Three of Hawaii’s Democratic congressional members cruised to victory on Saturday, lining them up to likely serve another term in the blue state. Incumbent U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono and Reps. Jill Tokuda and Ed Case all won their respective races over the weekend. Hirono, who has served the state for more than a decade, easily […]
Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance said he will debate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the Democratic candidate for vice president. Vance previously said he would debate Walz only once he became the nominee of the Democratic Party, which he became after a roll call vote established Vice President Kamala Harris as the nominee with […]
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) said that the mass deportation of illegal immigrants proposed by former President Donald Trump should begin with 1 million people. Vance discussed immigration policy on ABC’s This Week on Sunday morning. Vance, who was chosen as Trump’s running mate, said he was “extremely confident” in their chances of winning the election […]
President Joe Biden said that if he had remained at the head of the Democratic ticket, it would have been “a distraction” for congressional Democrats running for office. Biden, who announced last month he was bowing out of the presidential contest, made the remarks on CBS Sunday Morning when discussing his decision. “Look, the polls […]
(The Center Square) – Hundreds of Washington state ferry workers are calling for higher pay and better staffing. The Marine Engineer Beneficial Association, or MEBA, is the union that represents engine room employees. MEBA contends other deck-level ferry worker unions have been given bigger raises in the last year. The union argues below-deck workers are […]
(The Center Square) – It is official. Voters in Nevada will be asked this November whether the state should require identification for someone to cast a ballot. An organization known as Repair The Vote PAC pushed for the initiative and collected the necessary signatures to get the issue the ballot. Repair The Vote PAC said […]
(The Center Square) – A week after a tentative $4 billion settlement on claims from the Maui fire was announced, new details are emerging about who will pay what, including how much it could cost the state. Other defendants in the lawsuit besides the state are the County of Maui, Hawaiian Electric, Kamehameha Schools, West […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced 270 measures were enacted Friday, ranging from regulations over artificial intelligence, offering digital driver’s licenses and requiring climate change education in public schools. The Illinois General Assembly this year approved more than 450 measures. Pritzker hasn’t vetoed any of them so far. Friday, his office announced […]
(The Center Square) – For the first time in more than a century, Illinois has updated the state’s child labor regulations, a move the AFL-CIO applauds. Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 3646 with additional working conditions for children 15 or younger, among them outlawing minors from working more than 18 hours per school week […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois now ranks as the least affordable state for housing in the Midwest, with 1 in 3 households paying more than 30% of their income for housing as property taxes continue to rise. U.S. Census Bureau data analyzed by the Illinois Policy Institute also shows that at least 15% of households […]
