Tensions between President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland have continued to escalate following the special counsel report stating that the president has diminished mental faculties. Although Biden initially appointed Garland to the position with the ostensible intention to restore order and independence in the Department of Justice, anonymous sources at the White House […]
(The Center Square) — Florida lawmakers have advanced legislation this week that would add transparency to lobbying in the Sunshine State. Senate Bill 734 is sponsored by state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill. It would make various changes to ethics regulations for local governments and prohibit state and local officials from accepting or soliciting anything […]
(The Center Square) — New York City’s public transit system needs $42 billion in repairs over the next several years, according to a report by the state’s top bean encounter. A report issued by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said a review of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s 20-Year Needs Assessment found that over the next five years, the […]
(The Center Square) – Summit Carbon Solutions will get another chance at a carbon pipeline in North Dakota after a ruling by the state’s public service commission. State rules supersede local zoning ordinances based on changes made in 2019, said Randy Christmann, chairman of the North Dakota Public Service Commission. “I know it may not […]
(The Center Square) – New Jersey, California, New York, Texas and Illinois face a hundred billion plus deficit when it comes to paying for the benefits other than pensions promised to state retirees. The State of New Jersey’s unfunded liability for post-retirement benefits other than pensions in state health care plans reached $174.9 billion in […]
(The Center Square) — Legislators from rural Pennsylvania have been wary of expansion by the Pennsylvania Game Commission, concerned that more land under its ownership cuts into development and tax revenues. During a Senate Game & Fisheries Committee on Thursday, they again questioned the state agency. “Land acquisition by the Game Commission and the policies, […]
As the country’s oldest presidential candidate and then its oldest president, President Joe Biden‘s health has been discussed more than most of his predecessors. But as Biden and the White House remain adamant they have been transparent regarding his annual physical examination and medical records, special counsel Robert Hur‘s assessment of the president’s memory and […]
There is a little under three weeks until millions of beneficiaries receive March’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943 for individual filers. The payment, which goes out in 20 days on March 1, will mark the second paycheck for 2024 since no payments went out in January due to a scheduling quirk in […]
(The Center Square) — Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal to shake up Pennsylvania’s higher education system has legislative Republicans intrigued — but not yet on board. “List me as sympathetic but cautious,” said Sen. Dave Argall, R-Mahanoy City and chair of the Senate Education Committee. “It’s still in its very early stages.” Shapiro’s blueprint would combine the community […]
Fulton County, Georgia‘s government offices have been plagued by a widespread internet outage for nearly two weeks, and the judicial system in the state’s most populous county is among those that have been negatively affected as one of the nation’s most high-profile cases plays out in its court. Fulton County Superior Court, where the case […]
