House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will move forward with a vote on his government spending proposal even though the legislation is likely to fail on the floor due to a lack of support among GOP lawmakers. The House is expected to vote on the continuing resolution on Wednesday, Johnson announced in a statement. The plan […]
Former Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee for Michigan, has snagged the support of AgriPac in his electoral battle against Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI). AgriPac endorsed Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) in previous election cycles. “I’m honored and grateful to have earned the endorsement of AgriPac and the farmers across Michigan who feed our nation […]
House Democrats are looking to call out Republicans by pushing for a vote on a set of bills guaranteeing access to in vitro fertilization services and expanding insurance coverage for IVF and other fertility services. The legislation will be introduced on Tuesday afternoon and contains four bills introduced by Reps. Susan Wild (D-PA), Gerry Connolly […]
The America First Legal Foundation, a conservative public interest group based in Washington, is launching an investigation into any records President Joe Biden’s administration may have on Ryan Wesley Routh, who is the suspect in custody after being allegedly involved with former President Donald Trump’s “apparent assassination attempt.” On Sunday, Trump was the target of […]
(The Center Square) As California’s homeless population rises to a CalMatters-estimated 186,000, Republican legislators are demanding that Gov. Gavin Newsom sign a bill requiring the state to track homelessness spending and outcomes. AB 2903 by Assemblymember Josh Hoover, R-Folsom, passed without any opposing votes, and would require any “state agency or department that administers one or […]
(The Center Square) – The primary election was only last month, but a few school districts in Spokane County are already looking ahead to the Nov. 5 general election, hoping they can pass bonds that failed in February. CHENEY SCHOOL DISTRICT The first request comes from the Cheney School District, which serves over 5,500 students. CSD is asking voters to approve […]
(The Center Square) – Grants of $8.8 million for a program to help preserve rapidly vanishing farmland and forests in the state have been awarded by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. “The need for farmland preservation in North Carolina is at an all-time high as we continue to attract new businesses and new residents to […]
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee is calling for the FBI and U.S. Secret Service to appear before Congress after a second assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. The Secret Service discovered a rifle pointing through a chain link fence at a golf club where Trump was playing. The gun was […]
(The Center Square) — After dramatic increases in spending on K-12 education, some advocates hope to get a “rounding error” boost for adult education, programs which they say get overlooked. “It’s an area of education that we don’t necessarily think enough about up here,” Rep. Peter Schweyer, D-Allentown, said during a House Education Committee hearing […]
(The Center Square) – The bench trial for the challenge to Illinois’ gun and magazine ban continues in East St. Louis. Illinois enacted a ban on semi-automatic firearms and magazines over certain capacities in January 2023. Lawsuits challenging the law in federal court went all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court on preliminary […]
