State Rep. Austin Theriault conceded the election in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District to Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME). The race was one of the closest in the country and the closest in Maine’s history. The Associated Press called the race for Golden at 8.50 p.m. Nov. 15, 10 days after the election. Golden received 49.9% to Theriault’s 49.8% […]
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) slammed the senior executives of U.S. airlines during a hearing Wednesday to remind them that flying with their companies is a “disaster.” The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing to hear from Spirit Airlines CEO Matthew Klein, Frontier Airlines Senior Vice President Robert Schroeter, Delta External Affairs Officer Peter […]
(The Center Square) – Maine’s roadways, bridges and dams received mediocre grades in a new report, which suggests the state has made some progress on infrastructure upgrades following a historic surge of federal funding. The American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2024 report card gave the state a “C” grade for the overall state of its […]
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin gun hunters harvested nearly 190,000 deer during the gun hunting season, up 5.2% from the year before. Hunters harvested 89,737 antlered deer and 99,835 antlerless during the season, which ran from Nov. 23 to Dec. 1. The numbers rose after the opening weekend was slightly lower than 2023. Overall, hunters […]
(The Center Square) – Two bills before the Michigan House Committee on Government Operations would grant public and district library directors sole authority over the selection, inclusion, and withdrawal of library materials, as well as prohibit out-of-district withdrawal requests. House Bills 6034 and 6035 would respectively create the Public Library Freedom to Read Act and […]
(The Center Square) – The entertainment industry is pushing for more tax credits in Georgia, as industry leaders say other states and cities are pulling the industry away with promises of more money. On Wednesday, the state’s House Rural Development Council met to hear from a panel on current workforce developments in the state’s film […]
(The Center Square) – Advocates for the homeless in Dane County, are pressuring local leaders to add staff and increase services in taxpayer-funded day shelters, such as the county’s designated resource center The Beacon. The letter, sent out by former Community Liaison of The Beacon Lindberg Chambliss and the Dane County Homeless Justice Initiative, accuses […]
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes indicted two out-of-state residents for allegedly defrauding the state’s school voucher program over $100,000. According to the indictment, Johnny Lee Bowers and Ashley Meredith Hewitt, who also uses the name Ashley Hopkins, submitted applications to Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program for more than 50 children, both real and fake, using […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) expressed his disappointment over President Joe Biden‘s decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, earlier this week. The president issued a sweeping pardon on Sunday for any alleged crimes committed by his son from 2014 through Dec. 1, 2024, walking back a vow not to issue the pardon after Hunter Biden […]
Ranking member Jerry Nadler (D-NY) dropped out of the race to run for another term as the top Democrat on the powerful House Judiciary Committee, paving the way for Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) to ascend to the position. In a “Dear Colleague” letter sent to members and obtained by the Washington Examiner, Nadler said Raskin […]
