Richard "Bigo" Barnett is "a crazy man from Arkansas who got pushed into the Capitol and put his feet up on a desk," his attorney said in court on Wednesday.
Michael Barnett, who had the support of former President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, will serve another term as chair of the Palm Beach County Republican Party, after winning a contested election. His leadership team did not remain intact, however. Kevin Neal, who finished a distant second in the race for chair then ran for vice chair and defeated Tami Donnally.
Downers Grove Commissioner Greg Hosé said he regretted not speaking out at a Village Council meeting earlier this month over the library. At that meeting, he said, the chambers were filled with “hateful, anti inclusive rhetoric.”