(The Center Square) — Saturday’s election in Louisiana was focused on constitutional amendments and parish and municipal races and turn out was low in both Bossier and Caddo parishes. Turnout for the four constitutional amendments ranged between about 5.5% to 6.2% for the two parishes. One mayoral election saw over 50% turnout, but the other […]
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction is receiving $10 million in federal funds over a five-year period for what it calls the recruitment, retention, and diversification of school counselors, school psychologists and school social workers. The funds will be spent on expanding online certification options, developing a “Grow Your Own” program to […]
(The Center Square) – An ongoing war in Syria has suddenly ended with the overturning of the long-standing Syrian government, creating national security and humanitarian concerns but also threatening global oil markets. “Russian oil and gas companies have operated in Syria for years adding to the world’s supply. The future of those operations is now […]
(The Center Square) — After years on the endangered species list, black bears will once again be hunted in Sportsman’s Paradise. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry made the announcement during a news conference Monday alongside Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Madison Sheahan. “Black bears were once threatened here in Louisiana, however because of the incredible […]
(The Center Square) — New Hampshire is the freest state in the North American region, according to a new report, which cites the Granite State’s relationship between freedom and economic growth. The latest edition of the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of North America index ranked New Hampshire as the freest state, followed by South Dakota […]
The incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee delivered a “vote of no confidence” in FBI Director Christopher Wray on Monday in a letter accusing him of politicizing the agency against President-elect Donald Trump. Across 11 pages, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said that Wray, appointed in 2017 to replace James Comey, had run the agency […]
President Joe Biden is delivering remarks at a Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C., at 3:45 pm EST. According to the summit’s website, the annual meeting between the federal government and Native Americans “reflects the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to strengthening Nation-to-Nation relationships.” The summit aims to bring “direct government-to-government […]
Democracy PAC, the primary political arm of the Soros family, reduced its spending by over $14 million during the 2024 election cycle, campaign finance filings reveal. Between January 1, 2023, and Election Day 2024, Democracy PAC spent about $67.5 million by pumping funds into political committees working to elect Democrats to Congress and the White […]
New York’s Black Lives Matter chapter head called for “black vigilantes” in response to the acquittal of Daniel Penny, saying “there is no love for black people” after the ruling. Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide by a jury Monday for placing a black man, Jordan Neely, in a chokehold on a […]
The Syrian rebel forces that successfully toppled the regime of former President Bashar Assad have installed a transitional prime minister. Mohammed al Bashir, the leader of the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al Sham’s political wing, will begin fielding a Cabinet to head the incoming government. Bashir has served as the head of the oppositional Syrian […]
