(The Center Square) – Colorado’s unemployment rate decreased slightly in September, dropping a tenth of a point from August to 4.1%. Released last week, these numbers are the first look at unemployment numbers in Colorado since the federal government shutdown delayed the regular monthly reports from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The shutdown lasted from Oct. 1 […]
(The Center Square) – Tennessee’s economy will continue to grow at a slower pace, but affordability is becoming a major issue for everyday Tennesseans, according to the economic outlook prepared by the University of Tennessee’s Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research. The report released Monday shows the state’s gross domestic product increased by 0.3% in […]
(The Center Square) – A trio of men from Chile who are believed to be illegally in the United States have been arrested and charged for a series of home burglaries in the Milwaukee suburbs. All are being held in Waukesha County jail with hearings scheduled for Wednesday. The men face multiple felony charges. Enjerbet A. […]
Energy Secretary Chris Wright joined the call for Congress to pass meaningful reforms to the federal environmental approval process required to build energy and infrastructure projects, specifically encouraging reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act. Better known as NEPA, the 55-year-old law requires all federal agencies to consider and review the environmental effects of proposed […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Berlin on Monday with senior American and European leaders for the second consecutive day, in the United States’s latest attempt to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Zelensky spent roughly eight hours on Sunday and Monday in negotiations alongside President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, and […]
(The Center Square) – The Texas Education Agency is taking over three more public school districts: Beaumont ISD, Connally ISD and Lake Worth ISD. This brings the total to four this year and five overall. State law requires the TEA to take over failing school districts after a campus receives failing academic ratings for at […]
(The Center Square) – Small Business Advocacy Council President Elliott Richardson prides himself on tirelessly pushing the envelope when it comes to making life more bearable for Chicago small business owners. “Small businesses really could use a point person at City Hall to help them through the process,” Richardson told The Center Square. “If they’re […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is receiving pushback for celebrating the NFL’s Buffalo Bills’ victory on Sunday after saying he would discuss the shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia. Sunday’s shooting saw two gunmen open fire on a Jewish event in Bondi Beach, killing at least 15 people on the first day of Hanukkah. […]
(The Center Square) – To help generate a Republican winner in the northeastern part of the state for the first time since 1882, the General Assembly redrew the congressional map for two of the 14 seats North Carolina sends to the U.S. House of Representatives. Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson, one of the first names […]
Charlotte‘s new police chief warned that her department is facing critical staffing shortages, as North Carolina‘s largest city seeks to heighten security in the aftermath of high-profile crime. “Right now, we’re down a significant number of officers, almost 200 officers,” said Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Chief Estella Patterson, who was sworn into office earlier this month. The […]
