Citing threats, DWP seeks to spend up to $700,000 on private security for CEO

The chief executive of Los Angeles’ Water and Power Bureau asked the Utilities board to spend roughly $700,000 on private security for her, citing the increased threats of Pallisard’s post-fire threat. A five-member Water and Power Committee committee will decide Tuesday whether to approve CEO and Chief Engineer Janisse Quiñones’ one-year private security agreement. In […]

Maricopa County to spend nearly $500K on election systems audit

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has approved a plan that would spend nearly $500,000 to audit the county’s election system. The board, which includes four Republicans and one Democrat, voted unanimously to spend $400,000 on an “comprehensive review of the county’s election process” by outside companies. County auditor Susan Adams said the independent audit […]

Special interests spend big to influence L.A. legislative races

The California State Legislature is poised to welcome its largest freshman class in more than a decade, and special interests are looking to decide which freshman voters will be sent to Sacramento in November’s election against Democrats. He is spending millions of dollars on Democratic campaigns. The independence movement, funded by big tech companies, labor […]

‘Makes Us Relevant’: GOP State Sen Says Nebraska Election Law Forces Candidates To ‘Spend’ And ‘Work For The Vote’

Nebraska Republican Sen. Mike McDonnell said on CNN on Tuesday that Nebraska's current election system forces candidates to “spend money” and “work” to get out the vote. McDonnell announced Monday that he would be the only Republican state senator to oppose changes to the state's election system, which currently awards one electoral vote per district […]