(The Center Square) – A bill aimed at removing a 2007 tax break from wind energy producers has legislators at odds over the supremacy of coal in West Virginia’s economy. Senate Bill 439 would clarify that “wind power projects are not pollution control facilities,” which are taxed at salvage value. The clarification would subject them […]
(The Center Square) — A Maine GOP lawmaker who was censured by Democrats over her comments about a transgender student has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the move that has blocked her from voting on bills or speaking on legislative matters. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Maine, alleges that the state […]
(The Center Square) – Illinoisans are covering investments and tax breaks for multi-billion-dollar quantum computing companies as Gov. J.B. Pritzker discussed quantum incentives at a festival in Texas. The governor joined IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna at South by Southwest in Austin Tuesday. Pritzker said his administration spends state taxpayer funds on quantum computing […]
(The Center Square) – Colorado state Rep. Sheila Lieder, D-Jefferson, recently introduced legislation that would require automated commercial motor vehicles to have a human present in the vehicle while on the road. In an exclusive interview with The Center Square, Lieder said House Bill 1122 is an important step in protecting Coloradans. “I introduced this […]
New court filings indicate that contrary to the Federal Reserve’s claims, agency employees may have met with personnel associated with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Amid Democratic scrutiny over DOGE’s governmental oversight, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reassured lawmakers during testimony to the House Financial Services Committee in February that the Federal Reserve had […]
Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil will remain in the detention of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Louisiana for the time being, a judge ruled. At a procedural hearing in New York on Wednesday, New York federal judge Jesse Furman ordered that Khalil be allowed at least one phone call Wednesday and one Thursday with his counsel. […]
Space X is scheduled to launch its Crew-10 mission craft on Wednesday at 8 p.m. from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to retrieve two astronauts who’ve been stuck on the International Space Station for nine months. NASA said the exact return date is unclear but could be as soon as March 16. Astronauts Barry […]
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins confronted a reporter for publishing articles based on rumors. This comes as President Donald Trump aired grievances in a social media post about books and stories being published “with the so-called ‘anonymous,’ or ‘off the record,’ quotes.” Trump threatened to sue the writers behind the pieces. Reporter Patricia Kime was in […]
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities on Wednesday said an insurgent attack on a train carrying hundreds of people has ended, with more than 50 attackers killed following a daylong standoff. Some of the hostages taken were killed. Sarfraz Bugti, the Chief Minister in Balochistan province, told a provincial assembly that “we people have also been martyred, […]
Great American Family has issued a call to its fans and social media users to contact Google and YouTube, specifically to request both media giants to pick up its movies and content on YouTube TV. The network specializing in faith-based programming is available on Cox, Hulu, and DirecTV streams, but has notably been unavailable to […]
