On Thursday evening, Circuit Court judge Terry Lewis ruled that the Republican’s proposal for a redrafting of the state’s congressional map is unconstitutional. Lewis also added some harsh words on the proposal as well, in a ruling that could turn around the Republican’s upper hand in the state’s House delegation. Another implication of the circuit judge’s decision is that the state’s … [Read more...]
House Republicans Ask for $3.3M Spending on Investigating Benghazi Attacks
On July 7, the seven House Republicans demanded that the specially selected committee assigned with the investigation of the Benghazi attacks receive $3.3 million this year. According to the proposal of the House GOP, the seven members of the committee stand to receive about $2.2 million for covering staff costs. Meanwhile, the five Democrats, a minority in the house, would receive around $1 … [Read more...]