EXCLUSIVE — A Republican political action committee released an ad on Tuesday focusing on Sen. Jon Tester‘s (D-MT) immigration record in the days following his vote to dismiss the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The ad is a continuation of a $15.2 million ad buy in Montana from One Nation, a […]
(The Center Square) – Despite record-breaking enrollment for its final year, Illinois lawmakers have yet to address the expired Invest in Kids school choice scholarship program. There were rumblings that the General Assembly may take up the program during the spring legislative session, but that has yet to happen. According to the American Federation for Children, […]
(The Center Square) – Denver Public Schools said that 85% of new-to-country students who joined this school year are still enrolled in the district. DPS’ April 18 newcomer report shows the district has received 4,494 students, with 692 exiting for a new net gain of 3,802 students. “The new arrival student” or “newcomer” are terms used to describe […]
(The Center Square) – S&P Global Ratings changed its outlook for San Francisco’s outstanding bonds from stable to negative, citing the slow recovery in the city and county. S&P Global Ratings, one of the Big Three credit-rating agencies, revised its outlook to negative from stable on the San Francisco City and County outstanding general obligation […]
(The Center Square) – As the ethics investigation of Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher, R-St. Louis, continues, there are parallels to the investigation of Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan, a Missouri political science professor says. By a 6-2 vote on April 15, the bipartisan House Ethics Committee rejected a draft report on two separate allegations involving […]
(The Center Square) – Some are warning their fellow Illinois state legislators that passing bills that are “subject to appropriation” could lead to taxpayers covering “blank checks” and to audit findings for state agencies. Last week, amid the 324 bills passed by the Illinois House, several included programs and initiatives for state agencies that are […]
A Pennsylvania middle school student, a biological male who identified as a female, accused of beating a 12-year-old with a Stanley cup tumbler last week, allegedly attacked sheriff deputies at a hearing on Monday. The act of violence allegedly came after a judge ruled that the student, who attends Pennbrook Middle School in the suburbs of Philadelphia, […]
An associate of former President Donald Trump warned him to take the request to return documents to the National Archives seriously, according to released FBI filings on Monday regarding Trump’s case. “Don’t give them a noble reason to indict you, because they will,” the associate warned Trump, according to the filing. The identity of the […]
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will urge a judge on Tuesday at a hearing to hold Donald Trump in criminal contempt for allegedly violating a gag order in the former president’s hush money case in New York. Bragg has claimed Trump violated the order at least 10 times and has argued to Judge Juan Merchan […]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) raked in $1.9 million in her first fundraising quarter of 2024, raising a total of $6.45 million this cycle following her criticism of Israel’s handling of the war against Hamas and her censure by the House last year. Tlaib, the only Palestinian American serving in Congress, is the 12th highest fundraiser […]
