(The Center Square) – A new report highlights just how bad the state of Illinois has been with the budgetary process over the years. Pew Charitable Trusts found only two states with annual deficits in fiscal year 2022, a record low. Senior associate Page Forrest said Illinois is one of just six states that recorded a […]
(The Center Square) – A lot of students in Wisconsin are about to get far better grades on the state’s standardized tests, but advocates say it’s not because they are suddenly better at reading or math. Wisconsin’s State Superintendent of Schools is defending the decision to change the standards for Wisconsin’s Fordward Exam and the ACT. […]
(The Center Square) – After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned Bexar County officials not to potentially engage in election fraud, they went forward with their voter registration plan utilizing what some called a far-left group and Paxton sued. At a Bexar County Commissioners Court meeting on Tuesday, commissioners voted 3-1 to approve a plan to spend […]
(The Center Square) – An “insight report” published and partially funded by the Washington State Department of Health argues that the response to COVID-19 “illustrates pre-existing inequities” and led to a disproportionate impact on nonwhite and non-Asian people. Titled “Voices From The Frontlines: A Chorus of COVID,” the report was created by “thought partners” with DOH’s Community Collaborative […]
(The Center Square) – An overwhelming number of Arizonans support greater security at the southern border, according to recent polling done by Noble Predictive Insights. With the presidential election coming up in November, Arizonans will not only have the chance to vote for their local legislators, but to vote in laws proposed on the ballot […]
(The Center Square) – The company behind the eponymous “Steel City” may be a Pittsburgh icon no more. U.S. Steel, founded in the city more than 120 years ago, said Wednesday that without Japanese-owned Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion acquisition, it would relocate out of Pittsburgh – dealing an economic and symbolic blow to Pennsylvania. The […]
Early voting is poised to get underway in several states this month. The Washington Examiner will take a closer look at the swing states, including voting rules you need to know and key differences from prior elections. Part three of Battleground Ballots will focus on what has changed in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state that […]
A segment of Republicans skeptical of former President Donald Trump are hoping, both publicly and in private, that he loses decisively in November so the party can move past him. Most Republicans, including former critics like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Club for Growth President Dave McIntosh, have publicly coalesced around Trump despite […]
Co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee Adam Green defended Vice President Kamala Harris against attacks from former President Donald Trump labeling her a “communist.” Trump has increasingly used the term to refer to Harris since she took over the Democratic ticket, especially after she announced her plan to ban corporate price gouging. Harris’s campaign […]
Hunter Biden is set to stand trial on Thursday in Los Angeles, where the first son and his defense team are poised to fight nine tax charges brought by special counsel David Weiss. The trial is scheduled to begin with jury selection, and reports from pretrial hearings indicate that presiding Judge Mark Scarsi expects opening statements to begin Monday. […]
