WWE legend and Knox County, Tennessee, Mayor Glenn Jacobs challenged Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) to a charity wrestling match after the failed vice presidential candidate said he “could kick most of their ass” while referring to Trump supporters. Walz claimed earlier this week on the This is Gavin Newsom podcast that his “masculinity” intimidates Trump […]
Standing around a crowd of supporters touting congestion pricing’s success in New York City, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) refused to budge against the Trump administration‘s funding threats. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a letter Tuesday that the New York City Transit Authority must reduce transit crime or else the federal government will withhold federal […]
A quirky podcast conversation between Govs. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Tim Walz (D-MN) revealed an important divide within the Democratic Party as it seeks to regain power. Newsom kept urging Democrats to find ways to win back the voters they lost to President Donald Trump and the Republicans. Walz, the unsuccessful 2024 Democratic nominee for […]
(The Center Square) – Housing costs make Colorado one of the nation’s most expensive states. This is according to a recent report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition, which listed Colorado as the sixth least affordable state in the country. The report focused on low-income housing and affordable homes, finding that 79% of extremely […]
(The Center Square) – Steven R. Hansen, CEO of the Arizona Humane Society, is asking state House Speaker Steve Montenegro, R-Surprise, and Rep. Gail Griffin, R-Sierra Vista, to release an animal cruelty bill from the House Natural Resources and Energy and Water Committee and assign it exclusively to the Judiciary Committee. Currently, Senate Bill 1234 […]
(The Center Square) — Hosston truck stop developer James Silvio addressed the Caddo Commission this week concerning a recent a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid and the ongoing debate on a 2% sales tax. Silvio presented engineering plans at Thursday’s meeting detailing his $13 million truck stop project to the Caddo Commission as the […]
(The Center Square) — Maine’s Democratic-controlled Legislature has pushed through a two-year, $11.3 billion budget on Thursday that plugs revenue gaps and a shortfall in the state’s Medicaid program, despite Republican objections to the spending plan. The Maine House of Representatives approved the spending plan by a 74-67 vote along party lines. The Senate passed […]
(The Center Square) – Fully funding the state retirement plan is not within the budget proposal of the North Carolina governor, says state Treasurer Brad Briner. “We are disappointed the governor is proposing for only the second time in 83 years to not fully fund our state’s retirement system,” Briner said in a statement. “This […]
Republican senators who appear likely to face primary threats are taking steps to stay on the good side of the party’s MAGA wing. Both Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and John Cornyn (R-TX) brushed off concerns about primary challenges in the 2026 midterm elections. However, both men made public moves this week to appeal to President […]
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, a socialist, agrees with her right-wing counterparts that mass migration into Europe is a significant threat to the continent’s way of life. Frederiksen acknowledged in an interview with Politico this week that U.S. Vice President JD Vance had a point when he scolded European leaders in Munich last month, and […]
