Alabama runoff elections set field in newly competitive House district | ET REALITY

[ad_1] Shomari Figures, a Democrat who worked in the Justice Department, will face Caroleene Dobson, a lawyer and Republican political newcomer, this November for Alabama’s Second Congressional District seat, according to The Associated Press. The two candidates won primary runoff elections Tuesday in the district, which was redrawn after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last … Read more

Aging bridge is a flashpoint in competitive race for Washington State House of Representatives | ET REALITY

[ad_1] The first thing Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez told donors gathered at a recent wine and cheese fundraiser was the role she played in securing $600 million in federal funding to rebuild one of the region’s main arteries, the aging Route I-5. bridge. “Bringing that grant home was a dogfight,” said Perez, 35, a first-term … Read more

Aging bridge is a flashpoint in competitive race for Washington State House of Representatives | ET REALITY

[ad_1] The first thing Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez told donors gathered at a recent wine and cheese fundraiser was the role she played in securing $600 million in federal funding to rebuild one of the region’s main arteries, the aging Route I-5. bridge. “Bringing that grant home was a dogfight,” said Perez, 35, a first-term … Read more

How to gain a competitive advantage through internal service | ET REALITY

[ad_1] Mortgage industry analysts project that 2024 will be a better year than 2023 across the board. In a HousingWire report, analyst firm Jeffries said they believe the worst of the current mortgage cycle is behind us, and Moody’s predicts the Federal Reserve will lower rates three or four times this year. According to those … Read more

Welcome to the world of competitive boat docking. It is a circuit that only exists on the coasts of Maryland and Virginia. And competing boatmen like it that way. | ET REALITY

[ad_1] The Chesapeake cowboys arrived in St. Michaels, Maryland, on a hot Sunday in August, and the air smelled of crab relish and diesel exhaust, with a hint of light beer and lime. A couple thousand spectators had gathered in the colonial-era resort town on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, about 80 miles from Washington, D.C., to … Read more