(The Center Square) – A Chicago-based nonprofit food-science organization is criticized proposed legislation that would ban certain food additives in Illinois. The Illinois Food Safety Act calls for prohibiting the use of certain additives to food, including red dye #3 and titanium dioxide, which the sponsors say are linked to serious health problems. “I want Illinoisans to be […]
(The Center Square) — Maine is required to release its voter lists to a conservative group that’s conducting audits of recent elections to probe for fraud following a new federal court ruling. A U.S. Court of Appeals ruling in Boston sided with lawyers for the Virginia-based Public Interest Legal Foundation, which filed the lawsuit, who argued […]
(The Center Square) – A coalition of about two dozen state attorneys general sent a letter to President Joe Biden Tuesday blasting the president’s recent decision to freeze the approval of new export sites for liquefied natural gas. Biden announced the freeze last month, citing climate change concerns. The attorneys general called on Biden to […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) suffered two major losses on Tuesday that could see his control of the gavel come under fresh scrutiny. After the House failed to pass a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and rejected an Israel-only aid bill, with multiple Republicans defying their leader, some GOP figures were quick […]
(The Center Square) – Initiative 2117 to repeal Washington state’s cap-and-trade law under the Climate Commitment Act could already be impacting the CCA’s carbon credit futures market that is meant to reduce overall carbon emissions. Via forums like the Intercontinental Exchange, or ICE, traders can buy and sell Washington carbon credit futures. Closing prices have steadily declined since I-2117 was certified last […]
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced stricter standards for fine particle pollution, generally known as soot. Speaking to reporters ahead of the announcement, EPA Administrator Michael Regan touted the standards as beneficial to the public, particularly to vulnerable groups, including low-income populations and minorities. “Today’s action is a critical step forward that will better protect […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is pushing back on critics from within his conference calling for his ouster after the Senate border deal collapsed this week. A group of Republican senators took a victory lap on Tuesday after the deal collapsed, with Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) saying that Senate GOP leadership was “out of […]
March’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to millions of recipients in a little more than three weeks. The payment will go out in 23 days, on Friday, March 1, and marks the second paycheck for 2024, after no payments went out in January because of a […]
An appellate court’s decision on Tuesday to reject Donald Trump’s claim that he is protected by presidential immunity from charges in his election subversion case set the stage for the former president to challenge the ruling. Trump, the leading GOP presidential candidate, immediately indicated in a statement through his campaign that he did indeed plan […]
The Biden administration’s foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East, needs a strategic rethink, as well as an injection of new ideas. This Washington Examiner series, Middle East Mirage, will investigate how the administration has fallen short on Iran engagement, the Israel-Palestinian conflict and the push for a two-state solution, and sorely needed reform in the United Nations, […]
