Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged voters to vote against Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), recalling his pulling a fire alarm. Bowman is facing the toughest primary of any progressive House “Squad” Democrat, with polls showing him down by double digits. The gap is largely due to his critical position against Israel during the war […]
Seven states are looking to reform some of their election and governance rules to move away from partisanship via several ballot measures. Voters from across the country appear likely to vote on reforms related to gerrymandering, closed and semi-closed primaries, and winner-take-all voting. Here are some ballot measures people will vote on. Gerrymandering The deadline […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) is putting aside long-standing differences with former President Donald Trump in a bid to flip Virginia red this November. The two are holding a rally Friday afternoon in Chesapeake, Virginia, as polls show the governor’s onetime rival in a dead heat with President Joe Biden. The two Republicans’ sporadic relationship is […]
Approximately 1,000 migrants who arrived in Chicago seeking help from the city after illegally crossing the southern border were forced out of taxpayer-funded shelters this month, according to a new report. As of this week, more than 1,000 migrants residing in city- and state-funded shelters across Chicago have departed the shelters because of the city’s […]
Matter of Debate Presidential debates aren’t always the most useful tools for learning about what kinds of policy goals the hopefuls have. But on Thursday, the country will sit down not to learn about who the two men vying for the White House are but rather to listen to them, once again, throw sharp elbows […]
(The Center Square) – Spokane officials are expected to approve up to $7.6 million in grants Monday night, deploying another round of funding toward the city’s ongoing homelessness crisis. The decision follows months of back and forth between local homeless providers and Spokane’s Community, Housing, and Human Services Department, or CHHS. Spokane issued a Request for […]
(The Center Square) – An industry expert says, in the end, consumers will pay more as a result of Chinese tariffs put in place by the Biden administration. The administration recently announced a variety of new tariffs on Chinese imports such as steel and aluminum, semiconductors, batteries and medical equipment. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen […]
(The Center Square) — Two groups have filed a federal lawsuit to stop elements of a state law they say bars charitable bail activity. The ACLU of Georgia and the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University Law Center filed the lawsuit on Friday, asking a judge to declare Section 4 of Georgia […]
(The Center Square) – Legislation from a North Carolina congressman with a goal to lower energy bills for Americans through increased nuclear energy production has passed the House of Representatives and the Senate. President Joe Biden’s desk for a signature, should there be no or minor differences to resolve, should be next. The struggle has […]
(The Center Square) – Already facing significant challenges, emergency service organizations such as fire and EMS departments could face tougher operations and recruitment if the Department of Labor finalizes a new OSHA rule, a North Carolina congresswoman and her colleagues say. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., and 23 other members of Congress have urged Julie Su, […]
