(The Center Square) – In a tense election year and Beltway battles left and right, North Carolina Congresswoman Deborah Ross has dropped in a touch of levity. March Madness, Tobacco Road style. The two-term Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, challenged in November by Republican Alan Swain and the Green Party’s Michael Dublin, posted […]
(The Center Square) — As the Pennsylvania House considers marijuana legalization, legislators want to learn from the mistakes elsewhere as they try to remedy the mistakes of the past. “If we’re gonna be talking about legalizing cannabis, regulating it, having it be something that is part of a beneficial economy to Pennsylvania,” said Rep. Rich […]
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania has a newly created Office of Outdoor Recreation, and now the state is granting $200,000 to launch an Outdoor Business Alliance that will spur broad-based cooperation in the industry. “We need to make sure that we invest, we need to make sure that outdoor rec is central to that,” Gov. […]
Pizzerias and bakeries are getting burned in New York City because a new law could cost business owners some serious dough. NYC tops the country in serving the most expensive piece of pizza. This new emissions law requires bakeries and pizzerias with wood- and coal-fired stoves or cooktops to cut emissions by 75%. It could […]
April’s monthly Supplemental Security Income payment, which is worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in a little bit more than a week. The next installment will go out in 11 days, on Monday, April 1, to people who struggle with a serious debilitating disability that results in […]
Rising gas prices that hit a new milestone are rankling President Joe Biden‘s 2024 election chances when the Democrat is already suffering from historically low approval ratings. Costs at the pump have been rising for months, with the national average climbing to $3.47 on Monday, according to AAA. That level represents the first time the […]
While President Joe Biden‘s campaign this week repeated its hope of expanding his 2024 electoral map to flip Florida and Texas, states former President Donald Trump won in 2020, Trump is holding on to hope he can flip New York and New Jersey. But although New York could be closer this election cycle, at least […]
The final round of March’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the biggest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the third group of retirees in less than a week. The payment will go out to beneficiaries in six days on March 27 for those born on or after […]
Among those facing primary challenges this year, one of the most competitive races is for the seat held by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), who has established himself as a hard-liner willing to buck leadership at the detriment of his own party. Now, Good, who was elected to lead the hard-right House Freedom Caucus earlier this […]
The first full round of the 2024 NCAA men’s Division I basketball tournament begins on Thursday, with 64 teams battling for the national championship in college hoops. With this year’s iteration of March Madness, teams will be playing to reach the Final Four in Arizona and ultimately the national championship game. Here is what to […]
