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April 16, 2022
The election will fill a state Senate seat left vacant by the resignation of Louisiana State Senator Karen Carter Peterson,…
February 8, 2022
The only other living person from Georgia who is honored with a statue near the Capitol is former President Jimmy…
Wisconsin
December 30, 2019
The Wisconsin bill, which credits more whites than Blacks in its observance, has met with frustration among African American state…
April 21, 2017
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida state senator who used a racial slur and vulgar language in a conversation with…
January 22, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Olympian Carl Lewis is the latest New Jersey political figure to accuse the state’s governor, Chris Christie,…
January 21, 2014
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis says Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie dropped a plan…
April 5, 2012
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A proposal to abolish capital punishment in Connecticut has cleared a major hurdle with approval from…
September 22, 2011
(AP) - A federal appeals panel took nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis off a New Jersey state Senate ballot…
September 20, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - 'They're (Republicans) trying to win an election without having one,' is the opinion of Lewis' attorney William…
September 19, 2011
TRENTON, NJ (AP) - The entire U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals says it will hear the case Tuesday in…
September 15, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - '[The Republicans] have done everything in the world to keep me out of this race,' he admits...
September 14, 2011
WESTAMPTON, N.J. (AP) -- Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis says he's happy the challenge of his bid to run…
September 13, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis was ordered back on the ballot in a New Jersey state…
September 7, 2011
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis can't be listed on the November ballot for a state…
August 31, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - In April, Lewis announced he was running as a democrat for the state senate in the solidly…
August 22, 2011
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Jennifer Delany's email said, "Imagine having dark skin and name recognition and the nerve to think…
August 16, 2011
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's top elections official won't certify nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis as a candidate…
July 15, 2011
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The political wrangling could continue until fall for Carl Lewis, the nine-time Olympic gold medalist who…
June 13, 2011
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Greene, 33, was arrested in November 2009 after police said he used an old college ID…
June 9, 2011
(AP) - A judge may still keep him off the general election ballot. Republicans say he doesn't meet New Jersey's…