At least one Democrat has begun to fundraise off of concerns over President Joe Biden’s age and ability to complete a second term. A congressional Democrat put out an email asking for financial support on Friday, admitting to his backers in California that “we obviously all know what’s happening at the top of the ticket […]
(The Center Square) — Months after an abrupt resignation at the Pennsylvania Game Commission led to the swift appointment of a new executive director, those invested in the agency’s future told its leaders to heed warning signs and improve their communication with the public. During the public comment period of the commission’s meeting on Friday, […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has joined Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in blaming Republicans for violent crime in the city. A Chicago Republican says the issue is the Democrats’ “bad policies.” Pritzker said there is more violence in Chicago because Republicans defunded community violence interruption programs. “You end up with, and the […]
(The Center Square) – Legislation restricting the actions of unscrupulous pharmacy benefit managers, or PBM’s, heads to the governor’s desk this week. The issue has seen bipartisan support in both chambers. Sponsored by Jessica Benham, D-Carrick, the efforts to promote the bill received testimony from independent pharmacists across the commonwealth. “After visiting pharmacies in rural […]
(The Center Square) — A proposal that would amend New York’s Constitution to protect abortion rights and “gender identity” has been cleared for the November ballot by the state’s highest court. The decision from the Court of Appeals, issued Thursday, affirms a lower court ruling from June that dismissed an appeal by Republican lawmakers, who […]
(The Center Square) – The state of Illinois is pumping millions of tax dollars more to develop a clean energy jobs program in underserved neighborhoods. The Clean and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), which was signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker three years ago, funds programs that create clean energy jobs statewide. Pritzker said the Climate Works Pre-Apprenticeship […]
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat serving Colorado’s 7th District, on Friday asked President Joe Biden to “pass the torch” to another Democratic candidate to run for the office. “With deep appreciation and love, @joebiden please pass the torch,” Pettersen posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Pettersen’s statement follows […]
The Biden administration earlier this month approved the construction of 195 wind turbines with the closest one just nine miles off the southern New Jersey coast line, causing uproar from residents in coastal towns. While the Biden administration and other environmental activist groups boast that the Atlantic Shores South project, nearly nine years in the […]
Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to investigate former President Donald Trump, asked Judge Aileen Cannon not to allow Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion to be applied to the classified document case. Smith agreed on Friday to hold a briefing about how the highest court ruling would affect the case going forward. The ruling […]
Former President Donald Trump is speaking at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, around 5 p.m. ET. The visit marks Trump’s first to Western Pennsylvania during his 2024 campaign, but has made stops in the Eastern side of the state. Butler County proves friendly to the former president as he won it by margins of […]
