(The Center Square) – Three weeks from summer, and into the first unofficial week of it, North Carolinians are paying a quarter less per gallon of gas than the national average. Thursday morning’s averages, according to the American Automobile Association, are $3.31 for the state and $3.56 for the nation for unleaded regular. That’s down […]
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania’s aging population means more residents will be at risk of elder abuse. That’s why lawmakers want to rework some rules to make it easier for banks to flag suspicious activity and alert law enforcement or trusted loved ones. Rep. Joe Hogan, R-Penndel, introduced House Bill 2064 to allow financial institutions to report […]
(The Center Square) – The sponsor of a measure to regulate Illinois’ hemp industry says children are overdosing on cannabinoid products derived from hemp and it needs to be regulated. A measure to do that has stalled. Some legislators who raised concerns about House Bill 4293 say the it will effectively ban CBD products in Illinois. Those […]
The Federal Aviation Administration is opening an investigation after two passenger airliners nearly collided on a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the second such incident in six weeks. On Wednesday, at about 10:20 a.m., American Airlines flight 2134 received clearance for takeoff while a King Air flight was simultaneously cleared to land on […]
(The Center Square) – The Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed a case challenging how the state reviews proposed ballot questions. Conrad Reynolds, the Arkansas Voter Integrity Initiative, Inc. and Restore Election Integrity Arkansas filed the lawsuit after Attorney General Tim Griffin did not approve the ballot questions and the secretary of state and board of elections […]
(The Center Square) – California female prison guards are required by prison policy to strip search individuals who have transitioned from men to women, according to a report from National Review. “Incarcerated individuals who are transgender, non-binary, or intersex must be searched according to the gender designation of the institution where they are housed or based on the […]
(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Thursday called on U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to stop the agency’s “continued support of Cuba’s communist interests.” She did so after Cuban-American lawmakers raised the alarm about Chinese spies operating in Cuba, reportedly targeting Cuban-Americans as well as about the Biden administration recently allowing Cuban regime […]
The public’s suffering from President Joe Biden’s inflation-plagued economy has sunk to the level that cost former President George H.W. Bush his reelection. Economic confidence under Biden is stumbling anew, and Gallup, which has studied the matter for decades, said it is down to levels seen in 1992, when Clinton adviser James Carville famously scribbled […]
Donald Trump is widely expected to appeal his conviction in New York after a jury on Thursday found the former president guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. To begin the process, Trump, the first former president to become a convicted felon, will turn to the state’s Appellate Division, First Department, to weigh his […]
President Joe Biden has a fresh chance to make inroads with independent voters following former President Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money case. But if the president fails to do so, in polling and on Election Day, the verdict could end up validating fears about the strength of his reelection campaign. Republicans are adamant […]
