(The Center Square) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed off on a temporary plan to make it easier for asylum seekers to find jobs in the state government. The New York Civil Service Commission approved the measure at its Jan. 18 meeting. Hochul said the state is working with agencies to implement the […]
(The Center Square) – Three congressional members from Pacific Northwest have introduced bipartisan measures which aim to improve coordination between local, state, and federal agencies and tribal nations to deliver resources faster in the aftermath of disastrous wildfires. The bills are a response to the 2020 Babb Road Fire which destroyed most of the small […]
(The Center Square) – Democratic governor hopeful Josh Stein entered 2024 with a $7 million campaign finance advantage over the Republican favorite. According to campaign finance reports closed on Dec. 31, the state attorney general had $11.5 million in the bank to $4.2 million for Republican Mark Robinson. The latter is the state’s lieutenant governor […]
(The Center Square) – The percentage of hourly and salaried workers in a union decreased in 2023, continuing a trend of ongoing decline in the past few decades. The decline in 2023 was small, from 10.1% of the workforce to 10% even, but the trend is significant. In 1983, about 20% of hourly and salaried […]
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) revealed part of his reluctance to support a bipartisan tax bill is based on concern it could help President Joe Biden get reelected. The Iowa Republican said, “Passing a tax bill that makes the president look good,” suggesting to reporters the president would be “mailing out checks before the election.” Grassley […]
“Squad” Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) steered thousands of dollars to her husband and longtime security guard in the lead-up to the revelation that the congresswoman is under criminal investigation for her campaign’s major spending on private security, records show. The Missouri Democrat’s campaign paid $17,500 between Oct. 2, 2023, and Dec. 28, 2023, to Bush’s […]
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will not recuse herself from the investigation into former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election despite calls from conservatives to step back from the case over an alleged relationship with one of the special prosecutors. Willis’s decision to stay stems from her concerns that leaving the […]
Former President Donald Trump is hurtling toward the Republican nomination for the third time in as many election cycles, leaving the party’s voters with little time to grapple with one question. Can Trump win in November? The short answer is that he can. Trump is ahead of President Joe Biden in the RealClearPolitics polling average […]
The first Supplemental Security Income payment of 2024, worth up to $943 for individual filers, went out to recipients on Thursday. The payment comes as the first payment of the year because of a scheduling quirk in the Social Security Administration’s calendar, which saw two payments in December and none in January. The maximum amount […]
EXCLUSIVE — A veteran advocacy group endorsed Tim Sheehy on Thursday in his quest to topple incumbent Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) during this year’s elections. Concerned Veterans for America Action is backing Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL, in one of the most high-profile Senate races of the 2024 cycle. Republicans, who are hoping to flip the seat to regain control of […]
