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RandySF's JournalHannah Hidalgo Warns Geno Auriemma After UConn HC Inquires About WNBA Eligibility
Geno Auriemma and UConn reached their 25th Final Four after beating Niele Ivey’s Notre Dame 70-52 in the Elite Eight on Sunday. It was a rather comfortable win for the UConn Huskies, who got the better of Notre Dame for the second time this season. The Huskies did not trail at the end of any quarter. Their dominance was clear from the start.
Before the game, Hannah Hidalgo showed a lot of character when she said that the Notre Dame team that UConn beat earlier in the season was not at its best. She said that, being in good form, Notre Dame is ready to take on the Huskies this time. Unfortunately for her, the game did not pan out like that. However, she still had competitive words for UConn, and this time, straight to Auriemma himself.
After the win, Geno said:
“I just love watching her, and I asked her after the game if she was old enough to go pro, and she said, ‘No, I want one more shot of you guys.'”
https://collegefootballnetwork.com/womens-college-basketball/hannah-hidalgo-warns-geno-auriemma-wnba/
In effort to turn Texas blue, Democratic nominees for statewide office are holding joint rallies
With President Trump's approval rating underwater and the chance of scandal-plagued Attorney General Ken Paxton to be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, Texas Democrats feel that the 2026 midterms present their best chance to win a statewide election in years.
It has been 32 years since a Democrat won statewide office. The last time they came close was in 2018, when Beto O'Rourke lost the U.S. Senate race to Sen. Ted Cruz by just 2.6 percentage points.
In an effort to boost their chances in 2026, Texas Democrats have launched Texas Together, a series of joint rallies supporting multiple statewide candidates.
The first one took place earlier this month in Fort Worth. State Rep. James Talarico, the nominee for U.S. Senate, and state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the nominee for governor, were among those who addressed hundreds of supporters.
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/in-effort-to-turn-texas-blue-democratic-nominees-for-state-wide-office-are-holding-joint-rallies/
Blue Springs to vote on money for sewer improvements in April 7 election
Blue Springs residents are voting in the Tuesday, April 7, election on whether the city should use $65 million in combined water and sewer system revenue bonds to fund federally mandated improvements to the Sni-A-Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is also shared with Grain Valley.
The plant was built in 1988 and is located at 4600 S. Seymour Road in Grain Valley. The ballot issue comes after Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe vetoed parts of a bill in June that included $12 million in funds for improvements to the joint-owned wastewater treatment facility.
The city of Blue Springs says these improvements are required to bring the plant into compliance with new environmental standards by 2030, which were set by state and federal regulators.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/voter-guide/article315188447.html
MS-SEN: Primary turnout gives Mississippi Democrats a glimmer of hope for general election
Based on the recent party primary elections results for the United States Senate seat, even Mississippi Democrats see a glimmer of hope for the November general election.
Granted, it is only a glimmer. Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith remains a heavy favorite in Mississippi to win reelection this November and continue the GOP dominance in the state.
But across the nation, Democrats are licking their lips, believing based on turnout in party primaries and special elections, that they have an excellent chance to capture a majority of the U.S. House seats and a reasonable opportunity to win a majority in the Senate.
Time will tell, but multiple results across the nation have bolstered Democrats’ hopes as President Donald Trump remains unpopular. The belief is that strong performances in current party primary elections and special elections will bode well for the Democrats nationwide in the November midterm election, when one-third of the U.S. Senate seats and all of the 435 U.S. House seats will be on the ballot.
https://mississippitoday.org/2026/03/29/mississippi-senate-election-hyde-smith-colom/
People's Energy Cooperative announces election results in Oronoco
ORONOCO, Minn. — People's Energy Cooperative announced the results of its director elections at its 89th Annual Meeting.
John Winter and Jerome Wooner, both current board members, ran unopposed in their districts and each received 1,769 votes. Winter represents District 3, and Wooner represents District 5.
In District 7, incumbent Jeff Orth defeated challenger Matt Kitzmann with 1,007 votes to 711 votes. The meeting took place at the Rochester International Event Center and was broadcast to Plainview's Copperfield Terrace.
Board Chair Jerry Wooner reflected on the cooperative's history during the meeting. He highlighted key decisions that strengthened local communities over the past 90 years, from bringing electricity to rural areas to the 2015 Alliant territory acquisition that expanded membership by nearly 50 percent.
https://www.kimt.com/news/peoples-energy-cooperative-announces-election-results-in-oronoco/article_b6537dbf-7157-43a0-b721-63a31ce798d0.html
Bayonne Council Approves Early Voting for May Election
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne voters will have a chance to cast their ballots early in the upcoming municipal election.
While Election Day is Tuesday, Early Voting will take place May 8-May 10.
Times and locations for Early Voting will be announced at a later date.
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/bayonne/sections/elections/articles/bayonne-council-approves-early-voting-for-may-election
Young Black lawyers coalition works to boost voter turnout in Detroit
DETROIT – With Michigan’s governor’s race at the top of the ticket, one group is making sure no voice goes unheard before polls open.
Members of the Young Black Lawyers Organizing Coalition have been visiting barber shops and churches across Detroit, spreading a simple but powerful message: Your vote matters.
“Our education work is really about empowerment and it’s about making sure that people understand that democracy matters,” said Abdul Dosunmu, founder of YBLOC.
At Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church on Detroit’s west side, the coalition connected with hundreds of people in the Black community during Sunday service.
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/03/29/young-black-lawyers-coalition-works-to-boost-voter-turnout-in-detroit/
Man arrested on charges of stealing election equipment in Palm Beach County
Multiple media accounts are reporting that a man has been arrested in Palm Beach County on charges connected to stealing election data and equipment in the Congressional district, which is home to Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s Florida home.
The Palm Beach Post, WPTV-TV and Right Line News Chief Content Officer Eric Daugherty are detailing that a man named John Panicci was arrested Saturday at his home in Greenacres. He’s accused of taking a computer access key to encrypted data from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office at 4301 Cherry Road.
The election equipment theft allegations are in U.S. House District 57. That’s where Democrat Emily Gregory flipped the House District in an upset victory Tuesday. She defeated Republican John Maples with 49.15% of the vote, compared to 48.85% for Maples. Not only was the Special Election to fill the seat vacated by Republican Mike Caruso in August, but the contest also received intense nationwide attention because the seat is where Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and Florida home are located.
Democrats boasted about Gregory’s victory as proof that Trump was losing ground with the electorate.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/787849-man-arrested-on-charges-of-stealing-election-equipment-in-palm-beach-county/
New Jersey Election Campaign Finance Commission Fines West Orange Councilman Krakoviak (D)
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange Councilman Joe Krakoviak has been fined by the New Jersey Election Campaign Enforcement Commission.
Krakoviak, who acknowledged the penalty on his own social media page, will pay a $475 fine for failing to file his campaign financial reports for his 2024 Town Council campaign in a timely manner.
Candidates are responsible for all compliance with the New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act.
“In my response, I apologized to the Commission and West Orange residents for my noncompliance ,” Krakoviak said. “I repeat that apology here.”
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/west-orange/sections/government/articles/new-jersey-election-campaign-finance-commission-fines-west-orange-councilman-krakoviak
Ballot fight over hiking overpaid executive tax is getting costly, divisive
With a huge city deficit looming amid federal budget cuts, the fight over two ballot measures that are competing over whether to raise or cut certain San Francisco business taxes is turning out to be expensive and divisive.
This month alone, wealthy individuals and companies have poured more than $300,000 into the Protect San Francisco’s Small Businesses and Economic Recovery committee, a San Francisco Chamber of Commerce-led effort to defeat Proposition D, a union-backed measure that would increase The City’s Overpaid Executive Gross Receipts Tax by about 800%.
Of that money, $250,000 came in this week, including $200,000 from Chris Larsen, the executive chairman of the blockchain-software firm Ripple.
The labor-led Stand Up for SF coalition says that raising the tax — also called the Top Executive Pay Tax — would generate an estimated $250 million to $300 million that is desperately needed to prevent cuts to public services because of funding reductions to medical, food and other programs instituted by President Donald Trump’s administration.
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/politics/overpaid-executive-tax-hike-ballot-fight-is-divisive-costly/article_7e83cc44-0020-48ed-95c5-af1d4a6df76c.html
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