A 19-year-old man was charged with arson after he failed to properly extinguish a bonfire, causing a massive wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey. So far, more than 15,000 acres have burned, and thousands of people have been evacuated after the fire erupted Tuesday afternoon at the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area in Barnegat Township, […]
(The Center Square) — The Louisiana House is weighing two bills by Rep. Ken Brass, D-Ascension, that would significantly increase taxes on vaping and smokeless tobacco products, aiming to curb youth use and fund cessation efforts.. House Bill 517, which has passed committee and is now headed to the House floor, would replace the state’s […]
(The Center Square) – A trio of Wisconsin Republican lawmakers are pushing a pair of nuclear power initiatives that include spending a combined $2.25 million. That spending includes $1 million on a nuclear power siting study, more than $140,000 while adding a full-time employee focusing on nuclear power and $250,000 to organize a Nuclear Power […]
(The Center Square) – Candidates are beginning to announce their intention to run for Georgia governor in 2026. Gov. Brian Kemp is term-limited and cannot run again. One Republican has officially thrown his hat into the race. Attorney General Chris Carr said in November he would seek his party’s nomination. “As a proven conservative, building […]
(The Center Square) – A massive late-March ice storm that knocked out power to more than 315,000 in northern Michigan could also send some students to summer school. Michigan Rep. Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, wants to make sure that doesn’t happen. Cavitt, who testified recently on behalf of his bill, said it only impacts the current […]
(The Center Square) – Some legislators have worried that Pennsylvanians who receive federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits might be using them to buy foods that detract from their health. A bill has passed through the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee that would help alleviate some of those concerns by establishing the […]
The Trump Organization reportedly severed ties with attorney Bill Burck on Thursday after President Donald Trump voiced displeasure with Burck’s simultaneous work for Trump’s business empire and Harvard University. The Trump administration has recently targeted Harvard and other top U.S. universities for allowing “anti-Semitic” sentiment on campus following Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. Burck is […]
Country musician John Rich partnered with the Department of Homeland Security for a livestream on internet safety for parents, specifically how they can protect their children amid the “wild west” of the internet. The livestream, which aired on Rich’s X account, featured DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who discussed how the internet has “opened new doors” […]
A North Carolina court blocked a law that would remove the governor’s power to appoint state election board members, arguing it was unconstitutional. Senate Bill 382 was passed in December by the GOP supermajority in both the state House and Senate and enacted into law after a successful veto override. It was billed as relief […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) launched an investigation Thursday to look at President Donald Trump’s dismantling of the Department of Education and the effects it will have. Warren launched her “Save Our Schools Campaign” earlier this month, days after Trump signed an executive order to take “all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department […]
