(The Center Square) – A group of Democratic legislators recently introduced a bill to stop new permitting for oil and gas development in Colorado by 2030. Senate Bill 24-159 would require the Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission to adopt rules to end the issuing of new oil and gas permits by Jan. 1, 2030, and additional […]
(The Center Square) – Gov. Phil Scott is disputing a civil liberties group’s claims that the state’s top health official illegally altered a report detailing how the state should spend opioid settlement money. The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont on Thursday accused Health Commissioner Mark Levine of “unlawfully” removing a key recommendation of the Opioid […]
Lara Trump has been involved in father-in-law former President Donald Trump’s political machine since its start, and her recommendation by him to take up the position of co-chairwoman at the Republican National Committee marks the peak of her critical role in Republican politics. Lara Trump was far from the only family member involved in Donald […]
Races for the 2024 elections that were expected to be shoo-ins for either party are now in limbo as the primary opposition stacks up or new candidates come in from the sidelines to upset a party’s stronghold. This election cycle, three races are on track to be key contests that will decide the makeup of […]
A loving married couple with three children will spend their 20th wedding anniversary more than 6,000 miles away from one another — not by choice. On Feb. 20, 2004, Anna and Ryan Corbett got married in New York before traveling to the United Kingdom and France on their honeymoon. They talked about redoing their honeymoon […]
President Joe Biden’s reelection effort hauled in more than $40 million in January, officials for his campaign say. Biden’s campaign and joint fundraising committees brought in $42 million in the first month of 2024, bringing his total cash on hand to $130 million. His campaign said the total represents the largest war chest for any […]
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released a report Tuesday morning sounding the alarm on dismal child literacy scores and the “ineffective” tools used to teach students to read. The report, reviewed by the Washington Examiner, highlighted the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress review, […]
GOP consultant Alex Bruesewitz can count on congressional endorsements from a slate of MAGA voices in the House if he runs for the seat of retiring Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI). But the Republican also has allies close to House GOP leadership, at least one of whom has offered to fundraise on his behalf. Bruesewitz, a […]
Efforts to combat artificial intelligence‘s threat to democracy and humanity through regulations and guardrails face a number of legal complications, including new rules that will clash with free speech protections and that it is logistically difficult to control the use of algorithms. The surge of interest in AI-powered chatbots like ChatGPT in 2023 led to […]
Capital One announced on Monday that it plans to acquire Discover Financial Services in a $35.3 billion all-stock deal. The two companies say they are aiming to have the deal closed by late 2024 or early 2025, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval. The acquisition would combine two of the largest credit card issuers in […]
