(The Center Square) – Wisconsin voters approved $950.8 million in new funds through K-12 school referenda this spring in the February and April elections, including $441.7 million for operations and $509.1 million for capital projects. But just three of the 10 largest referenda proposals in the state were approved – in Oshkosh, Racine and Port […]
(The Center Square) – Federal staff cuts will cripple the effectiveness of state-run utility bill assistance programs, advocates warn, and should be resolved congressionally. The Energy Association of Pennsylvania said 435,000 residents used the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, during the 2023-24 winter season. In total, roughly 5.7 million Americans qualify for the […]
(The Center Square) — New Hampshire is fighting to reverse a federal court ruling striking down a 2021 law barring schools from teaching “divisive” concepts about race and gender. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has asked the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston to overturn a lower court ruling invalidating a 2021 state […]
Republican British commentator Douglas Murray criticized Joe Rogan on Thursday for giving a platform to “dangerous” views relating to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. “Since the war in Israel began and since the war in Ukraine began, you’ve had quite a lot of people who are very against both in different ways,” Murray said […]
United States envoy Steve Witkoff landed in Russia on Friday to meet with President Vladimir Putin about establishing peace in Ukraine. The Kremlin’s sincerity in seeking a ceasefire is increasingly suspect after weeks of negotiating, nitpicking, and reneging on U.S. proposals already approved by Ukraine. Based on pre-meeting comments from Russian officials, this visit is […]
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is holding a press briefing at 1 p.m. on Friday after President Donald Trump underwent his first physical since returning to the White House. TRUMP THREATENS SANCTIONS AND MORE TARIFFS ON MEXICO OVER WATER DISPUTE The president, 78, took a trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for his annual […]
Former U.S. Attorney John Bash, who serves as legal counsel to Elon Musk, announced a GOP bid to replace Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. “I’m running for Texas Attorney General because our great State needs the toughest, most battle-tested attorney to lead the fight to keep our communities safe, defend our constitutional rights, and make […]
Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha detailed how his young daughter recently had to share the soccer field with a high school boy when defending a Maine father who was silenced trying to defend girls’ sports. “It was about two weeks ago, and we’re walking off the field, and my daughter says to me, ‘Why was a […]
Senate Democrats are escalating their allegations that President Donald Trump‘s administration may have engaged in insider trading before he announced a 90-day pause on his “Liberation Day” tariffs. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the ranking member on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) led several Democrats in […]
President Donald Trump supported a push by lawmakers to make daylight saving time permanent after the Senate held a hearing on the matter. The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing Thursday on eliminating the changeover from daylight saving time to standard time each year, discussing the setbacks with the biannual time change. Trump, who has […]
