Wholesale inflation, as measured by the producer price index, declined slightly to 0.9% for the year ending in January but was higher than expected. The one-tenth of a percentage point decline came after an increase the month before. Most economists had forecast annual wholesale inflation would fall to 0.6%, so it isn’t welcome news for the economy, which has […]
(The Center Square) – A move is underway at the Illinois Statehouse to address the rising costs of local pensions while some look to alleviate the state’s property tax burden. Illinois property taxes are already among the highest in the country. Many taxing bodies have more of their share of property taxes going to local […]
(The Center Square) – A new bill has been filed to give state attorneys general greater authority and legal standing to sue the federal government when it fails to enforce federal immigration law established by Congress. Republican U.S. Reps. Chip Roy of Texas and Dan Bishop of North Carolina introduced the Standing Up to the […]
(The Center Square) – Democratic leaders in Olympia say they will not hold hearings on at least two of the six initiatives to the Legislature that Republicans argue the majority is obligated to consider based on the Washington State Constitution. The two measures they will not consider based on comments from leadership this week are Initiative 2109 that […]
(The Center Square) – The federal government filed suit Thursday against Tennessee and its Tennessee Bureau of Investigation over enforcement of the state’s aggravated prostitution statute. The state law requires people with HIV convicted of aggravated prostitution to register for life as a violent sex offender. The federal suit seeks to stop enforcement of the […]
(The Center Square) – A think tank that promotes fiscal transparency is calling on state and local governments to come clean when reporting their so-called balanced budgets. Truth in Accounting released an update on their “State of the States” report, and also their “Financial State of the Cities.” Illinois ranked 48th in the report with […]
(The Center Square) – As Texas continues to put up resistance at major illegal crossing points at its border with Mexico, illegal entries have increased in Arizona, California and New Mexico where similar policies are not being implemented, officials in Texas say. Through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star, National Guard soldiers […]
EXCLUSIVE — Democrats, seeking to defend Michigan in November, are underscoring drama within the state’s local Republican Party before former President Donald Trump rallies supporters this weekend in Waterford Township. The Michigan Republican Party’s chairmanship drama is not only causing problems for its leadership, but also for the nominating caucus the party must organize on […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s chief critic and opposer Alexei Navalny has died in jail, according to Russian prison services, at the age of 47. Navalny was being held in a jail near the Arctic Circle, where he had been sentenced to work at a penal colony for 19 years. Putin critics are frequently imprisoned for […]
Eyes have been on the House for months as hard-line conservatives within the Republican Party have stoked fires and prompted infighting through a delay of votes, the ousting of a speaker, and threats to vacate the chair for minor frustrations. The level of chaos in the lower chamber has placed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) […]
