The Supreme Court on Friday upheld federal prohibitions on the possession of firearms for those who are subjected to domestic violence restraining orders. “When an individual has been found by a court to pose a credible threat to the physical safety of another, that individual may be temporarily disarmed consistent with the Second Amendment,” Chief […]
EXCLUSIVE — An illegal immigrant from Honduras who was released into the United States after coming across the southern border during the Biden administration has pleaded guilty in Iowa for the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl. Junior Manuel Dubon Benitez, 18, was arrested on Feb. 14 on suspicion of “sexual abuse upon Jane Doe […]
The campaign to reelect President Joe Biden is planning on spending millions in North Carolina, hopeful they can flip the state blue as the Obama-Biden ticket once did. Biden’s campaign has 16 offices and hired more than 60 staff members in the state so far, which is more than he invested in the state in […]
Former President Donald Trump‘s interest in selecting Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as his vice president is setting off alarm bells for Democrats. The Florida senator and one-time rival of Trump has turned into a reliable ally and offers the former president a direct line to a bloc Republicans have been flirting with taking from Democrats […]
(The Center Square) – Disabled veterans in Pennsylvania no longer have to claim their monthly benefits as income when applying for state aid programs. Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill Monday excluding disability payments from eligibility calculations used for property tax exemptions, the Education Gratuity Program, Veterans Temporary Assistance Program and the Military Relief Assistance […]
(The Center Square) – As lawsuits filed by the state of Washington and the Federal Trade Commission proceed against a proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, advocates for the transaction continue to stress its necessity in a changing world for grocers. Scott Moses is the head Of Grocery, Pharmacy & Restaurants for the financial advisory firm Solomon Partners; he advised Albertsons […]
(The Center Square) — The Pennsylvania Opioid Trust made progress in greenlighting county projects, but the majority of funds sent out since 2021 have yet to be spent. “Having sent our money out in 2021, we still have only spent $70 million of the more than $200 million,” said Tom VanKirk, chair of the Pennsylvania […]
(The Center Square) – Adjustments to the state budget at the midpoint of its two-year life, as often happens, appear to be a longshot this year for North Carolina lawmakers. Three-fifths majorities of Republicans are in each chamber, and they’ll need to either craft separate legislation or come together on very different plans to push […]
(The Center Square) – North Carolina Senate leaders released their proposal for amendments to the two-year budget on Wednesday evening, with a key similarity of fully funding Opportunity Scholarships to extinguish the waiting list. After that, even in education, things do not align with the respective plans of the Senate and House of Representatives. There’s […]
(The Center Square) – As the effects of the border crisis ripple throughout the nation, concern grows over increased transnational organized crime, in Pennsylvania and beyond. Those subjective fears have been amplified in the wake of the Biden administration’s recent executive order granting a legal pathway to citizenship for spouses of U.S. residents and their […]
