Mailing it in How voters got to the polls might have been as important as who they voted for in 2020, when an all-time high 155 million ballots were cast in the presidential election. Then-President Donald Trump received the second-highest number of votes ever, at 74 million. President Joe Biden, of course, received the single […]
(The Center Square) – Dr. Debra Bogen has officially become Pennsylvania’s secretary of the state Health Department after final Senate confirmation on Monday. Gov. Josh Shapiro first tapped Bogen in January 2023, but withdrew her nomination six months later amid lacking support in the upper chamber. At the time, Senate Republicans expressed concern about decisions […]
(The Center Square) – The Moses Lake School District plans to sell two surplus properties as it scraps together all the money it can amid a financial crisis that has put more than 200 people out of work. The district’s board of directors announced its intent to sell during Thursday’s meeting, issuing a press release afterward […]
Gas prices increased on Tuesday ahead of the July 4th holiday. The average price for a gallon of regular gas rose to $3.501, according to AAA. It was the first increase in two days. On Monday, regular gas was $3.491 per gallon, and on Sunday, it was $3.492. A week ago, the average price for […]
EXCLUSIVE — The National Republican Campaign Committee has furthered its efforts to target House Democrats who dodged or outright ran from questions about President Joe Biden’s ability to serve with a new advertisement released Tuesday. The 54-second ad, called “Doomed,” which was shared exclusively with the Washington Examiner, features a mix of clips from NRCC […]
President Joe Biden’s feeble debate performance has Democrats worrying about his reelection prospects to the point where some in the party are for the first time seriously entertaining scenarios for replacing him as the nominee. Notwithstanding the Democrats’ intense fear of another election loss to former President Donald Trump, Biden’s party faces immense and possibly […]
Special counsel Jack Smith accused former President Donald Trump of pressuring his vice president to derail the election certification in January 2021. Trump’s interactions with Mike Pence were among several key acts Smith used to bring his election interference indictment against Trump, but the special counsel may now have to scrap these acts because of […]
(The Center Square) – A panel of Pennsylvania Senate lawmakers approved a bill that gives more care authority to nurse practitioners. The proposal is just one of several iterations lawmakers have debated for more than a decade as the state grapples with vanishing health care access in smaller communities. “In rural counties, people must travel […]
(The Center Square) — State governments saw more tax revenues and federal support flow into their coffers during the pandemic. But that largesse may be ending — federal aid is winding down, spending has outpaced tax revenue, and in Pennsylvania, an aging population demands more government services. Over the last five years, General Fund revenues grew […]
(The Center Square) – New legislation in North Carolina outlines extensive new guidelines the State Board of Elections must follow, all in an effort to ensure an updated voter registration list and fair elections. Senate Bill 747 is one of 12 bills that totally or partially took effect Monday. Another new law, Senate Bill 452, will […]
