(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania’s orphan oil and gas well problem has gotten much attention in recent months. So too has the commonwealth’s legacy of hazardous mine lands. Now, the federal government is sending hundreds of millions of dollars to deal with them. This week, the Department of the Interior announced $244 million will come […]
The Seattle Public School District says activities requiring students to provide information protected by federal and state law do not violate the statutes as long as teachers do not store the information without parental consent. Seattle Public Schools has defended its use of “social identity wheel” handouts in which students are asked to reflect on […]
There are a little less than four weeks until the first of two Supplemental Security Income payments in May, worth up to $943 for individual filers, goes out to millions of beneficiaries. The first installment will go out in 26 days, on Wednesday, May 1, to people with a serious debilitating disability that results in […]
The initial round of April’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in five days. The payment will go out to beneficiaries on Wednesday, April 10, to people who were born on or between the first […]
A two-year-old proposal to ban menthol cigarettes may be delayed until after the 2024 election as President Joe Biden weighs a move that could risk eroding his support within the black community. The Food and Drug Administration first proposed banning menthols and flavored cigars in April 2022, but has since missed two deadlines for finalizing […]
Abortion will play a critical role in the 2024 cycle as more states allow ballot measures on the issue ahead of the Nov. 5 election, and for former President Donald Trump, the issue has the potential to be a political landmine. The former president’s abortion problem is twofold. He must continue to appease Republicans who […]
President Joe Biden will travel to Baltimore on Friday to survey the cleanup of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge as his administration attempts to head off past criticism over his handling of catastrophic events. Since a cargo ship collided with the bridge last week, killing six people, Biden has sent several high-ranking administration officials, […]
New York Attorney General Letitia James is challenging former President Donald Trump again by raising questions about the $175 million bond he posted in his New York civil fraud case. Trump filed his bond Monday after a New York appeals court lowered the amount from $464 million to $175 million. Now James is questioning the […]
Every county clerk who appealed U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi’s decision to overturn the “county line” in New Jersey’s Democratic primary has taken back their appeal in another win for Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ). The majority of the county clerks named in Kim’s lawsuit originally appealed the judge’s decision, citing concerns about its timing during […]
A federal judge on Thursday upheld New York Attorney General Letitia James’s challenge of a so-called ban on transgender athletes in Nassau County. The ruling comes after an earlier executive order from County Executive Bruce Blakeman that required participants to play on teams based on an individual’s birth sex, not gender identity. Blakeman’s executive order, […]
