Republicans Have 4 Convicted Criminals Running For Congress In 2018

Blankenship served one year in prison on a misdemeanor conviction for conspiring to evade safety laws after the death of 29 miners at his Upper Big Branch Mine in 2010. Grimm, a former FBI agent, pleaded guilty to felony tax evasion in 2014. And last year, Gianforte also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault for body-slamming a reporter days before winning a 2017 special election. So far, the national Republican Party has said it supports Donovan over Grimm, but it is also backing Gianforte, who is the only one of these convicted candidates currently in office. The party has not endorsed anyone in either West Virginia or Arizona.

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Winter storm: Heaviest snowfall could hit during morning commute; Omaha schools cancel classes

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Nebraska Corn Board — Meeting in York rescheduled for Feb. 16, location TBD.

Children’s Hospital Medical Center’s outpatient specialty clinics and Children’s Physicians clinics, Omaha — Open Thursday at 10 a.m.

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