There has been some recent controversy in Illinois’ second Congressional District. Former Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. (D) was indicted for stealing $750,000 from his own campaign funds…
Illinois, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon, and Wisconsin will get a share of the 2012 Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, a $133 million grant fund
The 2012 election cycle saw a record number of women elected in Congress, with 20 Senators and at least 77 Representatives.
According to Ballotpedia, 8,800 inmates in California’s prison system were serving a sentence under the harsh “three-strikes” law as of June 2011. Despite legal challenges, the three-strikes law has remained intact up until this point, marking the significance of the passage of Prop. 36.
“Ohio” became a four letter word this election cycle. Between the heavy news coverage, endless candidate visits, and unstopppable political ads, Ohioans can’t so much as view the latest hillarious.
The United States Senate has 12 new Members joining its ranks. The balance of power essentially remains unchanged as the Democratic Party retains its majority while Angus King replaces fellow.
IVN published an article by Brenda Evans, which called the state of Florida for Obama, despite the “official” AP, New York Times, CNN, etc… news stations declaring the outcome.
While states throughout the nation passed reforms and enacted new laws on Tuesday, the people of Puerto Rico voted on whether they would like to seek statehood. The island passed a two-part referendum, with 54 percent of the island affirming they would like to become the 51st state.
Last night, the number of independents in the Senate doubled. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont both won their seats in landslide victories.
President Obama wins Florida with 49.9 percent of the popular vote, taking the state’s 29 electoral votes. The race was close with only a 47,028 vote difference according to The Washington.
