Gas station chain Sheetz has been sued for conducting criminal background checks on its job applicants. The lawsuit was filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and lists Sheetz, Inc.; Sheetz Distribution Services, LLC; and CLI Transport, LP as the defendants. The EEOC says that Sheetz has disproportionately screened out black, Native American, Alaska Native, […]
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) is facing the heat from his hard-right Republican colleagues over comments he made this weekend, fueling more endorsements for his primary opponents. The Texas Republican, who is facing a runoff in the GOP primary against Brandon Herrera next month, included Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Bob Good (R-VA) among the “scumbags” […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is preparing his political future after the Biden administration. Becerra’s reported plans to run for governor of California in 2026 to follow Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) may be more developed than those in the Biden administration thought. The secretary has been having detailed conversations about a gubernatorial campaign […]
(The Center Square) – California’s unemployment insurance fund is “structurally insolvent” due to $55 billion in fraud and overpayment during COVID-19 crisis, leading to a growing $21 billion unemployment benefits loan from the federal government the state is unable to pay down. While the state seeks loan forgiveness from the Acting United States Secretary of Labor, who […]
EXCLUSIVE — A Republican political action committee released an ad on Tuesday focusing on Sen. Jon Tester‘s (D-MT) immigration record in the days following his vote to dismiss the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The ad is a continuation of a $15.2 million ad buy in Montana from One Nation, a […]
(The Center Square) – Despite record-breaking enrollment for its final year, Illinois lawmakers have yet to address the expired Invest in Kids school choice scholarship program. There were rumblings that the General Assembly may take up the program during the spring legislative session, but that has yet to happen. According to the American Federation for Children, […]
(The Center Square) – Denver Public Schools said that 85% of new-to-country students who joined this school year are still enrolled in the district. DPS’ April 18 newcomer report shows the district has received 4,494 students, with 692 exiting for a new net gain of 3,802 students. “The new arrival student” or “newcomer” are terms used to describe […]
(The Center Square) – S&P Global Ratings changed its outlook for San Francisco’s outstanding bonds from stable to negative, citing the slow recovery in the city and county. S&P Global Ratings, one of the Big Three credit-rating agencies, revised its outlook to negative from stable on the San Francisco City and County outstanding general obligation […]
(The Center Square) – As the ethics investigation of Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher, R-St. Louis, continues, there are parallels to the investigation of Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan, a Missouri political science professor says. By a 6-2 vote on April 15, the bipartisan House Ethics Committee rejected a draft report on two separate allegations involving […]
(The Center Square) – Some are warning their fellow Illinois state legislators that passing bills that are “subject to appropriation” could lead to taxpayers covering “blank checks” and to audit findings for state agencies. Last week, amid the 324 bills passed by the Illinois House, several included programs and initiatives for state agencies that are […]
