(The Center Square) – October tax revenues were higher than last year but fell short of predictions, according to the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration. State collections for October were $22.6 million more than last year. The year-to-date numbers are 1.4% or $72.4 million above budget, according to the department. “Despite the modest revenue […]
(The Center Square) – With a crucial vote scheduled Tuesday for the Pinellas County Commission on previously-delayed stadium bonds, the Tampa Bay Rays’ owner is saying a move to another city isn’t off the table. The commission is scheduled to vote on the $335 million worth of bonds to help build a new $1.2 billion […]
The long-awaited farm bill from Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), the third-ranked Senate Democrat and chairwoman of the chamber’s Agriculture Committee was introduced Monday, just weeks before benefits will run dry at year’s end. But more is riding this go-around on the $1.5 trillion legislation that sets agriculture and nutrition policy every five years: it’s been […]
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) dismissed efforts from the International Criminal Court to try to arrest Israeli leaders. The ICC’s warrants came less than a year after Hamas invaded southern Israel and killed 1,200 people but have remained active as over 40,000 Palestinians have also been killed in the conflict so far. Israeli defense officials approximated […]
Seventy-five of Michigan‘s 83 counties have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer‘s (D-MI) Michigan Public Service Commission over concerns that the three-person board will erode local governments’ abilities to regulate green energy projects. The 178-page lawsuit, filed on Nov. 8, asserts that the MPSC is trying to redefine the terms of Public Act 233, […]
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has officially announced plans to seek reelection, ending speculation that he could run for governor next year. Virginia governors are limited to serving only non-consecutive terms, meaning Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) is ineligible to seek reelection in 2025. While Miyares’s name had been included in discussions on who could succeed […]
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu confirmed she will run for reelection in 2025 in a Sunday interview with WCVB. The Boston mayoral race is one of several notable elections during the off-cycle election year. Wu hasn’t had any heavy hitters step up to challenge her in the nonpartisan primary, though a restaurateur, Jorge Mendoza-Iturralde, announced his […]
The Biden White House is pressuring Congress to pass a new supplemental funding request to assist with disaster relief and recovery worth roughly $100 billion. President Joe Biden sent House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a letter about the request on Monday. It includes $40 billion to replenish the Federal Emergency Management Agency‘s Disaster Relief Fund […]
Indicted New York City Mayor Eric Adams was spotted meeting with President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday at UFC 309, which his office confirmed is part of his “commitment” to working with the incoming administration. Trump was visiting Madison Square Garden, the same arena he held his New York City rally at last month, to attend […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of the Department of Energy, Chris Wright, is receiving praise from Republican lawmakers and industry groups, while environmentalists warn he would jeopardize efforts to curb climate change if he is confirmed. Over the weekend, Trump picked Wright, the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, an oilfield service firm and […]
