(The Center Square) – One week after saying he could not make a proposed debate at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 3rd District Congressman Derrick Van Orden said he would accept a debate with candidate Rebecca Cooke sponsored by the Adams County Chamber of Commerce. Van Orden cited a story in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram […]
(The Center Square) — A New York Republican congressman has filed a bill that seeks to punish foreign governments that take Americans hostage or wrongly detain them. The proposal filed by Rep. Mike Lawyer, R-N.Y., would create a new designation of “state sponsor of wrongful or unlawful detention” that would authorize the State Department to […]
(The Center Square) — The Louisiana Legislature could soon contemplate the state’s most comprehensive tax overhaul in decades. The package from Gov. Jeff Landry — dubbed the “Louisiana Forward” initiative — includes 10 bills intended to simplify and modernize the state’s tax system while spurring economic growth. “This plan seeks to attract investment, while protecting […]
(The Center Square) — Tax rates, loans, and bonds for local governments were discussed and approved during the Louisiana Bond Commission meeting last week. The only agenda item regarding taxes was for approval of an increase in millage rates, or property taxes, for the Calcasieu Parish and city of Lake Charles. The approval of the […]
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) made a plea to female voters to consider how they “were better off under President Trump.” With a little over two weeks left until Election Day, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are scrambling to edge each other out. A RealClearPolitics poll average showed Harris had a slight 1-point lead. […]
A budget watchdog group warned Monday that former President Donald Trump‘s tax proposals could worsen Social Security‘s finances, opening up a new campaign issue in the waning days of the 2024 election. The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a Washington group that advocates smaller deficits, released an analysis that found Trump’s calls for adding […]
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) has defended a McDonald’s location in Pennsylvania closing its indoor dining room ahead of former President Donald Trump’s visit to the restaurant, citing the recent attempts on Trump’s life that have occurred this year. The former president’s brief shift at the iconic fast food chain exploded on social media on Sunday, […]
Nathan Wade told Congress during a closed-door deposition that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis began preparing to prosecute former President Donald Trump before she took office in January 2021, according to a transcript released Monday. According to the transcript, Wade said Willis began outreach for a Trump-related search committee “sometime after the [2020] election, […]
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take on two disputes surrounding the Environmental Protection Agency that could serve as a boon to state and industry groups seeking to avoid certain regulatory oversight. The first dispute involves a challenge brought by companies and Oklahoma seeking to determine whether challenges over the so-called “good neighbor” ozone […]
Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban criticized Tesla CEO Elon Musk‘s daily million-dollar giveaway to voters who sign his petition. Signers of Musk’s America PAC statement would be pledging their support for the First and Second amendments, which have been Musk’s cited reasons for endorsing former President Donald Trump. Signers must also be registered voters in any one of the seven swing states: […]
