(The Center Square) – A new report from the Common Sense Institute of Arizona determines that spending on homelessness in the Grand Canyon State is roughly $1 billion. The think tank analyzed data from both the public and private sectors to see how much was going toward the issue, and the vast majority of the […]
(The Center Square) – The California National Guard seized a record 62,224 pounds of fentanyl in California and the state’s ports of entry – enough of the potent synthetic opioid to kill the entire world population “nearly twice over.” Since 2021, fentanyl seizures supported by CalGuard have increased by 1066%, according to the governor’s office. […]
(The Center Square) – A bill aimed at lowering gas prices by allowing more types of gasoline to be sold in Arizona passed the Arizona State Senate on Thursday. In Maricopa County, environmental regulations allow for only two blends of gas to be sold to consumers, one winter blend and one summer blend, referred to […]
(The Center Square) — With federal taxpayer dollars flowing in to plug orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells, the Appalachian region could see thousands of jobs created in the next few decades. A report from the Ohio River Valley Institute argues that Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky could create 13,000-16,000 direct jobs with $1.3 billion […]
A raid on a Pennsylvania farm could affect more than just one food supplier and its customers. Some see the case as having implications for the food freedoms of the entire nation. On Jan. 4, in Bird in Hand, Pennsylvania, an Amish farmer named Amos Miller had his place raided by authorities. A subsequent hearing […]
A new wave of liberal debate has broken out over whether President Joe Biden should end his reelection campaign. New York Times columnist Ezra Klein suggested an open Democratic National Convention to replace Biden. New York magazine’s Jonathan Chait floated a counterproposal whereby Biden picks his successor with the help of various Democratic grandees if […]
Anger over President Joe Biden‘s handling of the Israel–Hamas war could lead to more backlash as several states prepare to hold primary contests on Super Tuesday on March 5. Activists are hoping to build on the successful “uncommitted” campaign staged during Tuesday’s Michigan primary, which blunted Biden’s decisive win. ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW LATEST COVERAGE Although Biden […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is ending his 17-year reign as GOP leader in the upper chamber of Congress, but his legacy as leader has shaped another branch of the federal government — the Supreme Court. During his six years as majority leader, the Kentucky Republican is best remembered for how he chose to […]
The Supplemental Security Income payment for March, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to millions of beneficiaries on Friday. The payment will go out tomorrow, March 1, to people who struggle with a serious debilitating disability and have a limited income, according to the Social Security Administration. To qualify for the […]
The first round of March’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in less than two weeks. Retirees born on or between the 1st and 10th of the month should receive their payments in 13 days, […]
