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McPherson County State’s Attorney Austin Hoffman registers “Hoffman for Attorney General” candidate committee.

From the South Dakota Secretary of State, this morning McPherson County State’s Attorney Austin Hoffman registered a campaign committee for running for the Office of Attorney General. Austin Hoffman for AG by Pat Powers There’s no press release out for it yet, but it would seem to be an indicator that Austin intends to jump [.].

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Embattled French PM Sébastien Lecornu survives no-confidence vote in Parliament

PARIS (AP) French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survived a vote of no-confidence Thursday that could have toppled his fragile new government and plunged France deeper into political chaos. The National Assembly vote clears the way for the embattled Lecornu to pursue what could be an even greater challenge: getting a 2026 budget for the European Union’s second-largest economy [.].

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Comelec eyes December ballot printing deadline for barangay, SK polls

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is aiming to finish by December the printing of over 92 million ballots for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan(SK) election scheduled next year.   “Hopefully, we finish the [printing] including the verification by mid-December,” Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia said in Filipino during the start of the printing