For 14 years, Jimmy Cherizier wore a badge. Now, toting an automatic rifle through Haiti‘s Capital, Port-au-Prince, he is prepared to lead his coalition of gangs to war. “We are at war,” Cherizier shouted to a crowd of his followers, their identities hidden by ski masks, “any one of us can die.” Known as “Barbecue,” […]
(The Center Square) – Migration data from the Internal Revenue Service shows that thousands of Iowans are leaving the state for Texas and Florida, which have no state income tax. Texas drew nearly 5,000 residents from Iowa but 3,475 Texans left for the Hawkeye state. The state lost a net $68.3 million in adjusted gross […]
(The Center Square) – State government’s mission to attract and retain health care workers took another step forward Wednesday. Legislation that paves the way for Pennsylvania’s participation in interstate licensing compacts is headed to the governor this week after unanimous approval in the Senate. This means doctors, nurses, pharmacists, counselors, and many other medical professionals […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois’ in-state average tuition over the last 15 years has jumped by 49%, leaving the state with the third-highest costs in the country and many students are either leaving home to seek further education or taking on more debt to make it happen in the Land of Lincoln. A new Illinois […]
This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden facing a growing chorus of panicky Democrats worried about their own political fate urging him to drop his reelection bid. The sting of Biden’s poor debate performance last week with former President Donald Trump continued to linger but instead of rallying around their leader, Democrats […]
Voters in France will head to the polls for a second round of voting to determine the course of the country’s future — or at least the makeup of its National Assembly. The hard right in the country saw victories in the first round of voting, after a dominant victory in European Parliament elections in […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic. Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran’s Shiite theocracy in […]
President Joe Biden’s electoral path to staying in the White House runs through a handful of battleground states. But that route is quickly fading. The continued fallout from his disastrous debate performance that raised questions about his mental acuity and his electability against former President Donald Trump includes key states shifting in the GOP’s favor […]
President Joe Biden’s first interview after his disastrous debate showing was a preview of what is likely to happen if Democratic leaders go to the White House to persuade him to stand down in the 2024 election. “If the Lord Almighty came down and said, ‘Joe, get out of the race,’ I’d get out of […]
This November, Arizona voters will be given the chance to move their state away from semi-closed primaries and open them to all registered voters. A referendum on the ballot from Make Elections Fair Arizona asks whether the current system, in which independents are forced to pick up either a Republican or Democratic ballot on primary […]
