(The Center Square) – Democratic leaders in Olympia say they will not hold hearings on at least two of the six initiatives to the Legislature that Republicans argue the majority is obligated to consider based on the Washington State Constitution. The two measures they will not consider based on comments from leadership this week are Initiative 2109 that […]
(The Center Square) – The federal government filed suit Thursday against Tennessee and its Tennessee Bureau of Investigation over enforcement of the state’s aggravated prostitution statute. The state law requires people with HIV convicted of aggravated prostitution to register for life as a violent sex offender. The federal suit seeks to stop enforcement of the […]
(The Center Square) – A think tank that promotes fiscal transparency is calling on state and local governments to come clean when reporting their so-called balanced budgets. Truth in Accounting released an update on their “State of the States” report, and also their “Financial State of the Cities.” Illinois ranked 48th in the report with […]
(The Center Square) – As Texas continues to put up resistance at major illegal crossing points at its border with Mexico, illegal entries have increased in Arizona, California and New Mexico where similar policies are not being implemented, officials in Texas say. Through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star, National Guard soldiers […]
EXCLUSIVE — Democrats, seeking to defend Michigan in November, are underscoring drama within the state’s local Republican Party before former President Donald Trump rallies supporters this weekend in Waterford Township. The Michigan Republican Party’s chairmanship drama is not only causing problems for its leadership, but also for the nominating caucus the party must organize on […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s chief critic and opposer Alexei Navalny has died in jail, according to Russian prison services, at the age of 47. Navalny was being held in a jail near the Arctic Circle, where he had been sentenced to work at a penal colony for 19 years. Putin critics are frequently imprisoned for […]
The top Republican on the House Small Business Committee sent a third letter to President Joe Biden on Friday, calling on him to nominate a replacement for a long-vacant position that advocates on behalf of small-business owners, expressing concern after multiple requests have been unanswered for over a year.
Eyes have been on the House for months as hard-line conservatives within the Republican Party have stoked fires and prompted infighting through a delay of votes, the ousting of a speaker, and threats to vacate the chair for minor frustrations. The level of chaos in the lower chamber has placed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) […]
Donald Trump‘s legal woes were on full display in two blockbuster hearings on Thursday across two state criminal cases he faces, leading to both positive and negative outcomes in the former president’s bid to fight charges amid his presidential campaign. Trump started his day in Manhattan criminal court with a major loss over his bid […]
A second wave of February’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest earners who retire at 70, will go out to retirees in five days. Retired seniors born on or between the 11th and 20th of their birth month will receive the second payment on Wednesday, Feb. 21, according to the […]
