(The Center Square) – The United Auto Workers withdrew a petition to the National Labor Relations Board to unionize Vanderbilt University’s graduate students. The union decision comes after a federal court said a request from the UAW and the Labor Relations Board for personal student information presented a conflict with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy […]
(The Center Square) – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs wants the Department of Education to reconsider a new policy that fast-tracks low-dollar spending of Empowerment Scholarship Account funding, but the state’s top public school official asks why she signed it into law. The Arizona Department of Education announced earlier in December that it would shift to “risk-based auditing” in […]
(The Center Square) – In October it was revealed that the state operating budget faced a potential $5 billion shortfall for the 2025-2027 biennium. While that figure has changed slightly, the shortfall amount for the four-year outlook has altered drastically in recent weeks, though the number depends on who you ask and when you ask them. Initially, the state […]
The House is holding another vote on a CR proposal Friday in hopes of avoiding a partial government shutdown, scheduled to begin at midnight. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The chamber failed to pass a Trump-backed proposal on Thursday that trimmed down the previous proposal, which didn’t even make it to […]
A House panel tasked with investigating whether government agencies have violated civil liberties published a lengthy final report on Friday summarizing two years’ worth of work and findings. The bulk of the 17,019-page report was made up of transcripts of the 99 closed-door interviews and depositions the panel has conducted, including some that have never […]
Republicans rejected Democrats’ claims that Elon Musk is running the GOP after the tech titan helped tank a government spending bill. Musk, whom Trump has appointed to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency, announced Wednesday he was opposed to a continuing resolution meant to keep the government funded until March 2025. In a series of […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is proud of her 100% conservative rating but said on Friday it is worth losing it to help President-elect Donald Trump start with a clean slate on Jan. 20 and not be saddled with a leftover budget mess. “I am one of the most conservative members of Congress and last […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said another vote on the newest spending bill will be held Friday morning after his most recent effort failed Thursday night. Johnson must rally his caucus to push through a new spending bill after the previous one was sunk by a Republican revolt, backed by President-elect Donald Trump and Vice […]
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) demanded that the heads of 24 federal agencies immediately cease negotiations with employees regarding telework. Ernst and the incoming Department of Government Efficiency have scrutinized remote work for federal employees, arguing that it hurts productivity and wastes taxpayer money. Anticipating a crackdown, federal employee unions are rushing to negotiate telework agreements […]
Democrats emerged from the federal government funding showdown with a little pep in their steps for the first time since Vice President Kamala Harris was defeated by President-elect Donald Trump. The prospect of a government shutdown over the holidays before Trump even takes office revived a familiar playbook for a party that will be shut […]
