The Justice Department says the man was arrested on charges of posting threatening messages on Craigslist about killing government officials in Georgia following the 2020 election.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Georgia prosecutor asks for special grand jury to probe possible election interference
In her request, a district attorney cites ‘a reasonable probability’ that the state’s administration of elections in 2020 was subject to ‘possible criminal disruptions.’
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Advocates of consumer-owned power utility running out of time for 2022 ballot
Organizers won’t say yet, but there are signs that signature-gatherers won’t meet Friday’s deadline for the November ballot.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Taking a chance on democracy
Governments are experimenting with randomly selected citizen assemblies to develop public policy ideas.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Young people are winning elections. Now what?
Our young elected officials want training to craft and enact good policies for their constituents. We need to make sure they have the resources to get the job done.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Libertarians to be reenrolled, nominate candidates in Maine
A judge’s order says the state must tell Libertarians that their unenrollment after failing to have 10,000 members was unlawful and that they may rejoin.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Group tied to Trump working with Republicans to change Wisconsin election system
The measure is largely viewed as an attempt to force the state’s Democratic cities to restrict access to voting.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Attempted breach of Ohio county election network draws FBI and state scrutiny
Data obtained in Ohio and in a similar incident in Colorado were distributed at a symposium hosted by an ally of Donald Trump who has pushed false claims of election fraud.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Rudy Giuliani associate convicted of campaign finance crimes
Jurors find Lev Parnas guilty of using a corporate entity to funnel illegal donations to Republican political committees and using money from a Russian financier to make illegal donations to U.S. politicians.