Tuesday morning, March 16th, the KWOS Morning Show With Austin Petersen and John Marsh announced that they had received a tip that Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft was laying the groundwork for a run for Missouri Governor in 2024. While on air, Austin read a card invitation, pictured below, that says, “You are cordially…
It seems political leadership in the state of Virginia is in a rather disastrous state of affairs ridden with scandals galore. After Governor Northam’s controversial statements regarding abortion and the discovery of his school yearbook picture in which he was painted in blackface which lead Democrats to demand his resignation. It has been discovered Northam…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) announced Tuesday that, instead of running for re-election in his safe Republican seat, he will run for governor of Idaho in 2018, reports the Huffington Post. In his statement announcing the decision Labrador said” “Idaho needs a proven conservative leader who will stand against…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The first Christian governor of Indonesia’s capital city in decades was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for blasphemy against Islam. The harsh sentence is perceived as a critical blow to religious tolerance in the world’s largest majority country, reports Reuters. The governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky The Democratic primary for governor in New Jersey took an ugly turn, with one candidate filing a formal ethics complaint, according to a Politico Playbook report Friday. Former Undersecretary of the Treasury Jim Johnson formally filed a complaint with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said he’s considering seeking a third term in 2018, but wouldn’t be weighing the option if former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton had won the election. Walker — who was first elected in 2010, won his recall election in 2012 and a second…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos Texas Gov. Greg Abbott cut off state funds to a county that provides sanctuary to illegal immigrants Wednesday, following through on an earlier pledge to punish such sanctuary cities and localities. Travis County will no longer have access to $1.8 million in state criminal justice grants, Abbott announced…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield One day after fainting during his State of the State address, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has announced that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, reports Twin Cities News Talk AM1130. Dayton’s announcement came during a press conference with reports, in which he also announced Minnesota’s 2017 budget plans. The…
By Michael Bastasch President-elect Donald Trump will pick former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to head the Department of Energy (DOE), according to two transition team sources. Perry, who once said he’d eliminate the Department of Energy, could end up heading the agency, sources told CBS News. Perry beat out two other top contenders for Energy…
by Micah J. Fleck Two former Chris Christie associates have been convicted for their roles in the “Bridgegate” lane closure scandal, according to new reports. The conviction came on Friday after a six week trial period. The report went further: Bridget Kelly, the governor’s former deputy chief of staff, and Bill Baroni, former deputy executive…