti-migrant remarks to a police officer who arrested him on a charge of driving drunk, body camera footage shows, the Daily Mail reports.
Said Rios, from the backseat of the police cruiser: “Your country is being taken over by fucking migrants and refugees. You’re arresting me for driving home and people are coming to your country and raping your women.”
Impeachment of Wisconsin Justice Now Unlikely
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos now says the impeachment of Justice Janet Protasiewicz is “super unlikely,” the AP reports.
GOP Lawmakers Banned from Re-Election for Walkout
“Ten Oregon Republican senators may face the end of their legislative careers for a six-week legislative walkout aimed at thwarting what they see as a radical Democratic agenda on guns, abortion and transgender health care,” Politico reports.
“The lawmakers are banned from running for reelection for accumulating at least 10 unexcused absences during this year’s legislative session.”
“Their imminent banishment — pending the outcome of a pair of legal battles, with key court hearings this week — is due to a 2022 constitutional referendum overwhelmingly backed by voters.”
Wisconsin GOP Leader Stands by Fake Elector
“The majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate on Monday rejected Democrats’ calls to rescind his appointment to the state elections commission, who was one of the Republicans who served as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in 2020,” the AP reports.
“Republican Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said in a statement that his appointee Bob Spindell and the other fake electors had invoked a ‘failed legal strategy’ and ‘not a sinister plot to overturn an election.’ For that reason, LeMahieu said he will not rescind his appointment of Spindell to the nonpartisan elections commission.”
GOP Lawmaker Accused of Abusing His Wife
Michigan state Rep. Bob Bezotte (R) was accused by his longtime wife of physical and emotional abuse during their 52 years of marriage in divorce documents filed last week, the Detroit News reports.
DeSantis Had to Order Bible on Amazon for Swearing-In
Ron DeSantis’ staff had to quickly purchase a Bible for $21.47 on Amazon just days before the governor’s inauguration in January 2019, NBC News reports.
DeSantis, who has made big push to appeal to evangelical voters, told staffers that his family did not own a Bible.
Said a former aide: “People are typically sworn in on something that is historic — a family Bible or something with historic value. It was profoundly strange that he did not care at all and treated it like it was nothing.”
Red State Politicians Abandon Local Control
Washington Post: “Despite long advocating small government and local control, Republican governors and legislators across a significant swath of the country are increasingly overriding the actions of Democratic cities — removing elected district attorneys or threatening to strip them of power, taking over election offices and otherwise limiting local independence.”
“State lawmakers proposed nearly 700 bills this year to circumscribe what cities and counties can do … As of mid-October, at least 92 had passed.”
DeSantis Appointee Lay Dying in Governor’s Office
“Peter Antonacci, Gov. Ron DeSantis’s handpicked choice last year to lead the state’s controversial new elections fraud office, collapsed and died in a hallway in the governor’s office moments after ‘abruptly’ leaving a contentious meeting on Sept. 23, 2022,” Florida Bulldog reports.
“That Antonacci was stricken in the governor’s office was kept secret at the time. Instead, authorities only said he died while at work in the Capitol building, of which the governor’s office is a part.”
“Florida Department of Law Enforcement records released to Florida Bulldog also say Antonacci lay dead or dying on the hallway floor of the governor’s office for more than 20 minutes before anyone apparently noticed and came to his aid. More precisely, 24 minutes, in a hallway under real time video-only surveillance.”
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