(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is directing an initial $2 million toward violence prevention efforts in an executive order as part of a new strategy aimed at supporting youth mental health and safety. The use of the newly announced funds were guided by the city’s Innovation and Performance Team, which spent the […]
CNN announced the rules and additional details for its June 27 presidential debate, setting the stage for the event less than two weeks away. Notable details include the absence of a studio audience, muted microphones except when a candidate is given time to speak, and each candidate’s presence at a uniform podium. No props or […]
(The Center Square) – Seventy-five million dollars from the federal opioid settlement is expected to head toward the state’s Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry in the latest budget proposal, but Attorney General Kris Mayes and some lawmakers are unhappy about it. Mayes might sue over the proposed use of the money, saying it would […]
(The Center Square) – Generation Z, and adults on the whole, remain concerned about inflation, disapprove of the U.S. Supreme Court as well as President Joe Biden, and feel the outcome of the war between Israel and Hamas is important. Fifty-three percent of those sampled ages 18-29, those defined as Gen Z, said inflation has […]
President Joe Biden is heading into the general election in must-win Michigan without the backing of the top Democrat in one of its most pivotal counties and with fractures among his Democratic base. Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel said he’s not endorsing Biden in 2024 and has no plans to campaign for his party’s Democratic […]
This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden nearing the end of a grueling two-week effort to reestablish his credentials on the world stage and make up ground against former President Donald Trump’s fundraising and polling advantages. The two efforts merged at Joint Base Andrews early Saturday when Air Force One touched down […]
President Joe Biden is hoping the sequel will live up to the original when it comes to his campaign’s blockbuster Hollywood fundraiser starring former President Barack Obama, George Clooney, and Julia Roberts. A similarly star-studded event in New York in March that also included former President Bill Clinton helped Biden raise a record $26 million. […]
LANHAM, Maryland — Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic hopeful running for Senate in Maryland, pushed back on allegations she flouted campaign finance laws after being hit with a Federal Election Commission complaint earlier this week. Americans for Public Trust filed its FEC complaint alleging finance violations by Alsobrooks for spending roughly $18,000 on fundraising expenses from […]
Sound of Freedom distributor Angel Studios is releasing its newest film, based on the true story of 22 church families adopting over 70 children in the 1990s, next month. Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot, scheduled to release July 4, is inspired by the events of Bennett Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in east […]
In three days, millions of recipients of Social Security checks are set to get their retirement payments for June, worth up to $4,873 per payment for those who retire at 70 years old. On June 18, those who receive Social Security and were born from the 11th through the 20th of their birth month will get their regular monthly checks […]
