(The Center Square) – While some are arguing for more resources and protections for non-citizen migrants in Illinois, many Chicago residents say taxpayers have had enough and feel less safe. The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights gathered various groups together in Springfield Thursday to demand an additional $40 million in state funds for […]
After dominating the GOP presidential primary and clinching presumptive nominee status, former President Donald Trump‘s vice presidential pick is the next step on his path to the general election in November. An announcement of Trump’s running mate will likely come in late spring or early summer before the Republican National Convention in mid-July. Trump’s first […]
Republicans often dream of one of their blue-state success stories translating into an improbable federal election win. Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is the latest. The Republican is running for Senate from his deep-blue state this year, six years after winning reelection with 55.4% of the vote. Hogan may have a better chance of winning […]
House Republicans included a one-line provision in the final appropriations legislation up for a vote Friday that would prevent the Biden administration from banning gas stoves. In the minibus released early Thursday morning, a policy rider states that none of the appropriated funds “may be used to promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce any regulation issued […]
House Republicans are decrying the final government spending legislation up for a vote Friday, accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of failing to secure key GOP wins in a 1,012-page bill that was largely negotiated behind closed doors without lawmaker input. The $1.2 trillion minibus legislation has been touted as a win by both Republican and Democratic leaders. But […]
The presidential primary season may be over with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump heading for a rematch, but several down-ballot races are up for grabs that will determine control of Congress. Ohio’s primary on Tuesday decided which Republican will take on Democratic incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown in November, as well as congressional […]
Even former Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan would concede his U.S. Senate campaign to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) will be difficult based on Democrats’s almost 2-1 voter registration advantage in the sapphire blue state. But with a poll indicating Hogan has a double-digit edge on the leading Democratic primary candidates, Democrats may have […]
President Joe Biden unveiled another round in his steady drip of student debt write-offs on Thursday, announcing that 78,000 public sector workers would not have to repay $6 billion in loans. “From day one of my administration, I promised to fix broken student loan programs and make sure higher education is a ticket to the middle […]
Investors are hopeful that a major event called the bitcoin “halving,” happening next month, could drive the price of the cryptocurrency to new record highs. Bitcoin, after a lengthy slump, is back in the headlines and breaking records once again. It recently reached a record high of over $70,000 amid positive developments in the crypto […]
The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend program has applications for the 2024 payment open for eligible residents for the next ten days. Applicants in the “Last Frontier” may apply for the program, which offers a direct payment annually based on Alaska mineral revenues for that year, either online or via a paper form through March 31. To qualify for a […]
