(The Center Square) – The Washington state Department of Social and Health Services spending since 2015 has nearly tripled from $9 billion to $25.4 billion, a 182.22% increase heavily driven by long-term care cost increases due in part to an aging population. Since the 2013-15 budget, long-term care spending grew from $3.8 to $12.9 billion, and now represents half of DSHS’ […]
(The Center Square) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams is calling for violent migrants in the city to be dealt with “quickly and swiftly” following Saturday’s shooting of an off-duty border patrol agent by an “illegal alien” with a lengthy criminal record. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Adams commended the U.S. Customs and Border […]
(The Center Square) – North Carolina is one of three states late on an enacted budget for July 1. Lawmakers in Pennsylvania and Oregon are also late, according to research by The Center for Square and the National Association of State Budget Officers. Michigan’s fiscal year begins Oct. 1 and is the other state without a […]
President Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s top priority heading into next year’s midterm congressional elections will be selling the tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a pitch that met a stiff headwind from the media and the Democratic Party. While the legislation eked through the House and Senate and was signed […]
A federal court ruled Thursday that a Mississippi law requiring social media users to verify their age can go into effect. A three-judge panel in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous decision by a federal judge that blocked the Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act from going into effect. Social media platforms […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent assured that the administration is more focused on “high-quality deals” for tariffs than reaching a deadline. President Donald Trump’s deadline for tariffs has been postponed twice. The current deadline is Aug. 1, but Bessent appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box Monday to assure the deadline is not the most important part of […]
President Donald Trump and Republicans kicked Democrats out of power in 2024. Democrats are hoping Trump’s link to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein can reverse their fortunes in 2026. While Epstein has always been a person Democrats have been eager to link Trump to, the administration’s recent hesitancy to be as transparent as they promised […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school campus in northern Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 16 people, including its pilot, and injuring dozens, officials and local media said. According to the military and a fire official, the Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI aircraft crashed into the campus of Milestone […]
President Donald Trump‘s quest to shrink the size of government is colliding with the strong-arm tactics of his second term as the White House seeks to bring states into compliance with his policy agenda. Since his election in November, Trump has been laying the groundwork for scaling back the federal government, including job-slashing plans to […]
President Donald Trump‘s second administration is proud of its crackdown on leaks, as civil rights groups contend it is not good for the government. Leaks undermined Trump’s first administration, as aides competed for political influence or disagreed with the president’s policy agenda. But the most politically damaging leak of Trump’s second administration so far has been […]
