(The Center Square) – While Ohio’s new budget has been the legislative focus in the last two weeks, lawmakers continue to push to change the rules voters approved for recreational marijuana use. Many expected the House to pass changes earlier this month that would have cut in half the amount of home-grown marijuana allowed and given […]
In our Weekly White House Report Card last Saturday, we dared President Donald Trump to top his historic success of the previous seven days, which started with the destruction of Iran’s nuclear bomb facilities and ended with major Supreme Court victories. A week later, it looks like, at a minimum, he tied those successes this […]
Top officials in the Israeli government will meet on Saturday to discuss their latest ceasefire effort with U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas. Hamas delivered its response to a ceasefire framework on Friday night, which was “characterized as being positive.” It added that the group is prepared to start talks to put a ceasefire into effect. The […]
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s new budget includes $5 million that will re-start the state’s film tax credits and create a state film office as part of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Advocates, including Gov. Tony Evers, have pushed the tax credits as a way to have more movies and television shows film in the […]
(The Center Square) – As foreign espionage threats continue in the U.S. and in Texas, a new bill becomes law Sept. 1 that prohibits foreign ownership of Texas land. SB 17, filed by state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, passed the Texas legislature with bipartisan support and was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott. The […]
(The Center Square) – As of Tuesday, a slew of new and increased charges, taxes and fees went into effect in Washington state. This year’s legislative session saw lawmakers approve a tax increase package projected to generate approximately $9.4 billion in revenue over the next four years. This package, consisting of five tax bills, was passed […]
Former President Joe Biden is slowly stepping back into the spotlight since his White House exit in January to defend his legacy in the face of GOP investigations. On the few occasions that Biden has chosen to speak to the public, he has directly and indirectly targeted his successor, President Donald Trump, and the GOP-led […]
Congress is in the midst of a history-making streak at the Capitol, just six months after lawmakers were sworn in. Democrats have led many efforts since January to push back on President Donald Trump and the Republican trifecta in Washington and have turned to viral moments and theatrics to get attention as they are blocked […]
President Donald Trump will be “very firm” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he said of the need to come to a ceasefire agreement with Hamas when the two meet at the White House on Monday. Netanyahu’s third visit to Washington since the start of Trump’s second term comes after the United States and Israel’s […]
Texas officials on Friday night said between 23 and 25 girls from Camp Mystic are still unaccounted for after heavy flash floods devastated the area. Earlier posts and images circulating on social media appeared to indicate that several of the 23-25 girls from the summer camp near the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, had been […]
