(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed into law Friday the state’s $50.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2025, beginning Monday. Parson made 173 line-item vetoes worth approximately $1 billion and approximately $1.9 billion wasn’t allocated. Missouri will end the 2024 fiscal year on Sunday with a $6 billion fund balance with […]
(The Center Square) – A new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition, or NLIHC, finds most workers in Washington are spending so much on rent, they are priced out of saving for an eventual down payment on a home of their own. The report found Washington has the fifth highest rental costs compared […]
Mailing it in This year’s presidential election is mirroring 2020’s historic contest, but election officials in important states are trying to ensure the way ballots are handled in November is clearer this time around. Former President Donald Trump has spent the last 3 1/2 years insisting President Joe Biden’s victory over him was illegitimate. Almost […]
He doesn’t want to be known as the replacement of retiring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT). The same goes for being the conservative “climate guy.” Rep. John Curtis (R-UT), fresh off winning a competitive GOP primary for Utah’s open Senate seat, warns Beehive State voters they may be “disappointed” if they expect him to be a […]
Four months out from Election Day, activists are still fighting over the rules that will dictate how voters cast their ballots, including in key swing states. The parties are preparing for legal battles if the results are close, as they were four years ago. In this series, the Washington Examiner will look at the battles […]
Millions of beneficiaries can expect to see their July Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943, on July 1. The payments are given to those living with a serious debilitating disability that negatively affects their income, according to the Social Security Administration. The maximum amount received depends on how one applies, with varying amounts being given to […]
In an election year where voters are transferring loyalties and an independent presidential candidate has attracted historic levels of support, Hispanic Americans are adding fuel to the fire in Nevada. The Latino community’s growing concern about the economy could spell trouble for President Joe Biden, but its political independence means they’re not in Republicans’ pocket […]
The United Kingdom is holding elections for every seat in the House of Commons this week, with a major shift expected in British politics. As the United Kingdom holds its first parliamentary election in nearly five years, here is what to know about the pivotal race that will determine the immediate future of one of […]
Multiple current and former leaders believe the United States needs to target Iran to stop the Houthi attacks targeting commercial vessels sailing in the previously highly trafficked waterways off Yemen’s coasts. These attacks began on Nov. 19, 2023, and the Houthis have said they’re doing so in solidarity with Palestinians affected by the Israel-Hamas war […]
The Supreme Court is expected to rule Monday on Donald Trump‘s claim that he is immune from criminal prosecution surrounding his four-count indictment on an alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election. The strongest possibility that legal experts have suggested is that the case will be returned to a lower court, where a judge will […]
