Conn. Senate passes death penalty repeal bill
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A proposal to abolish capital punishment in Connecticut has cleared a major hurdle with approval from the state Senate...
Judges kick Carl Lewis off NJ state Senate ballot
(AP) - A federal appeals panel took nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis off a New Jersey state Senate ballot Thursday, finding he does not meet the state's four-year residency requirement after all...
Carl Lewis run for office may be at finish line
theGRIO REPORT - 'They're (Republicans) trying to win an election without having one,' is the opinion of Lewis' attorney William Tambussi, who says he was amazed to be called back before the court...
New judicial panel entering Carl Lewis case
TRENTON, NJ (AP) - The entire U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals says it will hear the case Tuesday in Philadelphia...
Carl Lewis: 'I’m not looking for a title or attention'
theGRIO REPORT - '[The Republicans] have done everything in the world to keep me out of this race,' he admits...
Carl Lewis to run for office in New Jersey again
WESTAMPTON, N.J. (AP) -- Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis says he's happy the challenge of his bid to run for office in New Jersey appears to be behind him...
Carl Lewis back on ballot in NJ senate race
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis was ordered back on the ballot in a New Jersey state Senate election by a federal appeals court...
Federal judge rejects Carl Lewis' NJ Senate bid
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis can't be listed on the November ballot for a state Senate seat in New Jersey, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday...
Can Carl Lewis leap over race hurdle in NJ?
theGRIO REPORT - In April, Lewis announced he was running as a democrat for the state senate in the solidly Republican and predominately white 8th Legislative District...
GOP lawmaker quits over wife's racist Carl Lewis email
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Jennifer Delany's email said, "Imagine having dark skin and name recognition and the nerve to think that equalled knowing something about politics."...
