(The Center Square) — A new report shows that a new Tampa Rays stadium could cost taxpayers far more than initially thought. The new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays would include the development of 65 acres in the historic Gas Plant District that surrounds the field, which would offer affordable housing, shopping and entertainment […]
(The Center Square) — The head of the state prosecutor’s council or “his designee” will act as a stand-in district attorney in Fulton County for a case involving Lt. Governor Burt Jones. Peter J. Skandalakis, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, or his designee, will act as the Atlanta Judicial Circuit’s […]
(The Center Square) – The SAFE-T Act is again making headlines in Illinois with the pretrial release of an individual accused of being under the influence and crashing his vehicle into a sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle, killing her. State Rep. Dennis Tipsword, R-Metamora, who also serves as the Woodford county chief deputy sheriff, said what Nathan Sweeney, […]
Former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial will begin on Monday, but the outcome of the case will depend on 12 jurors, whom the court will first vet through a selection process before attorneys can begin presenting their arguments. Jury selection is a process of narrowing down a pool of random U.S. citizens who will […]
On Tuesday, Arizona became a new hot spot in the battle over abortion. The state’s Supreme Court voted 4-2 to lift a stay placed by a lower court on a law that prohibits abortions except to save the mother’s life. Discussion of the ruling has mostly focused on its political implications, especially for the 2024 […]
The second of April’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the next group of retirees in less than a week. The next round will go out in five days, on April 17, to beneficiaries that were born on or between […]
On Thursday night, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) participated in a “Politics and Pints” conversation at a community college in the Philadelphia suburbs. Paul was the guest of Dom Giordano, a radio talk show host on Philadelphia’s WPHT 1210 am. Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd at Zlock Performing Arts Center at Bucks County Community College in […]
The White House and Department of Education announced that another $7.4 billion in federal student loans owed by 277,000 borrowers will not have to be repaid, bringing the total to $153 billion in forgiven student loans announced since last summer. “Thanks to all the actions taken by the Biden administration, nearly 4.3 million borrowers have […]
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) blasted his Republican colleagues during a House Rules Committee meeting on Thursday. The committee met to discuss four pieces of legislation at a pivotal time for House Republicans. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has threatened to file a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). “This is the most ineffective, incompetent […]
The United States and Russia are holding talks regarding the possible exchange of prisoners, a senior Russian diplomat said Thursday. The two nations are using a confidential channel to discuss swapping prisoners, notably Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, per Russian state agency TASS. Gershokovich has been in Russian captivity for a little over one […]
