by jpitney | Sep 20, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Election Security, Elections
Michael Wines at NYT: It is perhaps a metaphor for the times that even the volunteer who checked you into the polls in November now has a legal defense committee. The Election Official Legal Defense Network, which made its public debut on Sept. 7, offers to...
by jpitney | Sep 19, 2021 | Civility, Dreier
Wed, September 22, 2021 Dinner Program First Annual Dreier Roundtable Civility Award and a Bipartisan Conversation on the Future of American Political Parties Steve Bullock ’88 P’24 and David Dreier ’75, panelists; Jack Pitney, moderator In today’s...
by jpitney | Sep 19, 2021 | Environment, Romney
From Senator Mitt Romney: U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) today led a Colorado River trip focused on solutions to building climate resilience in the West. From Hittle Bottom to the Rocky Rapid campground outside of Moab, Utah, the senators...
by jpitney | Sep 17, 2021 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
See my statement below regarding my decision not to seek re-election. pic.twitter.com/vsggxjD1FI — Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (@RepAGonzalez) September 17, 2021 See my full
by jpitney | Sep 16, 2021 | California Politics, Housing, Poverty
David Wagner at LAist: According to new U.S. Census Bureau statistics, California — once again — has the highest poverty rate of any state in the country. However, despite the heavy economic toll of COVID-19, the state’s poverty rate actually fell last year....
