(The Center Square) — A group of Democratic lawmakers are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to pump the brakes on the state’s plan to adopt tough new emissions standards for truck and SUV sales. Legislation filed by Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, D-Binghamton, would delay the implementation of New York’s “Advanced Clean Truck regulations until at least Jan. […]
(The Center Square) – Clearing eight figures in monthly estimated tax proceeds for the sixth time, North Carolina’s first year in legalized sports wagering neared the end of its first year in February at a pace above $360,000 a day. The state’s coffers had a swelling of $10,018,604 for February, according to Monday morning’s report […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are pushing patient “end-of-life” bills for the second year in a row, but a coalition opposed to the legislation says people who are disabled would be harmed. Stop Assisted Suicide Illinois Coalition members say Senate Bill 9 and House Bill 1328 would legalize assisted suicide. Disability policy professional Jules […]
(The Center Square) — Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is facing a recall effort from critics of her transgender policies, but the citizen-led campaign is unlikely to result in her being removed from office. An online recall petition calling for the removal of the first-term Democrat has gathered nearly 30,000 signatures since it was posted […]
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear an appeal from Ronald Hittle, a former California fire chief who claimed he was fired for his Christian faith, in a case that could have reshaped how workplace discrimination lawsuits are evaluated. In a dissent written by Justice Clarence Thomas and joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch, Thomas […]
An oil tanker and a cargo ship had a fiery collision off the coast of the United Kingdom Monday morning, with officials saying all crew have been accounted for. Graham Stuart, a conservative member of the British Parliament representing the area near the incident, said that all 36 crew members on both ships were safe, with one […]
Two Democratic senators are introducing a bill that would require President Donald Trump’s administration to rehire veterans it fired without cause as part of Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk’s efforts to cut thousands of jobs from the federal government. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s (D-IL) office confirmed to the Washington Examiner that she and Sen. […]
Just days before then-President-elect Donald Trump was set to take office, President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency wired $100,000 to an arm of the Chicago Teachers Union to train public school children in environmental advocacy. The payment, which the EPA disbursed to the Chicago Teachers Union Foundation 12 days before Trump’s inauguration, is earmarked to […]
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) suggested that his Democratic Party’s strategy should center on economic policies that make life more “affordable.” As House Republicans released their spending bill, there was less than a week to negotiate the details to ensure the votes needed to pass it in both chambers. Congress is racing toward a March 14 deadline for a government […]
President Donald Trump’s reality television series The Apprentice is now featured on Amazon Prime, marking the first time the show has been available on a streaming platform. The series aired on NBC from 2004 through 2017 and brought Trump further prominence in the public square, but it was never taken up by a streaming platform […]
