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RandySF's JournalAbortion rights group launches multi-million dollar midterm campaign
A major reproductive rights group is launching a multi-million-dollar midterm election campaign to mobilize voters and flip key battleground districts by electing pro-abortion Democrats.
Reproductive Freedom For All is investing $23.5 million this year, the most it has ever spent on a midterm election.
The effort will focus on persuading “independents, soft Republicans, and split-ticket voters” across Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, California, and Georgia “whose support for abortion access puts them at odds with Trump and his endorsed candidates,” the organization said.
The announcement comes on the four-year anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the constitutional right to an abortion.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5937072-abortion-access-battleground-districts/
OH-GOV: Ohio GOP candidate for governor has put $500,000 on the campaign credit card
Ohio Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign for governor has racked up more than half a million dollars in credit card bills without disclosing what it’s purchasing.
The campaign’s credit card spending has jumped dramatically in recent months. Just since April, Ramasawamy’s campaign has put $280,892 on an American Express card.
Ohio campaign finance reports require campaigns to disclose each individual transaction — not just how much they spent but who they paid and what they purchased with the money. Ramaswamy’s campaign is only reporting its monthly credit card bill.
State law requires verification like a receipt or cancelled check for any expenditure of $25 or more. Ohio’s campaign finance handbook directs treasurers to attach a credit card statement or some other documentation to verify an expense’s legitimacy. It’s not clear that Ramaswamy’s campaign has provided that documentation.
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/24/ohio-gop-candidate-for-governor-has-put-500000-on-the-campaign-credit-card/
The next fight for reproductive freedom in this state focuses on the Kansas Supreme Court
In 2022, Kansas voters made history.
Just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Kansans rejected the anti-abortion “Value Them Both” amendment, becoming the first state to affirm reproductive freedom at the ballot box after the Dobbs decision.
Today, Kansas voters are being asked a very different question: whether to replace the merit-based process for selecting Kansas Supreme Court justices with one based on statewide judicial elections.
At first glance, these issues may seem unrelated. One concerns Kansans’ right to reproductive freedom. The other concerns judicial selection.
As a physician caring for patients in Kansas, I can see they are deeply connected.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/24/the-next-fight-for-reproductive-freedom-in-this-state-focuses-on-the-kansas-supreme-court/
Paige Bueckers becomes fastest WNBA player to reach 1,000 points, 250 assists
Paige Bueckers needed 27 points to reach 1,000 career points entering Monday night, and the Dallas Wings guard scored exactly that much in a thrilling 112-110 overtime win over the Seattle Storm.
Bueckers, in her sophomore season, became the fourth-fastest player in history to reach 1,000 points, doing so in 52 career games. She tied Elena Delle Donne and placed one game behind teammate Arike Ogunbowale, who achieved that mark in 51 games.
But she stands on her own in another category. Bueckers became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,000 points and 250 assists.
The 2025 No. 1 pick and WNBA Rookie of the Year is averaging 19.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game this season. She ranks ninth in the league in points per game and seventh in assists per game. Bueckers is shooting 50.2% from the field, 40.3% from three and 82% from the free throw line.
https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/wings/article/paige-bueckers-hits-milestone-1-000-points-22317627.php
CO-SEN: How mysterious super PACs and 'redboxing' are influencing Colorado's Democratic primaries
A political action committee whose donors won’t be disclosed until after Colorado’s June 30 primary spent $300,000 last week to aid incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, who faces a primary challenge from state Sen. Julie Gonzales.
Common Sense Action Fund, a so-called super PAC that can raise and spend unlimited sums of money from individuals, corporations and nonprofits, was registered in late November, just before Gonzales made her rumored Senate candidacy official.
As of its most recent Federal Election Commission filing in April, Common Sense Action Fund had raised just $7,000 from three donors: former Democratic state Rep. Edie Hooton, former U.S. attorney and Hickenlooper adviser Cole Finegan, and Broomfield resident John Bass. But the super PAC last week spent much more than that — $11,500 on website and media production and $288,500 on digital advertising — to boost Hickenlooper’s candidacy.
It disclosed those expenditures in an itemized notice to the FEC on June 18, as required by federal law. But the super PAC is not required to report its fundraising since April 1 until the next quarterly filing on July 15 — two weeks after the outcome of the Hickenlooper-Gonzales race is decided.
https://coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/23/super-pacs-redboxing-colorado-democratic-primaries/
AZ-01: Democrats in CD1 agree Trump is the problem, but differ on how to take him on
Both of the Democratic front-runners in a Phoenix-area congressional district that is among the most closely watched in the country this year put President Donald Trump center stage in a debate Tuesday, with each making their case to voters that they’d be the best choice to be the Democratic nominee in November.
The four-way Democratic primary election in Congressional District 1 is widely expected to come down to a contest between Amish Shah, an emergency room physician and former state legislator, and Marlene Galán-Woods, a former television news anchor.
The two faced off in 2024, with Shah besting Galán-Woods in the primary election by about 1,700 votes. (Galán-Woods finished in third place in the six-way race, trailing Andrei Cherny by about 200 votes.)
But Shah went on to lose in November to the Republican incumbent, David Schweikert, by nearly four percentage points.
https://azmirror.com/2026/06/23/democrats-in-cd1-agree-trump-is-the-problem-but-differ-on-how-to-take-him-on/
Dakota County gets new electronic voting system ahead of Aug. 11 primary election
HASTINGS, Minn. (FOX 9) - Voters in Dakota County will see new electronic voting equipment at the polls this year, starting with the Aug. 11 primary before the general election in November.
What we know:
Dakota County will use new machines from Election Systems and Software of Omaha, Neb., for all voting locations, including in-person, absentee and mail ballot sites.
The new equipment includes DS300 and DS950 optical scan tabulators for counting paper ballots, and the ExpressVote universal voting system for displaying electronic ballots and marking ballots for any voter.
Dig deeper:
According to officials, the new system is designed to offer "an independent and accessible voting experience for all residents."
https://www.fox9.com/news/dakota-county-electronic-voting-system-aug-11-primary-election
Atterbeary Leads Democratic Candidates For County Exec: Howard Co. Primary Results
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — The 2026 primary election was held Tuesday in Howard County, and several races remain uncalled heading into Wednesday.
The tables below will continue updating in real time as the state releases new vote tallies.
As of 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, Vanessa Atterbeary led the pack of Democratic candidates for the office of county executive with 9.727 votes (57.7%).
For the County Council races, the following candidates were also in the lead at the same time:
District 1 - Kevin Chin, 1,280 votes (43.81%)
District 2 - Jessica Nichols, 1,619 votes (64.71%)
District 3 - Christiana Rigby was declared the winner with 2,754 votes (80.76%)
District 4 - Janssen Evelyn, 2,555 votes (48.86%)
District 5 - Cat Carter, 1,714 votes (76.28%)
https://patch.com/maryland/columbia/live-howard-co-primary-election-results-2026-county-executive-education-board
Sioux Falls mayoral runoff too close to call
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Sioux Falls City Council runoff election was held on Tuesday, with results for the mayoral race too close to call.
With all precincts reporting as of 11:35 p.m. on Tuesday, the race for mayor is neck and neck, with a less than 1% margin of error. Christine Erickson (R) held the lead with 18,279 votes to Jamie Smith’s (D) 18,277.
Dakota News Now was at each candidate’s watch party and had final reports on the night, including remarks from Erickson, which can be viewed above.
Aside from the mayoral race, three seats are open in the city council, including City Council Member At Large A, Central District City Council Member, and Southeast District City Council Member.
https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2026/06/24/election-results-sioux-falls-city-council/
Springdale Council calls for November special election to fill vacancy; renovation of Rabbit Foot Lodge for nonprofit co
SPRINGDALE -- A vacancy on the City Council created by the departure of Aaron Huntley will be filled in a Nov. 3 special election after the city's aldermen approved a resolution calling a special election to fill the Ward 2, Position 2 seat.
Huntley announced at the end of the June 9 meeting he was leaving the council because a job he had taken in Central Arkansas several months ago was becoming a full-time position in July.
Huntley said he has been commuting between Springdale and Central Arkansas for the past several months.
According to the resolution, the filing period for candidates seeking placement on the ballot for the special election shall be from noon on July 29 to noon on Aug. 5. All official petitions for municipal candidates shall be filed with the Washington County Clerk's Office during that period. The ballot position drawing shall occur on Aug. 21 at a place and time set by the Washington County Election Commission.
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2026/jun/23/springdale-council-calls-for-november-special/
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