It has been decided by New Jersey's Governor Chris Christie that that state's Attorney General Jeffery Chiesa will temporarily fill the seat left vacant by the passing of late Senator Frank Lautenberg. The governor made the announcement on Thursday.
Debate on the five-year farm bill has ended after a vote in the Senate that cleared the way for the Senate's version. The vote on that bill can be expected as soon as next week.
Today Representative Les Gara and Senator Hollis French (both D-Anchorage) called for two steps to stop the abusive practice of partisan redistricting, or “gerrymandering,†and ensure all Alaskans get fair representation in the state legislature.
Members of the tea party claim the movement springs from and promotes basic American conservative principles such as limited government and fiscal responsibility.