You Searched For "local candidates" and got 18 results
Sort By:
2 mins read
Celebration plans put on hold in Kamala Harris’s ancestral village in Tamil Nadu as Donald Trump nears victory
As the projections for the US Presidential elections indicate a win for Republican candidate Donald…
5 mins read
Here's a final breakdown of how both presidential candidates might affect your finances
Business Insider's five-part series looked at how Harris and Trump's policies affect consumers, fro…
Dan DeFrancesco
2 mins read
A Brazilian mayoral candidate attacked his opponent with a chair mid-debate
José Luiz Datena, 67, swung the chair at his rival Pablo Marçal, 37, during an intense exchange tha…
Mikhaila Friel
3 mins read
Ohio GOP House candidate backtracks on prior support for federal abortion ban
Orlando Sonza, a Republican running in an Ohio swing district, also indicated on a 2022 questionnai…
Bryan Metzger
2 mins read
GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake bashes Arizona's new abortion ban. She praised it less than 2 years ago.
In 2022, Lake said the 1864 law was "great" and could pave the way for other states. Now, she says …
Bryan Metzger
3 mins read
How the candidates running for Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat say they'll solve California's housing crisis
Housing affordability and homelessness are two of the top issues on California voters' minds. It co…
Eliza Relman
3 mins read
GOP House candidate JR Majewski refuses to drop out after disparaging Special Olympics athletes: 'I will not be threatened'
As BI first reported, Majewski called Special Olympics athletes "fucking retarded" on a recent podc…
Bryan Metzger
3 mins read
Disney mailed out creepy kids drawings to promote its horror flick 'First Omen.' A Democratic candidate thought anti-abortion extremists were after her.
A pro-choice politician in Missouri thought she was being targeted by anti-abortion extremists when…
Eve Crosbie
1 min read
A local politician lost his election by one vote after he decided not to vote for himself
A Washington State council candidate lost by 246 votes to 247 after deciding not to vote for himsel…
Mia Jankowicz
2 mins read
A restaurant owner claims a job candidate stole money from the tip jar while they were waiting to be interviewed
A restaurant owner in Virginia told BI that a job candidate stuck their hand in the tip jar and sto…
Grace Dean
2 mins read
This Wisconsin county has voted for the winning presidential candidate since 1996, one of the longest such streaks in the country
Door County, with a population of roughly 30,000 people, is one of the swingiest counties in one of…
John L. Dorman
2 mins read
A Colorado ski town can't fill a job with a $167,000 salary because potential candidates can't afford to live there
The city manager of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, told NBC News two candidates turned down a $167,00…
Kelsey Vlamis
2 mins read
Smashing a Satanic display in Iowa has turned into quite the payday for a former GOP candidate's legal defense
Michael Cassidy, who lost a congressional run in Mississippi, has raised thousands of dollars for h…
Paul Squire
4 mins read
Maryland Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks wants to boost 'first chances' so the economy can thrive. She'd also like to see the filibuster gone.
Angela Alsobrooks, the Prince George's County Executive and Senate candidate, says the upper chambe…
John L. Dorman
5 mins read
Tulsa offered remote workers $10,000 to move there. The results show how the program shook up the local economy — and what the future of smaller cities could look like.
Tulsa Remote has been offering workers $10,000 to move. It turns out that they're boosting the econ…
Juliana Kaplan
1 min read
Nikki Haley's bold outlook on the presidential race: 'The first party to retire its 80-year-old candidate is going to be the one who wins this election'
Donald Trump is 77 years old. Joe Biden is 81. Most Americans said in a poll they think the two are…
Madison Hall
2 mins read
Some US cities are allowing corporations to vote in local elections in hopes of stimulating the economy
Voting rights activists are concerned corporate votes will dilute the votes of residents and increa…
Katie Hawkinson
2 mins read
GOP candidate for Senate threatens to sue local journalist, invoking backer Peter Thiel's Hulk Hogan-Gawker defamation case
Blake Masters threatened to sue for defamation after the Arizona Mirror suggested the candidate pra…