The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office is launching an investigation into employees’ use of Google Chat after critics claimed the auto-deleting messages allowed officials to bypass their own policy and the California Public Records Act. Google Chat messages are automatically deleted after 24 hours. The inquiry into their use came during a 2023 dispute between […]
(The Center Square) – Indiana Senate Democrats will have a new leader when the lawmakers return to Indianapolis next month for the start of the 2025 General Assembly session. State Sen. Shelli Yoder, D-Bloomington, will take over as minority leader, replacing state Sen. Greg Taylor, an Indianapolis Democrat who faces accusations of sexual harassment or […]
(The Center Square) — A check of the Automobile Association of America’s gas prices finds Florida’s price at the pump is slightly below the national average two days before Christmas. For a gallon of regular in the Sunshine State, the average price was $2.99, a nickel cheaper than the national average of $3.04. The national […]
(The Center Square) – The Ohio Medical Board can intervene more quickly if a medical professional is accused of being sexually abusive to patients. Gov. Mike DeWine recently signed a new law that included recommendations from a 2019 working group created in 2019 to review the Medical Board’s handling of the six-year investigation into Ohio […]
(The Center Square) – A new study found Michigan parents spend more per child than the national average this Christmas. Parents nationwide are expected to spend $461 per child, compared to Michigan’s $588 per child. This is according to a survey from CouponBirds. Even though parents are not expecting to cut back on Christmas this […]
(The Center Square) – A range of pressures motivated lawmakers to act on social programs and legislation to ease the burdens on families in 2024. The state introduced initiatives aimed to aid strained systems, which have suffered from economic challenges, institutional neglect, and sometimes outdated rationale. ChildrenPennsylvanians have cited child care costs as a major […]
EXCLUSIVE — Republicans in Kansas plan to back a proposal to close an alleged loophole allowing foreign money to fund statewide ballot measures, the Washington Examiner has learned. The introduction of the bill could come as early as January 2025, said GOP state Rep. Pat Proctor, the chairman of the Elections Committee and an assistant […]
Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) will likely be spending Christmas in the hospital after being “bucked off” a horse on Sunday. Pillen, 68, was horseback riding with his family in the Cornhusker State on Sunday when he was injured after being thrown off a horse, his office announced. He was hospitalized and is expected to remain […]
Rep. Kay Granger‘s (R-TX) absence from voting in the last six months has prompted some of her fellow lawmakers to condemn unlimited terms of service in Congress. Granger, 81, cited “unforeseen health challenges over the past year” as the reason for not traveling to Washington since September. As a result, House Republicans have been down […]
While House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) may have yet again avoided a government shutdown, his speakership may be on the line with some Republicans already refusing to commit to supporting him come January 2025. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has said he will vote against Johnson’s reelection as speaker on Jan. 3, and several other Republicans […]
