While Democrats in reliably blue Washington, D.C, are all but set to win big in this November’s election, the fate of one ballot proposition remains unclear. If passed, Initiative 83 would allow independents to vote in primary elections and bring ranked choice voting to D.C. Some Democrats, including big names like Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An off-the-cuff comment about reproductive rights by Republican Bernie Moreno in Ohio’s tight Senate race has put abortion at the center of debate in the most expensive Senate campaign this year. And that’s just where Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown wanted it. Moreno insists he was joking after a cellphone video surfaced […]
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — The leading private prison company in the U.S. has spent more than $4.4 million to settle dozens of complaints alleging mistreatment — including at least 22 inmate deaths — at its Tennessee prisons and jails since 2016. More than $1.1 million of those payouts involved Tennessee’s largest prison, the long-scrutinized Trousdale Turner […]
Former hospital CEO charged A federal investigation into alleged corruption and embezzlement at a Chicago hospital has resulted in charges against the former Chief Executive Officer. A 45-count indictment accuses former Loretto Hospital CEO George Miller, 73, of conspiring with the hospital’s former Chief Financial Officer to corruptly steer vendor contracts and other hospital business […]
(The Center Square) – Hello, football! And welcome, from the North Carolina bottom line for tax proceeds. To no surprise, the gridiron’s first full month of action led to increased activity – and money for state coffers – through sports wagering. Estimated tax proceeds in September were $12,611,330, a 107.6% increase from the previous month. […]
(The Center Square) – New details have come out into last week’s nationwide takedown of a Washington state-based drug trafficking and money laundering enterprise with ties to a prominent Seattle-area Boys & Girls Clubs activist. As previously reported by The Center Square, five of the 17 people arrested were from a Seattle-area family, and two […]
(The Center Square) – Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters are now officially facing trespassing charges for demonstrations at Arizona State University in April. The 68 protesters were charged with “criminal trespass” as a third-degree misdemeanor, which is the lowest level, for allegedly participating in the encampment on the Tempe campus’s Old Main lawn that ended up […]
(The Center Square) – Spokane announced the launch of a homeless navigation center on Friday, two months after the city approved a $3.85 million contract for the project without a finalized location. Mayor Lisa Brown initially announced her idea for the navigation center in April during her State of the City address. The center will […]
(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has signed off on two bills that implement a crime prevention technology pilot program to provide the Seattle Police Department relief and ensure safety on city streets. The pilot program will deploy closed-circuit television cameras in three high-crime Seattle neighborhoods: Aurora Avenue North, the downtown Third Avenue […]
Vice President Kamala Harris is hosting a rally in Greenville, North Carolina, at 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER She and former President Donald Trump are zig-zagging across the country with about three weeks until Election Day.
