(The Center Square) – Whether commercially available semi-automatic rifles now banned in Illinois are common or too similar to military grade firearms was the focus of Day 2 of the bench trial of Illinois’ gun and magazine ban. On preliminary grounds, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the state last […]
(The Center Square) – At a recent campaign event in Houston, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a Dallas Democrat, said his energy policy doesn’t have to be “an either or’” approach and “promised to protect oil and gas jobs as part of an all-of-the-above approach.” Allred is challenging incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican from […]
(The Center Square) – As Spokane pushes to grant a congregate homeless shelter $1.2 million despite the apparent lack of a competitive process, some on the city council are questioning whether that’s legal. Last month, Mayor Lisa Brown proposed using the money to prevent Hope House, a women’s congregate shelter, from closing. According to a news release, […]
SAVE the citizens Republicans have been saying for years that they aren’t trying to make it harder to vote. They have been tightening the lid on rules around elections that were loosened during COVID-19, and that meant 2020 not only saw the largest turnout in any presidential election ever but also that there was increased […]
(The Center Square) – Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s attorneys took his case before the Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday. Smollett was convicted of staging and falsely reporting a hate crime against him in 2019. Smollett, who is Black and gay, said the attackers, wearing red MAGA hats, shouted racist and homophobic slurs at him before putting […]
(The Center Square) – Private school students who pay tuition using taxpayer-funded scholarships achieve higher academic proficiencies than their public school counterparts, according to a recent report. The analysis, compiled by the Commonwealth Foundation, a policy group that focuses on fiscal conservancy, looked at the demographics of nearly 78,000 students who received financial aid through […]
(The Center Square) – Three samplings in battleground North Carolina have been initiated since last week’s presidential debate, and Republican former President Donald Trump has led Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in each. All, however, remain within the margin of error. And a close finish through 49 more days to Nov. 5 is anticipated by […]
The Federal Reserve’s widely anticipated rate cuts on Wednesday could be a well-timed political boost for Vice President Kamala Harris if voters sour about the economy under the Biden administration see relief. The Fed is expected to lower its benchmark rate, which sits at a 23-year high, on Wednesday in the 2 p.m. hour. The […]
Legal fights over election integrity are well underway with less than two months to go to the election. This Washington Examiner series, Legal Games, will look at Democratic attempts to make sure they don’t have a repeat of 2016. Republican lawyers, meanwhile, are still spooked by what happened in the aftermath of 2020. Part 3 will look at […]
After weeks of falling prices, gas prices increased slightly on Wednesday. The national average price for a gallon of regular gas rose to $3.215, according to AAA. This was more than Tuesday’s average price of $3.203 per gallon. Wednesday’s increase was the first in weeks across the country. Prices had been steadily falling across the […]
