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The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022.

Review of the day

The excerpts below were compiled from issue #12 of The Tap, which was published on April 18, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

Federal

Bernie Sanders won the Wyoming Democratic caucuses on Saturday afternoon, defeating Hillary Clinton by 12 points. Sanders’ win marked his seventh consecutive victory over Clinton. Fourteen pledged delegates were at stake. Because of the Democratic Party’s delegate allocation rules, Clinton and Sanders each walked away with seven delegates. Wyoming also has four superdelegates, all of whom pledged their support to Clinton back in January.
- See also: Presidential election in Wyoming, 2016

The Colorado Republican Party completed the election of its 34 delegates to the Republican National Convention over the weekend and gave Ted Cruz a significant boost in the delegate count for the Republican nomination. Once the dust had settled, 30 delegates who pledged their support to Cruz on their intent-to-run forms had been elected, and four others who were elected as uncommitted delegates had verbally pledged their support to Cruz. In August 2015, the Colorado GOP canceled its presidential preference poll. On Monday, Donald Trump criticized the delegate election process in Colorado, telling Fox News, “There was no voting. I didn't go out there to make a speech or anything, there's no voting. The people out there are going crazy, in the Denver area and Colorado itself, and they're going absolutely crazy because they weren't given a vote. This was given by politicians - it's a crooked deal.”
- See also: Presidential election in Colorado, 2016

In Washington, Louisiana, police chief Ronelle Broussard lost a recall election. More than 84 percent of the vote was in favor of recalling Broussard. The Concerned Citizens Committee of Washington criticized Broussard's job performance and claimed that he had failed to fulfill the duties of his office. The police chief’s critics also took issue with him setting bail bond prices, which were typically set by the mayor's court. In a public letter responding to the recall effort, Broussard stated, “As you are probably aware, I have been on medical leave as a result of an on-duty accident in my office, dated back in February 2015. [...] Any attempt to remove me from office at a time when I am experiencing medical issues can only be described as an act of cowardice, not to mention that it violates my rights as a public servant.”

The excerpts below were compiled from issue #10 of The Tap, which was published on April 4, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

In Washington, Louisiana, Police Chief Ronelle Broussard faces a recall election. Concerned Citizens Committee of Washington criticized Broussard's job performance and claimed that he had failed to fulfill the duties of his office. The police chief’s critics also took issue with him setting bail bond prices, which are typically set by the mayor's court. In a public letter responding to the recall effort, Broussard stated, “As you are probably aware, I have been on medical leave as a result of an on-duty accident in my office, dated back in February 2015. [...] Any attempt to remove me from office at a time when I am experiencing medical issues can only be described as an act of cowardice, not to mention that it violates my rights as a public servant.”