(The Center Square) – Law firms, collections agencies and disease support groups are on opposite sides of an Ohio bipartisan bill that lawmakers will address growing consumer medical debt. House Bill 257, which had its fourth hearing Wednesday in front of the House Health Committee, would cap annual interest rates on medical debt, stop wage […]
(The Center Square) – Chronic absenteeism affects the dropout rate, which in turn affects crime and the economy, Georgia lawmakers were told. The House of Representatives and the Senate have special study committees on chronic absenteeism. It is defined as missing more than 10% of a school year. The problem worsened after the pandemic, rising to […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) credited Charlie Kirk for his work engaging young men on college and university campuses, saying he did a better job than the Democratic Party in the last election. “What he was able to achieve in terms of organizing the campuses, engaging these young men, addressing their grievances, giving them some sense […]
DETROIT — National security is again becoming a major theme in the race for Michigan‘s most competitive House seat, as Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI), an Iraq war veteran, is running against a pair of Democrats touting their military and diplomatic backgrounds. Of the candidates vying to challenge Barrett next year for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, […]
Republican candidate for New Jersey governor Jack Ciattarelli earned the endorsement of a state police union that previously endorsed Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) during his first gubernatorial campaign. Ciattarelli celebrated the New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police’s endorsement of his candidacy in a post on X. “I am honored to have the faith, trust, and […]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan amped up his criticism of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, calling him “racist,” “sexist,” “misogynistic,” and Islamophobic” in response to the president’s comments at the United Nations General Assembly. Trump called Khan a “terrible mayor” during his address before the U.N. on Tuesday, suggesting that London “wants to go to Sharia […]
A Florida retiree was barred from leaving Saudi Arabia until next year after being convicted of cyber crimes for social media posts criticizing the crown prince, the man’s son said Wednesday. Saad Almadi, 75, was found guilty of distributing online content that undermines public order. He is one of at least four dual Saudi American […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) dialed up the rhetoric against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, accusing him of posing an “authoritarian” threat to the country. During a friendly interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Newsom argued that the president’s move to federalize the National Guard and send thousands of troops to patrol Los Angeles […]
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments early next month in a case examining whether a Colorado law that claims to ban “conversion therapy” simply polices the conduct of counselors or violates the First Amendment, as lawyers for the petitioner claim. The case, scheduled for arguments before the justices on Oct. 7, was brought by […]
A Democratic South Dakota state representative has changed her party registration to Republican, citing the party’s alignment with tribal sovereignty. State Rep. Peri Pourier, who had served in the state’s lower chamber as a Democrat since 2019, leaves the state’s Democrats with just five members to 65 Republicans. She called it a “strategic shift” in […]
