Bush Family and Notable Senator’s Namesake Experience Defeats in Maine Governor’s Election
Maine’s Gubernatorial Primary Reveals Changing Political Landscape In Maine, the political weight of certain family names has seemingly diminished, as demonstrated by the recent gubernatorial primary results. Earlier this month, two prominent candidates fell short in this ranked-choice system. On the Republican side, Jonathan Bush, who is related to former President George H.W. Bush, was […]
Lilly Ledbetter, namesake of Fair Pay Act, dead at 86
Lilly Ledbetter, a former factory manager in Alabama, has died at the age of 86. She became a symbol of the equal pay movement with lawsuits against employers that led to landmark pay discrimination legislation. Ledbetter filed a lawsuit in 2007 after discovering that she was being paid less than men for the same job […]