President Joe Biden‘s approval rating has been underwater for most of his presidency, but Republicans have failed to capitalize on it in several key races in the past two years. In elections held outside traditional times, Republicans have lost key battles, including two House races in previously GOP-held seats. Here are three instances in which […]
(The Center Square) — The South Carolina House advanced a clean Constitutional Carry bill, returning the measure to the state Senate and potentially setting up another showdown. The state House rejected a Senate-amended version of H.3594, the South Carolina Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act of 2023. In a letter, the head of a pro-gun rights group said Senate-introduced […]
(The Center Square) – As Pennsylvania considers regulating skill games, the public safety concerns associated with the undertaking weigh heavily on policymakers and law enforcement alike. The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association said recently that although they take no stance on legislative efforts to bring the machines into legal compliance, upticks in crime have been noted […]
(The Center Square) — Amid debate over legalizing adult-use marijuana, lawmakers say Pennsylvania’s medical program needs some improvements – and call on the governor to lead the way. The medical program grinds against federal law: every cardholder faces the loss of their Second Amendment rights. That tradeoff was made clear in January when Warren County […]
(The Center Square) – Preventing New Jersey public schools and libraries from keeping controversial titles off the shelves is in a proposal being rejected by Republicans. The lawmakers say it oversteps parents’ concerns. A bill working its way through the state Assembly would ban the censorship of any book for “partisan or doctrinal” reasons and […]
(The Center Square) – Delaying a mandate requiring hundreds of school districts to replace fossil fuel powered buses with e-vehicles has been requested of the state by New York Republicans. State Assemblyman Phil Palmesano called the requirements the “mother of all unfunded state mandates.” State Sen. George Borrello said, “Like so much of the state’s climate […]
(The Center Square) – The trippiest bill of the legislative session just made its way out of the Arizona State Senate Committee on Health and Human Services unanimously. Psychedelic mushrooms could soon be available as a mental health treatment option for Arizonans with Senate Bill 1570, sponsored by Sen. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, which would specifically legalize […]
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley has remolded her campaign strategy as she faces a do-or-die moment in the 2024 Republican primary race. Haley, who is preparing to face former President Donald Trump in the Feb. 24 South Carolina primary, launched her campaign touting her political experience and that she “never lost an election.” She once shied away from […]
The philanthropy network steering the wealth of Democratic megadonor George Soros awarded a paid fellowship to the leader of a law school’s anti-Israel office facing a Senate investigation for promoting terrorist sympathizers, records show. Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans this month requested Rutgers University by Feb. 20 turn over funding and budget information on its Center […]
The first wave of February’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest earners who retire at 70, went out to the first group of retirees on Wednesday. Retired seniors born on or between the 1st and 10th of their birth month should have received their payment on Feb. 14, according to […]
