(The Center Square) − An audit of the Louisiana Department of Education’s seclusion and restraint practices for students with disabilities reveals underreporting and compliance with state laws. Data submitted to LDOE shows a significant number of school systems reporting no incidents of seclusion or restraint. In the 2023-24 academic year, 115 out of 159 school […]
(The Center Square) – Amazon plans to invest $10 billion over the next five years to expand data centers across the state. Monday’s announcement is on top of a $7.8 billion plan announced last year and more than $6 billion already spent in Ohio through the end of 2022. State officials said the new investment […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois electors will officially cast all 19 Electoral College votes for Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday in Springfield. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias explained the Electoral College during a news conference Monday in Chicago. “I apologize in advance, I don’t have the School House Rocks skills to turn this into […]
On Sunday, podcast host Steve Bannon suggested that President-elect Donald Trump could enter the 2028 presidential race, prompting a wave of objections from legal critics who responded that the Constitution prohibits it. Bannon, who served as a top adviser to Trump at the start of the president-elect’s first administration, floated the idea while giving a speech at the […]
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from her post over disagreements with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on how to respond to President-elect Donald Trump‘s threat of tariffs. In her resignation letter, Freeland acknowledged that last Friday, Trudeau told her he no longer wanted her to serve as finance minister, but he did offer her another […]
He doesn’t wear sequins, his fans don’t have a cute nickname, and the drama around his life doesn’t fill the broadcasts of TMZ and Entertainment Tonight. But even without an army, such as the “Swifties” who flock to Taylor Swift, Elon Musk emerged as the 2024 presidential election’s top surrogate by over 2-to-1. When Swift […]
President Joe Biden established a new national monument Monday honoring Frances Perkins, the first woman to hold a Cabinet position. Perkins, who served as labor secretary from 1933 to 1945, was a critical ally supporting former President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal agenda and a strong voice for organized labor. FIVE DEMOCRATS IN PRIME POSITION TO […]
At least four people were killed and at least five have been hospitalized after a shooting occurred at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. The shooting was reported around 11 a.m. local time, according to police. The gunman, who police say is a juvenile, is also dead. Additional deaths may be reported. The injured […]
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson traded her judicial robes for a Shakespearean costume on Saturday, stepping on to Broadway’s stage for a one-night-only appearance in the modern take on Romeo and Juliet known as & Juliet. In a performance with audiences cheering, Jackson took on a role written just for her, bringing a touch […]
Former Syrian President Bashar Assad released on Monday his first statement since the fall of his regime, recounting his final hours before evacuation and addressing the unexpected rise of the rebel forces that conquered his country. The former president claims he spent his final hours in Syria at the Russia-controlled Khmeimim Air Base, where he […]
