Opinion | Public financing of California's elections could reduce the power of money in politics
CalMattersby Mary Gomes4d ago
This year’s gubernatorial primary illustrated vividly that California needs better ways to fund political campaigns.
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top 63%Prop. 43 would make special taxes harder to pass. Here’s what to know about it
CalMattersby Yue Stella Yu4d ago
In summary The measure would require two-thirds of voters to approve any local special taxes, instead of the simple majority for citizen-led initiatives.
The 1916 rebels were spat at in the street before Ireland turned to their side
IrishCentral.comby Matt Keough4d ago
When roughly 1,000 rebels seized the General Post Office and a ring of buildings across Dublin on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, there were only about 400 British soldiers in the city to stop them.
Inmates claiming their innocence, serial killers and parricides are among the 563 prisoners who could avoid the death penalty in California
El País Englishby Isaías Alvarado4d ago
Eliminate the death penalty for 563 inmates in California and replace it with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Congress Infighting Is Back In Punjab, AAP Is Weakened And BJP Is Waiting. Who Gains In 2027?
Swarajyaby Swarajya Staff4d ago
Who Gains In 2027? The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) winning 92 seats in the 2022 Punjab assembly election was a feat that most pollsters didn't expect.
Zack Polanski loses his byelection bid – and the Green party’s Zionism motion has outraged its closest allies in Europe
The Conversation UKby Charles Lees, Executive Dean, City St George's, University of London4d ago
It has been a rollercoaster year for the Green Party of England and Wales. It’s little more than 12 months since the election of the charismatic Zack Polanski as party leader.
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: What next? Mrs Tiggy-Winkle on our cash?
Mail Onlineby Richard Littlejohn4d ago
The Bank of England has blown £85,000 of our money on a politically motivated plan to remove historical figures including Sir Winston Churchill from our banknotes.
Karnataka Congress MLA backs Shivakumar’s sting operation claim
National Heraldby NH Political Bureau4d ago
Karnataka Congress MLA backs Shivakumar’s sting operation claim Ravi Kumar Gowda claims private agencies from Delhi and Kolkata were hired to spy on the CM’s office and destabilise the government -...
TVK wins Dharapuram and Madurantakam by-elections; road ahead to an independent majority
The South Firstby Subash Chandra Bose4d ago
Synopsis: TVK’s victories in the Dharapuram and Madurantakam by-elections have increased its Assembly tally to 109, pushing AIADMK to third place in both constituencies while the DMK finished...
'No one listens to us': France's mass student protests expose social and racial inequality
Middle East Eyeby Pauline Ertel4d ago
'No one listens to us': France's mass student protests expose social and racial inequality As France's student protests stretch into a third week, testimonies from young people show how unequal and...
Ahead of CJP stir, Lal Hit Janata Party protests in Delhi
The Siasat Dailyby Press Trust of India4d ago
New Delhi: A day before the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is to mount a massive agitation at Jantar Mantar, people aligning with a new outfit gathered in central Delhi on Friday, October 9, to...
Voting to begin in local elections in the Czech Republic in test for Prime Minister Andrej Babis
DW Englishby Roshni Majumdar4d ago
Voters in the Czech Republic begin casting ballots in local polls on Friday to elect local representatives as well as one-third of the Senate's members.
Woman says public was forced to leave California forum over her 'Save Girls Sports' shirt
FOX Newsby Jackson Thompson4d ago
A California women’s sports advocate and candidate for office says organizers cleared the audience from a school board candidate forum after a dispute over her "Save Girls Sports" shirt.
'Rahul Gandhi should resign': Giriraj Singh targets LoP, accuses him of creating anarchy
New Indian Expressby Dilip Singh Kshatriya4d ago
AHMEDABAD: Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his Two-day visit to Surat, accusing the opposition of creating an...
KrantiKari Kisan Union to join CJP’s October 10 protest in Delhi against SIR
New Indian Expressby Harpreet Bajwa4d ago
CHANDIGARH: Punjab-based farmers’ union Krantikari Kisan Union (KKU) has announced its participation in the October 10 protest in Delhi called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) against the ongoing...
Supreme Court calls for alternative protest venue to Jantar Mantar in Delhi
Hindustan Timesby Utkarsh Anand4d ago
Supreme Court calls for alternative protest venue to Jantar Mantar in Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday called for a rethink of Delhi’s decades-old arrangement of holding demonstrations at Jantar...
INDIA Bloc Leaders To Call On President Murmu Tonight, Push For CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital4d ago
A 10-member INDIA bloc delegation, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, will call on President...
BJP wins Nandigram bypoll; Chandranath Rath's mother Hasirani secures landslide victory
Hindustan Timesby HT News Desk4d ago
BJP wins Nandigram bypoll; Chandranath Rath's mother Hasirani secures landslide victory BJP candidate Hasirani Rath, mother of slain Suvendu Adhikari aide Chandranath Rath, secured 1,64,427 votes...
Exclusive: Putin puts a price on Trump's Ukraine energy truce — Kyiv fears the cost
Kyiv Independentby Tim Zadorozhnyy4d ago
Exclusive: Putin puts a price on Trump's Ukraine energy truce — Kyiv fears the cost Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves the podium after holding a press conference with U.S.
Difference in ban, regulation: SC on Metro shutdown on Oct 10
The Siasat Dailyby Smriti Sinha4d ago
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, October 9, offered a small measure of relief to protesters, as it flagged public inconvenience caused by the Metro shutdown and dismissed a plea seeking a...