The University of Texas at Austin announced it will lay off around 60 employees related to diversity, equity, and inclusion measures after Texas banned DEI positions at public universities. UT Austin is ensuring its compliance with the January legislation, sending a message announcing the “organizational changes.” Texas public institutions will need to comply with five […]
Countering a toned-down alert from the Centers for Disease Control over a new “bird flu” case, survivalists who have long seen the H5N1 virus as more threatening than COVID-19 this week stepped up their warnings about it. “This is a real threat,” a national prepper and survivalist organization warned on its app. “This is a […]
In the early months of a fierce election year, two House Democrats lead the way as top spenders on campaign advertisements over the airwaves. Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and Angie Craig (D-MN) emerged as the top House spenders on campaign television advertisements early in the year, according to a report from Punchbowl News citing data […]
National Democrats are capitalizing on a Florida Supreme Court decision that puts abortion on the ballot, and the Biden campaign has recently declared Florida “winnable.” Florida Democrats, however, aren’t looking to politicize the measure. Florida Democrats worry that politicizing abortion will alienate state Republicans who may be in favor of more lenient abortion legislation. Meanwhile, […]
Former President Donald Trump still holds leads over President Joe Biden in most key swing states, but his margins in two of those states have tightened. A new Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday night shows Trump leading Biden 44%-43% in Georgia, and the two men are tied at 46% in Wisconsin, in a head-to-head […]
Former President Donald Trump, alongside the Republican National Committee, raised $65.6 million despite concerns about lackluster fundraising compared to Democrats, according to a Politico report. This month’s numbers outpaced his fundraising four years ago when he ran for reelection, having raised $62 million in March 2020. “Our campaign, working together with the RNC, has been […]
(The Center Square) – On the heels of a double-digit increase last year, Washington state drivers can expect to pay even more for auto insurance this year. A report by personal finance website Value Penguin estimates Evergreen State motorists will see the second biggest increase in premiums in the nation this year, at 18%. “There are a […]
(The Center Square) – The border crisis continues to worsen as the Mexican government dries out south Texas farmers, those in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley argue. The situation has become so dire that state Democratic lawmakers have called on the Biden administration and Gov. Greg Abbott to take immediate action. Democratic members of Congress also […]
(The Center Square) – Kansas City’s professional football and baseball teams promised to stay in Jackson County if a 40-year sales tax to pay for stadiums was approved on Tuesday, but voters rejected the plan. The Jackson County Election Board’s unofficial results showed 57.8% of voters cast ballots against a three-eighths of a cent sales tax beginning […]
(The Center Square ) — Pennsylvania has struggled to reverse population losses in much of the state – this despite its low unemployment rate. Labor-force participation rates have dropped, and the overall effect has been for “employment doldrums” to set in, as one policy group argues. For Pittsburgh, the news is more dire. “Job gains […]
