EU Parliament & Election News

FIRST IN PI … YOST JOINS M STREET INSIGHT: Former Mitt Romney campaign staffer Evan Yost has joined M Street Insight, a D.C.- and California-based competitive intelligence firm. He'll open the firm's new Boston practice, and work primarily on …

Danish journalists’ magazine Journalisten.dk has an interesting take on the debate about a new EU Ombudsman. Written by journalist Andreas Marckmann. Read the English language summary below. All 13 Danish MEPs will vote to prevent an MEP candidate from …

AKRON Hit-skip accident AKRON: Police are looking for the driver of an SUV that collided with a motorcycle and fled the scene. The crash happened about 2:30 a.m. Saturday in the 2100 block of Akron-Peninsula Road in the Merriman Valley. The motorcyclist, …

Former Governor James E. Holshouser Jr. passed away on Monday, June 17, 2013, after a period of declining health. Born in Boone, NC to The Honorable James "Peck" Holshouser Sr. and Virginia Dayvault Holshouser, Jim loved all of N.C. but …

By Joshua Miller, Globe Staff With only a week left before voters go to the polls, Democrat Edward J. Markey and Republican Gabriel E. Gomez are facing off tonight in the third and final televised debate of the Massachusetts US Senate special election. …

LONGMONT — U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are asking a Senate panel to reconsider Federal Railroad Administration safety regulations requiring trains to sound their horns when approaching and passing through crossings. The lawmakers say …

ANITA – Three school board seats in the CAM School District will be up for election this September, and those interested in running for school board can officially start filing on July 8. Seats up for election are currently held by Chuck Kinzie of Anita, …

Bert Perello emerged from a crowded field to easily win Tuesday's special election to fill Oxnard’s vacant City ­Council seat. The 62-year-old mail carrier pulled in 25.7 percent of the 8,257 votes counted from all 51 precincts Tuesday. An estimated 1 …

COBB Business Association gives award today Leah Ellen Rich will be presented the annual M. L. Lamar Lifetime Achievement Award at noon Tuesday by the Austell Business Association at the Collar Community Center, 2625 Joe Jerkins Blvd. next to Austell City …

The winner in the run-off election for the final spot on the 2013-14 Bay City Council will be decided by local voters this Saturday. Voting in the run-off will run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Bay City Service Center, 2105 Avenue M. kAmt2C=J G@E:?8[ 96=5 …

Doug Evans of Source Interlink Media has been elected the Chairman-elect of SEMA and joins two newly elected Board members to help lead the association for the 2013–2015 term. Evans fills the position held for the past two years by Nate Shelton of B&M …

Comal County Commissioners Court on Thursday welcomed its first elections administrator, Julie Kassab, who will oversee the county’s newest department, the elections office. “I’m delighted to be here,” said Kassab, who comes to Comal from …

Abilene voters have 12 hours today to elect one of two City Council candidates to the Place 6 seat. Polling locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the runoff election in which incumbent Kellie Miller is challenged by Steve Savage for the …

BY REBECCA PALMER Clipper Editor BOUNTIFUL — Campaigns have just kicked off for the 2013 municipal elections around Davis County, and new faces abound. The candidate filing deadline for municipal offices was last week, and lasted only from June 3-7. In …

Published June 13, 2013 at 10:48 P.M. Election Day for the Victoria City Council runoff is Saturday. The Super District 5 runoff, between incumbent Joe Truman and Dr. Andrew Young, determines representation for south Victoria for the next three years. …

SAN ANGELO, Texas — It’s crunchtime — three men will make the cut to help lead San Angelo in Saturday’s runoff election. In the running for a full term as mayor are Kendall Hirschfeld and Dwain Morrison. Trinidad Aguirre Jr. and Rodney Fleming will vie …

SAN ANGELO, Texas — It’s crunchtime — three men will make the cut to help lead San Angelo in Saturday’s runoff election. In the running for a full term as mayor are Kendall Hirschfeld and Dwain Morrison. Trinidad Aguirre Jr. and Rodney Fleming will vie …

The Grand Junction City Council is accepting letters of interest and resumes for the District E City Council position. The seat became vacant with the passing of City Councilmember Harry Butler on June 2, 2013. The successful candidate will serve until …

By Alex Bridges The slates of candidates running in local elections appear set. Candidates had until close of business Tuesday to file the necessary paperwork with voter registration offices to appear on the ballots in the Nov. 5 general elections. Voters …

President Barack Obama addresses a crowd of approximately 5,400 at a rally for U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey, the Democratic nominee for the state's open Senate seat, in Roxbury Community College’s Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center Wednesday. Markey …