Chicago aldermen consider election reforms, cost savings

DSA’s third major primary win deepens Democrats’ fight over the party’s future

Socialists on the march: The Democratic Socials of America topple another Democratic incumbent, this time in Colorado, and eye national expansion

Survey of Property Tax Limitations: Understanding the Tradeoffs and Policy Options for Illinois – Civic Federation

Survey of Property Tax Limitations: Understanding the Tradeoffs and Policy Options for Illinois – Civic Federation

Socialists hope to build on wins in Colorado primaries... Developing...

Socialists hope to build on wins in Colorado primaries... Developing... (First column, 1st story, link) Related stories:29-year-old takes on 15-term incumbent... Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron

LIVE: Election Results - Colorado

LIVE: Election Results - Colorado

POLITICO: Up next for the DSA? Two major swing states.

Up next for the DSA? Two major swing states.Will SteakinPOLITICOJuly 6, 2026 Fresh off major primary wins in Colorado and New York, the Democratic Socialists of America is looking to prove that it can translate its momentum beyond deep-blue House primaries and into competitive statewide races. DSA officials and allies told POLITICO they’ve already shifted []

The Timing of These Dem Campaign Fund Reallocations Is a Bit Peculiar Regarding Graham Platner

The Timing of These Dem Campaign Fund Reallocations Is a Bit Peculiar Regarding Graham Platner

Some Thoughts on a Possible Big Primary Upset(s) in Colorado

We’ve got more primaries coming up tomorrow night, specifically in the state of Colorado. I must confess that it was...

The capital gains tax changes Burnham could make - and the consequences experts are warning about

The capital gains tax changes Burnham could make - and the consequences experts are warning about

Sam Cardwell: Improving voter engagement on tax increase ballot measures

Tax increase measures keep landing in low-turnout special elections. Sam Cardwell makes the case for the November general election ballot.

Between Socialist and anti-Trump Democrats, one Texas candidate runs on restoring the rule of law

From New York City to Colorado, Democratic candidates who have run on socialist affordability messages and anti-establishment platforms have had success in the 2026 primary races, handing more centrist, career politicians losses they haven’t seen in decades. The socialists’ success has divided the Democratic Party, with members debating whether to embrace the socialist rise within []

Even More Illinois Counties To Vote On Separating From Chicago

Even More Illinois Counties To Vote On Separating From Chicago

Chicago minimum wage increases could reduce opportunities

Hourly pay in the city rises every year per ordinance. On July 1 it goes to 17.05. The post Chicago minimum wage increases could reduce opportunities appeared first on Illinois Policy.

Back to the 1970s with Burnham: State ownership, council house bonanza and more taxes on the agenda in Northern coup

Back to the 1970s with Burnham: State ownership, council house bonanza and more taxes on the agenda in Northern coup

Democratic socialists are winning. Their ambitions don’t stop at Capitol Hill.

A string of Democratic primary wins, capped by Tuesday's defeat of Rep. Diana DeGette, has the DSA eyeing further gains — and, its leaders say, the presidency. The post Democratic socialists are winning. Their ambitions don’t stop at Capitol Hill. appeared first on MS NOW.

Chicago's Older Apartments Are Running Out Of Room To Raise Rent

Class-C apartment operators in Chicago are buoyed by many of the tailwinds bolstering the city’s multifamily market as a whole: limited new supply, rising rent growth and recovering investor interest. But rising operating costs have squeezed margins...

Rep. Gabe Evans: Socialist movement spreading poses ‘threat’ at federal level

The United States’ primary elections are revealing that Democratic socialism is on the rise across the country, from New York to Seattle, and now, Colorado. Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., is attributing the movement to young voters and corruption within the education system. Evans told the Just the News, No Noise TV show on Wednesday that “the socialists []...Click to read more

POLL: Do you think taxes will go up under Andy Burnham? YOU DECIDE

Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

Frustrated Democrats Are Demanding Aggressive New Voices to Take Down Trump

A New York Times/Siena poll found that an overwhelming majority of voters want a Democratic overhaul. The problem? The party is fractured over who leads.

De Blasio on rise of socialists in Democratic Party: 'We needed a change'

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said that his party required “a change” in the wake of recent wins by democratic socialists in Democratic primaries. “I think what we're seeing here is insurgency, and the Democratic Party, bluntly, needed insurgency. We needed a change, because what happened in 2024, people saw the...

Tidbits-Jun 25 – Reader Comments: Democratic Socialists Surge in Mayoral Races; Brad Lander: Why We Won; Orange Vandal of Reflecting Pool; Israel’s New Party; American Family; Author Corrects One-Sided Article NYC Elections and DSA and WFP

Tidbits-Jun 25 – Reader Comments: Democratic Socialists Surge in Mayoral Races; Brad Lander: Why We Won; Orange Vandal of Reflecting Pool; Israel’s New Party; American Family; Author Corrects One-Sided Article NYC Elections and DSA and WFP jay Thu, 06/25/2026 - 17:34

Not Just New York: 15-Term Colorado Incumbent Loses to Democratic Socialist From Ethiopia

Not Just New York: 15-Term Colorado Incumbent Loses to Democratic Socialist From Ethiopia

Direct US stocks or GIFT City? Which saves more tax

Direct US stocks or GIFT City? Which saves more tax

Colorado confirms the socialist takeover of the Democrat Party

Tonight’s Democrat primary results across Colorado confirm that the socialist takeover of the Democrat Party isn’t confined to New York City or deep-blue enclaves. It’s spreading into the very battlegrounds that will decide control of Congress. Radical socialist Manny Rutinel is now the Democrat nominee in the highly competitive CO-08, despite Democrats themselves consistently warning he would put [] The post Colorado confirms the socialist takeover of the Democrat Party appeared first on NRCC.

Red Rover, Red Rover, Send The Socialists On Over

This is republished with permission from the author. The original, “The DSA’s big city takeover,” at The Intersection can be found here. *** The Democratic Socialists of America’s victories in congressional primaries feel seismic because they come on the heels of a string of major victories in big cities, including a DSA-backed candidate winning the ...

DSA Tests Congressional Power After Mamdani’s New York City Rise

Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates are moving from city-level wins into congressional primaries, turning New York’s 2026 House races into a test of whether socialist organizing can scale nationally.

Burnham ‘committed’ to manifesto but ‘wants to change some things’, minister says

Questions have been raised as to whether Burnham may make changes to the triple lock or welfare spending once he becomes PM

How Americans Are Making Room in Their Budgets for Higher Prices

How Americans Are Making Room in Their Budgets for Higher Prices

Insurgent progressives and veteran incumbents compete for Colorado Democrats' votes

Colorado's Democratic primaries on Tuesday will help answer a question the party has increasingly faced nationally: Are voters gravitating toward a younger, more progressive generation of leaders or sticking with established veterans?

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado’s state primary

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic voters in Colorado will decide in a state primary Tuesday which of two well-known statewide officeholders to nominate to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. Republicans will also choose a nominee for governor, while voters across the state will finalize general election matchups for U.S. Senate and U.S. House. The Democratic [] The post AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado’s state primary appeared first on Loonie Politics.