(The Center Square) – An audit of $13 billion in federal grant money by Oklahoma State Auditor Cindy Byrd shows questionable spending of millions that could be clawed back by the federal government. The largest amount in question is $21 million allotted to Communities Foundation of Oklahoma, a nonprofit tasked with overseeing $241 million for the Emergency Rental Assistance program. […]
(The Center Square) – Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond called for the resignation of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage Secretary Shelley Zumwalt after an audit showed she approved a multi-million contract for a company where her husband worked while working for another state agency. The report released by State Auditor Cindy Byrd Tuesday afternoon shows that a contract was made between […]
(The Center Square) – The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an administrative stay to temporarily block Harris County’s “Uplift Harris” guaranteed income pilot program from going into effect, granting a request filed earlier in the day by Attorney General Ken Paxton. This is after two lower courts, the 165th District Court and the 14th […]
(The Center Square) – An emergency bill to allow the Seattle Fire Department to conduct demolition of unsafe vacant buildings in Seattle would cost the city up to $500,000 this year before potential reimbursements. The emergency legislation was proposed by Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Thursday. The Seattle Public Safety Committee was briefed on the […]
Pennsylvania is the ultimate battleground for 2024 with the White House, Senate, and House all poised to flip based on how voters here cast their ballots. In this series, Pining for Pennsylvania: Unlocking the crucial Keystone State, the Washington Examiner will look at the demographics, politics, and key topics that have made Pennsylvania the must-watch state of the year. […]
As former President Donald Trump‘s New York hush money trial starts in earnest, he and President Joe Biden are grappling over how to deal with an enthusiasm gap, particularly among independent voters, for their 2024 runs before November. While Trump’s trials are likely to politically advantage him and Biden with their respective bases of support, […]
Since last September, Montana voters have heard various accusations lobbed against Tim Sheehy, a Trump-endorsed GOP Senate hopeful running to unseat Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT): he’s “shady,” a “so-called businessman,” and “cashing in on Communist China,” according to a flurry of political ads running in the Treasure State. The GOP primary ad buys were snagged […]
President Joe Biden‘s two commencement speeches next month will take on added importance with both the election and college campus protests grabbing headlines. Biden will speak at Morehouse College, a prominent historically black school in Atlanta, on May 19 and at the U.S. Military Academy on May 25. The former has drawn a larger share […]
Pennsylvania is the ultimate battleground for 2024, with the White House, Senate, and House all poised to flip based on how voters here cast their ballots. In this series, Pining for Pennsylvania: Unlocking the crucial Keystone State, the Washington Examiner will look at the demographics, politics, and key policies that have made Pennsylvania the must-watch state of the […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered an unmistakable rebuke of the Republicans opposed to further funding for Ukraine on Tuesday. He brought along 31 GOP votes for the legislation, nine more than voted for an earlier version of the legislation in February and, most significantly, a majority of his conference in the Senate. He […]
