New York Mayor Eric Adams (D-NY) agreed to a City Council budget proposal passed on Sunday that will reinstate funding for programs such as libraries and early childhood education, ending months of animosity toward the mayor for his cuts to such initiatives. The $112.4 billion plan passed 46-3 in the council and assumed $800 million […]
California Republicans took aim at a last-minute effort by Democratic lawmakers in the state to add their own ballot measure combating retail theft, which GOP lawmakers said is intended to confuse voters. Late Sunday, Democratic leaders in the state legislature unveiled their own ballot measure that they hope to get approved by the Wednesday deadline […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) is a darling candidate to Democratic donors scrambling for President Joe Biden’s replacement after his abysmal debate performance. Some know her as “Big Gretch,” as buzz builds to her presidential candidacy in the “Draft Gretch” movement, but she reportedly threw her support behind Biden in a recent phone call and condemned […]
(The Center Square) – Despite solid wage growth in May, consumers showed some restraint, and inflation continued to moderate. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCEPI) remained flat month-over-month, down from 0.3% in April. Core PCEPI eased to 0.1% from 0.3% the previous month. Year-over-year, core PCE stands at 2.6%, down from a persistent 2.8% […]
(The Center Square) – The state of Illinois has been on a fast track to get motorists to buy electric vehicles, but an auto analyst says gas-powered engines will be around for some time. Gov. J.B. Pritzker, whose goal is to have one million electric vehicles on Illinois roads within six years, has admitted that […]
(The Center Square) – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts in the United States military are ineffective, a new Arizona State University study suggests. The study done by the university’s Center for American Institutions argued that there is an emphasis on training new soldiers about social issues like “unconscious bias” and “intersectionality” in a way the […]
(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed into law Friday the state’s $50.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2025, beginning Monday. Parson made 173 line-item vetoes worth approximately $1 billion and approximately $1.9 billion wasn’t allocated. Missouri will end the 2024 fiscal year on Sunday with a $6 billion fund balance with […]
(The Center Square) – A new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition, or NLIHC, finds most workers in Washington are spending so much on rent, they are priced out of saving for an eventual down payment on a home of their own. The report found Washington has the fifth highest rental costs compared […]
Mailing it in This year’s presidential election is mirroring 2020’s historic contest, but election officials in important states are trying to ensure the way ballots are handled in November is clearer this time around. Former President Donald Trump has spent the last 3 1/2 years insisting President Joe Biden’s victory over him was illegitimate. Almost […]
He doesn’t want to be known as the replacement of retiring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT). The same goes for being the conservative “climate guy.” Rep. John Curtis (R-UT), fresh off winning a competitive GOP primary for Utah’s open Senate seat, warns Beehive State voters they may be “disappointed” if they expect him to be a […]
