(The Center Square) – California Republicans flipped a second seat in the state legislature, nearly three weeks after the general election. Republicans noted the party had not flipped a State Senate seat during a presidential election since 1980. President-elect Trump has won 38.2% of votes counted thus far in California, more than Senator Mitt Romney, […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers disagree on the qualifications of President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth. Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a veteran, on CBS said Hegseth is “flat-out wrong” in his view that women should not serve in the military in combat roles. “Remember that the Pentagon is three million […]
(The Center Square) – Four Legislature races and one state Supreme Court race were not certified by the North Carolina State Board of Elections on Tuesday. Notably, the state’s sole Supreme Court race between Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs and Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin is one of those currently under both recount and protest. Added at Tuesday’s […]
(The Center Square) – State government covers more than half of operational costs for mass transit systems in Pennsylvania’s largest cities. Notably, it’s not rider fares or contributions from local taxing authorities. In 2022, the latter represented just 7.5% of funding for both SEPTA in the Philadelphia region and the Pittsburgh Transit Authority, which operates 300 […]
(The Center Square) – Gov. Jay Inslee proposed opening a new juvenile rehabilitation center in Aberdeen on Monday as another Chehalis facility grapples with a 60% increase in its population since 2023. Inslee and the Department of Children, Youth & Families laid out the proposal during a Monday press conference. While touting DCYF’s juvenile facilities, the governor also […]
(The Center Square) – After delays and lobbying from business groups around the country, the U.S. Department of Commerce and Intel announced a deal Tuesday morning to release nearly $8 billion in direct CHIPS Act funding. The $7.86 billion directly impacts Intel’s commercial semiconductor manufacturing and advanced manufacturing projects in Ohio, Arizona, New Mexico and Oregon. […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar” is going on a warpath after liberal leaders began issuing warnings in recent days that they plan to defy the administration’s mass deportation orders. Tom Homan, a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director in Trump’s first term, made perhaps his most striking remark Tuesday, when he threatened to […]
The 2024 election cycle has ended, with Republicans holding control of all three branches of government. The Washington Examiner interviewed over two dozen new members as they prepare to take office in January. Part 3 of Capitol’s new crop will focus on the 12 incoming freshmen who will help pass, or oppose, President-elect Donald Trump’s second-term agenda in the […]
President-elect Donald Trump has big plans for his first 100 days in office. But with his Cabinet recruitment siphoning off key votes in the House and outstanding races showing tight margins, Republicans must deal with a dangerously slim majority that could complicate his ambitious agenda. The House margin as of Tuesday is 219-213 in Republicans’ […]
EXCLUSIVE — Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss, who some conservatives are seeking to brand as the “new George Soros” of the Left, cut a $1.1 million check last year to a Democratic dark money-linked umbrella group for state-focused news outlets. The donation to States Newsroom is just one example of the almost $150 million in grants […]
