(The Center Square) – Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has filed $56.1 billion in budget recommendations for Fiscal Year 2025, emphasizing education and infrastructure. The governor said the budget “responsibly controls spending growth,” while critics dub it “irresponsible.” “Our Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal is balanced, responsible and forward-looking,” said Healey. “It protects taxpayer dollars while […]
(The Center Square) – Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s $51.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2025 doesn’t have any large projects when compared to previous years. Last year, Parson planned to spend $859 million to expand I-70 to six lanes from Kansas City to St. Louis and ended up approving $2.8 billion for the project. This year, two […]
California has been hammered over the past few years as the spike in retail theft that started in San Francisco and Los Angeles has spread across the state, prompting the creation of task forces, legislative hearings, and promises of a crackdown by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA). California prosecutors and business leaders have blamed some of the […]
(The Center Square) – A new challenge against Illinois’ gun and magazine ban seeks to have a state district court declare a plaintiff a peace officer and exempt from the state’s prohibition. Last year, Illinois banned the sale and possession of more than 170 semi-automatic firearms, magazines over certain capacities, and various attachments. The law […]
The first of February’s Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for top earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in 18 days. Retired seniors born on or between the 1st and 10th of a month should receive their first payment of February on Wednesday, Feb. 14, according […]
Washington Examiner Congressional Reporter Samantha-Jo Roth joins Magazine Executive Editor Jim Antle to discuss updates from the campaign trail, the pressure that Senate Republicans face to support Trump, the Montana Senate race, and what’s going on with Kari Lake in Arizona.
If People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals gets its way, Groundhog Day this year would look very different. Groundhog Day tradition has it that on Feb. 2 each year, Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog given the famous Pennsylvania monicker, is able to predict whether there will be an early spring or whether winter will continue […]
President Joe Biden’s pause on approvals for pending liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminals was met with deeply divided responses, earning praise from Democrats and environmental groups while sparking fierce backlash from Republicans and industry groups. Here’s an early look at winners and losers from the project pause.
President Joe Biden is taking a page out of former President Donald Trump‘s book in an effort to unsettle his rival. During Biden’s speech at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, Biden smiled as he took a swipe at his likely Republican opponent, calling him a “loser.” Since then, the president has […]
Vince McMahon, the longtime brains behind WWE, has resigned from his role as the wrestling company’s executive chairman and his position on the board of TKO Group Holdings on Friday following allegations of sexual assault and sex trafficking from a former employee. His resignation comes one day after Janel Grant, a former WWE Headquarters employee, […]
