(The Center Square) — The Georgia Division of Family & Children Services should “deepen its cooperation” with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children “to fully understand the scope of potential sex trafficking of youth in the state’s care.” That’s among the nine recommendations in a 64-page report U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, released following a […]
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s 15-year-old biological daughter Seraphina Rose revealed a new name and gender during a memorial service at Christ Church United Methodist in Charleston, West Virginia. “Hello, my name is Fin Affleck,” Affleck’s transgender middle child said at the church lectern before reading from the Book of Proverbs. “Better is a little […]
(The Center Square) – Survey results show Seattle officials may not receive much support from taxpayers as the city deals with a growing budget deficit. The Seattle Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts presented new data on Monday that revealed that the city’s general fund is now expected to be $44.7 million higher than originally budgeted in […]
(The Center Square) — A proposed $100 million settlement in the Northern Tier to offer service upgrades and consumer refunds for low-quality phone and internet service may soon move forward. A panel of administrative judges recommended that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission accept the settlement, avoiding litigation and compelling Frontier to invest in its rural […]
(The Center Square) – An East Coast lending company sued by 11 attorneys general says accusations of unlawful business practices are without merit. John Morton, general counsel and executive vice president at Mariner, responded to The Center Square’s publication last week of the prosecutors’ lawsuit. The lending company disputes the accusations and says it has […]
(The Center Square) – A 2019 statewide audit found 16,219 untested sexual assault kits on the shelves of local law enforcement agencies. North Carolina’s lead prosecutor said Tuesday the backlog has been cleared. Taxpayers, through decisions of lawmakers in appropriations, supplied about $18 million to help agencies and the state crime lab get up to […]
Mandates for diversity, equity, and inclusion ideology are pervasive in American institutions of higher education, according to a new report from advocacy group Speech First. A majority of the 248 universities surveyed in the report published Thursday require students to take DEI-related courses to satisfy their general education requirements, and 59% of the 165 universities […]
(The Center Square) – After Tuesday’s Arizona Supreme Court ruling essentially banning all abortions in the state, the state legislature adjourned on Wednesday despite attempts to get a motion to repeal the 1864 law up for a vote. Gov. Katie Hobbs, as well as other Democrats and a handful of Republicans, have called for the […]
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is introducing legislation seeking to raise federal mandates for those convicted of child abuse, child pornography, and other related crimes to correct statutes that the Florida congresswoman calls “scarily low.” Luna will introduce three bills, the Holding Child Predators Accountable Act, the No Repeat Child Sex Offenders Act, […]
The 2024 election is a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, but it will be a repeat in other ways, too. This year’s race is shaping up to be a contest over a handful of dominant issues, with inflation and the border benefiting Republicans while Democrats see abortion and what they […]
