(The Center Square) – As local tax rates continue to rise, Illinois Policy Institute’s Dylan Sharkey is urging residents to remember who’s in charge. “I think it starts with pressure from people,” Sharkey told The Center Square. “There’s a few things that can influence lawmakers decisions, special interests, campaign donations, but if you put enough […]
(The Center Square) – Gov. Jay Inslee is largely getting what he asked for in a vote approving a large new wind and solar project in southeastern Washington. In a meeting and final vote Friday afternoon that lasted just over 16 minutes, members of the WA Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council voted 4-3 in favor […]
(The Center Square) – A faith-based event encouraging Hispanics to get out and vote is coming to Las Vegas. Scheduled for Sept. 21, the event was organized by Job Creators Network and its Hispanic Vote Coalition. In a press release, Mary Thomas, executive director of the Hispanic Vote Coalition, said that Hispanics can no longer […]
(The Center Square) – Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon will join Campbell County Commissioners this month for a forum on energy jobs and core industries. Scheduled for Sept. 17 at the Cam-Plex Energy Hall in Gillette, the evening event is billed as The Cowboy State Economy: Keeping Wyoming Energy Strong. Community members will hear from industry […]
(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Gianforte continues to promote his idea of cell phone free schools. The governor has a 56-county tour to discuss cell phone free policies and paid a visit Wednesday to Superior Schools. Gianforte views cellphones as a distraction in schools. “Last month, I was glad to send a letter to […]
Reps. Cory Mills (R-FL) and Bryan Steil (R-WI) sparred over the ongoing feud among House Republicans regarding whether to attach the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act to a continuing resolution and avoid a government shutdown, with Mills stating he would not while Steil argued otherwise. House Republicans opted this past week to scrap their proposal […]
Former President Donald Trump is promising a series of working-class tax cuts as Vice President Kamala Harris claims he is only out to serve billionaires like himself. Trump has attempted to infuse his tax policy with the same populist message he’s carried into his third run for president. On Thursday, he rolled out a plan […]
While voters chose Vice President Kamala Harris as the winner of last week’s presidential debate, the race appears to be statistically unchanged compared to before the debate, according to a new poll from ABC News released on Sunday. The poll produced by Langer Research Associates, with fieldwork by Ipsos, finds that Harris is up 52%-46% […]
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) continued making claims about immigrants eating pets and geese in Springfield, Ohio, in a tense interview Sunday. In an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, Vance entered a lengthy back-and-forth with host Dana Bash over his repeating of viral claims that Haitian migrants had eaten pets in Springfield and the […]
The first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump only marginally shifted the 2024 election polls, despite a consensus agreement that Harris outperformed her Republican rival. Heading into the Sept. 10 debate, Harris led Trump by just over a point in the RealClearPolitics polling average. By the weekend, that average lead extended […]
