(The Center Square) – Colorado ranks 13th nationally in a new index measuring overall economic competitiveness but scores poorly regarding migration. The Economic Performance Index, by the economic research group Common Sense Institute, seeks “to assess the overall economic performance of Colorado relative to other states.” CSI uses seven metrics – GDP per capita, labor force […]
(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is walking back more proposed budget cuts and easing a hiring freeze amid better-than-expected revenues and reduced spending on asylum seekers. Adams announced on Wednesday that his administration is canceling planned cuts to the fiscal year 2025 budget under the city’s Program to Eliminate the […]
(The Center Square) – Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to spend $1.1 billion more on education during his second year in office. It’s the first installment in a multi-year, multi-billion dollar plan to fulfill the state’s constitutional duty to fund poor and wealthy school districts equitably, while also paying for building repairs, and special and early […]
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania legislators want more ways to help prospective college students access the funding they need to meet steep tuition demands. That’s why the House Democratic Policy Committee met to discuss increasing completion rates of federal aid forms across the state. According to the hearing’s organizer Rep. Melissa Cerrato, D-Horsham, over $24 […]
(The Center Square) — A long-term funding fix for EMS agencies across the commonwealth remains elusive — but Pennsylvania will offer $1 million in tuition assistance for emergency responders to recruit and retain workers. The program will draw from the Fireworks Tax Act for three years and make grants available to Pennsylvania residents certified as […]
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina — Former President Donald Trump is banking on a “gigantic” victory Saturday that would mark his fifth straight primary win and show of force that Trumpism has taken over the GOP. Trump has defied the odds, facing 91 criminal charges but never trailing the GOP presidential field that at one point had a […]
(The Center Square) — The two sides in the ongoing gun debate in Georgia are largely following a playbook that sees pro- and anti-gun policymakers pushing similar legislation across the country. Democrats nationwide have renewed their push for stricter gun laws in the wake of shootings in Atlanta and Kansas City. “Gun violence is a […]
March’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in just under a week. The payment will go out in six days, on Friday, March 1, and is the second payment for 2024 since no payments went out in January due to a scheduling quirk […]
Pacific Market International, the creators of the viral Stanley drinking cup product, is facing several lawsuits over the cups containing a small amount of lead. Lawsuits have been filed in California, Nevada, and Washington. They come several months after the iconic drinking cup went viral on social media, with footage shared online of customers flocking […]
EXCLUSIVE — House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) is adding to efforts from Republicans to hobble the administrative state with new legislation that would sunset major rules after a decade. The bill, dubbed the Sunset Act, will be introduced by Emmer on Monday. The legislation would require all major rules to expire 10 years after […]
