(The Center Square) – North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell wants insurance company BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina to reimburse the state for $2 million in legal fees spent defending a lawsuit filed by the company. BlueCross sued the state after the board of the North Carolina State Health Plan in December 2022 chose another company, […]
(The Center Square) – The underperforming South Lake Union Streetcar in Seattle may soon close. Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka is proposing amendments to the 2025-2026 budget package that include plans to retire the 1.3 mile-long South Lake Union Streetcar line and transfer the existing funding used to operate the streetcar in favor of other […]
(The Center Square) – Ahead of the U.S. Senate choosing its new majority leader, several Republican and advocacy groups in Texas issued statements opposing U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, from being considered. Long-time Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is stepping down. He called for a vote on Wednesday by secret ballot. Three senators are being […]
(The Center Square) — A federal judge has ruled that a constitutional challenge to New York state’s ban on selling bulletproof vests to civilians can move forward. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge John Sinatra Jr. rejected a motion from state Attorney General Letitia James and other New York officials to dismiss a challenge, […]
(The Center Square) — Supporters of providing photo identification to cast ballots in Maine elections are planning to put the question before the state’s voters. If approved, the proposal would require Mainers to present a photo ID at polling stations or when requesting an absentee ballot for federal, state and local elections. The plan includes […]
House Republican leaders are learning from their mistakes during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term to be “ready on day one” to implement their aggressive agenda plans filled with policy changes during the first 100 days of Trump’s presidency. House leaders have been in conversations with Trump for nearly a year to discuss policy proposals and […]
Allies of President-elect Donald Trump are urging him to reconsider nominating Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as secretary of state in a bid to boost former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell‘s chance at a Cabinet position. Trump has yet to announce via a statement that Rubio is his selection for the top, in contrast […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) became the first Democrat in the upper chamber to throw his weight behind Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to be President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state. While top Democrats across the country have already pledged to buck Trump’s White House agenda, Fetterman’s support for the GOP chief’s likely pick to head the […]
Republican businessman Eric Hovde has yet to concede the Wisconsin Senate race to Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). He has not made a public statement since the day after the election last week, nor has he requested a recount in the race. Baldwin won the race by 29,166 votes, beating Hovde 49.4% to 48.5%. “We will […]
The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg said she is part of the working class on Tuesday, adding that she would not be co-hosting the talk show if she could financially afford not to. Goldberg and her fellow co-hosts discussed a recent social media post from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) asking people why they chose to vote […]
