There are some stories that should have more staying power. One mostly forgotten story that falls into that category is the brutal murder of Assemblyman John C. Bell in 1860. What makes it particularly noteworthy is that the murder was carried out by a fellow legislator, that it occurred on the floor of the State […]
Howard Cramer: Forgotten Legislative Hero
Legislators are people, a commonsense fact that seems to be forgotten all too often. They have moments of triumph, and moments of failure. Monday marks what would have been the 109th birthday of Assemblyman Howard K. Cramer, a 1940s legislator who made the right decision when faced with a difficult situation. In the late 1940s, […]
Where did the third-party candidates go?
A trend we noticed in the last week while updating candidate biographies in preparation for the results of the June primary; a significant drop in the number of third-party candidates in 2012. Excluding the President and U.S. Senate races, the American Independent Party has no candidates on the ballot for other offices. This is the […]
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