(The Center Square) – Michigan’s unemployment is still the third highest nationally, according to the August data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. With Michigan’s unemployment rate coming in at 5.2%, California and Nevada are the only states with higher unemployment rates. At 5.2%, that is down 0.1% from 5.3% in the previous month. Michigan’s […]
(The Center Square) – There would be some major changes to police training in Wisconsin if one Milwaukee state representative gets his way. State Rep. Darrin Madison, D-Milwaukee, introduced four pieces of legislation that he says would end “nonscientific and dangerous police training practices.” “Law enforcement budgets are going towards unlicensed, unregulated technology like facial recognition. […]
President Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, was confirmed by the Senate on Friday. Waltz, who was Trump’s national security adviser, was confirmed 47-43. Three Democrats, Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) voted to confirm Waltz, while Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the sole GOP […]
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to lift a lower court’s block of its policy restricting the gender on a person’s passport to his or her biological sex. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued a federal district court’s injunction, which allows people to select their own sex designation on passports regardless of […]
(The Center Square) – The investigation into an ethics complaint filed against Washington State Executive Ethics Board Executive Director Kate Reynolds has raised further questions over conflicts of interest within the state employee disciplinary system. Reynolds investigated a separate ethics complaint filed against Solicitor General Noah Purcell for defending Attorney General Nick Brown, his supervisor, in a State Bar Association complaint. Although […]
(The Center Square) – Texas has maintained its AAA/Aaa credit rating from the major credit rating agencies S&P Global Ratings, Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and KBRA, the state comptroller’s office announced. The credit rating agencies cite “Texas’ diversified economy, steady population growth, strong fiscal reserves and disciplined financial practices in reaffirming the state’s credit […]
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California is suing a health insurance plan for allegedly violating the public’s trust at taxpayers’ expense. The federal government filed the complaint Wednesday under the False Claims Act against Inland Empire Health Plan, which received nearly $3.5 billion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act […]
Early voting began Friday in Virginia for the state’s 2025 elections, in which voters will decide the next governor, attorney general, all 100 seats in the House of Delegates, and other local races. Important dates to know In-person early voting runs from Friday through Nov. 1. The deadline to request a mail-in or absentee ballot […]
A federal judge on Friday struck down President Donald Trump‘s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, ruling it lacked “any legitimate legal claims.” U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday in Florida gave Trump 28 days to file an amended version of the lawsuit due to concerns that the initial one did not provide […]
The Senate on Friday rejected two proposals to temporarily fund the government, setting the stage for a government shutdown on Oct. 1 when current funding expires. The dual funding packages, one from Democrats and one from Republicans, were rejected after neither party could surpass the 60-vote threshold for passage. The Senate is now expected to […]
