Mississippi lawmakers are planning to bring back the debate of restoring voting rights for some convicted felons There’s a lot of talk about second chances on the national level lately with President Biden commuting some sentences and pardoning other individuals. Here in Mississippi, the conversation comes in ... 12/26/2024 - 3:41 pm | View Link
Law restoring voting rights to Oklahomans with commuted sentences takes effect Jan. 1 In 2025, a new law will allow some convicted felons to be able to vote in the state. The House bill was written in response to hundreds of sentences being commuted in 2019. 12/24/2024 - 5:23 am | View Link
Lawmakers may consider restoring the right to vote for convicted felons Those convicted of a felony serving time in an Illinois prison may be allowed to cast a ballot. 12/17/2024 - 12:13 pm | View Link
My dear wife has asked me to write a short post about the accomplishments of the governor of our home state, J. B. Pritzker, who is receiving a Crooks & Liars Crookie "Good Guy" Award for 2024.
Which is impossible.
You can either have a short post about J. B., or you can have a tally of his accomplishments, but not both.
California Governor Gavin Newsom continues to be on the best and most skilled voices in the Democratic Party and I predict that he will be a Presidential nominee - in 2028 or 2032. That is why I nominated him as one of my picks for the Crooks and Liars 2024 GOOD GUY of the year.