Elections Past administration looms over current state treasurer’s race BY MARK BALLARD | mballard@theadvocate.com Jul 30, 2017 As candidates for state treasurer campaign, the main topic of conversation is one not in the job description: how to fix the state’s longtime …
Opinion ¶¶Òõh refuses to provide personal information to President Trump's voter fraud task force BY MARK BALLARD | mballard@theadvocate.com Jul 3, 2017 ¶¶Òõh joined about two dozen states in refusing to turn over personal information about voters for President Donald Trump's election fraud investigation.
Elections ¶¶Òõh refuses to provide personal information to President Trump's voter fraud task force BY MARK BALLARD | mballard@theadvocate.com Jul 3, 2017 ¶¶Òõh joined about two dozen states in refusing to turn over personal information about voters for President Donald Trump's election fraud…
Elections Here's why ¶¶Òõh Secretary of State Tom Schedler is calling on Donald Trump to pull 'critical infrastructure' label from election systems CAPITOL NEWS BUREAU Jan 17, 2017 ¶¶Òõh Secretary of State Tom Schedler asked Tuesday President-elect Donald Trump to undo a recent federal decision that designates electio…
+2 State Politics U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy rises in ranks from back-bencher to senior senator in two years BY ELIZABETH CRISP | ecrisp@theadvocate.com Jan 8, 2017 Just two years into his first term, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy has risen from back-bencher to the senior senator from ¶¶Òõh — a distinction th…
Courts Newest ¶¶Òõh Supreme Court member takes oath of office ASSOCIATED PRESS Jan 3, 2017 Louisian has a new member of the state Supreme Court.
+7 Elections Added scrutiny, a mini-drama and Louisian presidential electors make it official: All 8 votes for Donald Trump BY WILL SENTELL | wsentell@theadvocate.com Dec 19, 2016 Under unusual scrutiny, ¶¶Òõh's eight presidential electors Monday cast their votes for Republican Donald Trump as president.
Mark Ballard Political Horizons: Souped-up treasurer post is up for grabs BY MARK BALLARD | mballard@theadvocate.com Dec 18, 2016 During the U.S. Senate campaign Democrats tried to paint John N. Kennedy as a partner of the fiscally challenged Bobby Jindal. After all, the …
State Politics Clay Higgins' key to winning congressional seat: 'New media matched up with '30s campaign style' BY MARK BALLARD | mballard@theadvocate.com Dec 12, 2016 Back in July, when candidates were signing up to run for elective office, dozens claimed to be outsiders who planned to use social media to ov…
Opinion Clay Higgins' key to winning congressional seat: 'New media matched up with '30s campaign style' BY MARK BALLARD | mballard@theadvocate.com Dec 12, 2016 Back in July, when candidates were signing up to run for elective office, dozens claimed to be outsiders who planned to use social media to overcome establishment advantages of money and name recognition.