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Harris and Trump fighting for key voter demographic

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a tight race for the White House with 52 days until Nov. 5, and both are looking to swing key groups to put them over the top. Younger voters, ages 18-29, have strongly gone for Democratic presidential candidates in recent contests, but the former […]

WATCH LIVE: Trump holds press conference in Los Angeles

Former President Donald Trump is holding a press conference in Los Angeles days after his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris and vowing that there will not be an additional debate. The press conference featuring Trump is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. Eastern. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The former […]

Why polls might not show a ‘Trump surge’

The race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris might not be as tight as the polls indicate.  The New York Times and RealClearPolitics averages of national polling show the two presidential candidates in a dead heat. In the latest survey from the Wall Street Journal, they appear to be running neck-to-neck.  […]

Debate flip-flops mean another one could be coming

Former President Donald Trump said he’s not considering a second debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. Every major scientific poll following the debate showed that Harris won, including polls from CNN, YouGov, and SoCal Strategies. Trump rejected those polls, saying in the spin room after the showdown that he won the debate in a decisive […]

Virginia congressman pushes for methane capture, clean hydrogen tax credits

(The Center Square) — Greenhouse gas methane escapes capture in some cases, not due to deficiencies in capture technology but because of gaps in monitoring and interagency coordination, according to Virginia Democratic Rep. Don Beyer. Beyer and Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., introduced legislation Wednesday to address those issues. “Innovative technologies are available to mitigate or capture […]

California not paying released inmates $200 could cost taxpayers $5 billion

(The Center Square) San Francisco’s former district attorney is leading a class action lawsuit requiring the state to follow through on a 1973 statute signed into law by then-governor Ronald Reagan to pay prisoners who have served more than six months $200 upon their release as “gate money.” Including interest, the case could cost taxpayers […]

UNC System campuses enrollment up 2.2%, defying national trend

(The Center Square) – Enrollment at North Carolina’s public universities this fall increased by 2.2% over last year, defying a national trend of declining college enrollment, the state said Thursday. Every University of North Carolina System campus gained in enrollment. Historically Black universities benefited from a new state policy to allow more out of state […]

Up to 21 Seattle schools face closures in proposed plan to fill budget hole

(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools revealed two potential school consolidation plans to save the district funding as it faces a $100 million budget deficit. The potential closures are due to the district’s budget deficit that has resulted from weaker revenue streams and continually-decreasing enrollment. The first option the Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors will consider […]

Tipped wage hikes have no impact on reducing earnings gaps: Study

(The Center Square) – With a move to expand the elimination of a tipped wage throughout Illinois, a new study refutes anti-tip credit activists’ claims that eliminating the current tip credit system would reduce inequities faced by women and minority workers.   The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new study conducted by University of California-Irvine economists, […]

Spokane hosts discussion over deferred homeless measures but never mentions them

(The Center Square) – Spokane hosted its first community roundtable over the city council’s deferred ordinances regarding homelessness without mentioning the shelved measures.  Council President Betsy Wilkerson and Councilmember Zack Zappone ran dozens of community stakeholders through the Tuesday meeting. It started with a rundown of the rules for the series and an overhaul of the […]
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