NORMAL, Ill. - A candidate running for Normal Town Council believes the local, state, and federal governments are all at a crossroads. David Paul Blumenshine has thrown his hat in the ring to build Normal in his vision. He describes government across the country as being "in limbo," and sees a limited government as what is not only best for Normal, but for America. "I believe that America is at […]
NORMAL, Ill.- On Sunday, Aug. 30, Bloomington-Normal residents gathered in GE Union Park to show their support for police officers both local and national. Among the crowd was a sea of 'Back the Blue' shirts, thin blue line flags and 'Trump 2020' gear. Opening the rally was Mike Jenkins of 107.7 The Bull, introducing speakers and often encouraging the crowd's chanting of "Back the Blue." Focusing on the importance of […]
(Photo Courtesy of American Democracy Project at Illinois State University Facebook page) Unofficial Election results are in late Tuesday night. D 13 US House Betsy Londrigan beat Stefanie Smith for the 13th Congressional District race. “Whatever happens during this primary, we won’t go back. We believe in our communities. We have a future,” tweeted Smith hours ago. Londrigan said, “Exercising one's right to vote is of the utmost importance.” As […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Is term length correlated to corruption? One challenger believes so. At WGLT’s candidate forum, Republican primary challenger David Blumenshine said he believes State Representative Dan Brady needs to simplify the issues that face Illinois' District 105 and the state by making tax cuts. In Governor JB Pritzker’s State of the State address there was not one mention to the pension crisis. This raises the question, what is Brady […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives are up for election, and Bloomington’s 105th district is seeing incumbent Republican Dan Brady run against republican hopeful David Blumenshine. The debate that took place at WGLT's candidate forum, and the pension crisis and tax cuts were a hot topic on Thursday, Feb. 13. "It's your generation. This thing isn't going to be put on my doorstep. It's going to be put on my grandchildren's. […]
