Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came close to reaching the polling threshold for next week’s presidential debate, but the Thursday deadline to qualify, plus his difficulty gaining ballot access, means he will not make the stage. CNN, which is hosting the June 27 debate in Atlanta, Georgia, announced on Thursday that the independent presidential candidate did […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the mandatory repatriation tax, a provision of the 2017 corporate tax reform law that critics have dubbed the Biden administration‘s “wealth tax.” The 7-2 decision by Justice Brett Kavanaugh upheld the tax, which imposes a one-time levy on undistributed profits from U.S. shares […]
The chairman of the Illinois Republican Party has resigned just weeks ahead of the Republican National Convention due to intra-party fighting. Chairman Don Tracy announced his resignation Wednesday in a shake-up to the party leadership just four weeks ahead of the Republican National Convention in neighboring Wisconsin. He pointed to intra-party fighting as the reason […]
Former President Donald Trump is under pressure to name his running mate before his July 11 hush money trial sentencing to make sure he has a surrogate in place should he be sent to prison. Top advisers and even family members are growing concerned that New York Judge Juan Merchan will send Trump to jail, […]
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) is on the verge of losing his primary to a challenger as several factors work against the “Squad” Democrat’s quest to remain in office. Bowman is at risk of being the first “Squad” Democrat to lose in his primary despite some efforts in the past that have nearly ousted members, such […]
Nearly half of New Yorkers are on board with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D-NY) indefinite pause on congestion pricing, but they may not feel the same about the governor herself, according to a new poll. A Siena College Research Institute poll found that 45% of registered voters in New York were on board with the pause […]
(The Center Square) – A recent Scott Rasmussen National Survey indicates outright majority support for two of the three initiatives on the ballot in Washington state this fall and a plurality of support for the remaining initiative, which jumps to an overwhelming majority when high fuel prices are considered. The survey of 800 registered voters […]
(The Center Square) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed Senate Bill 313 into law on Wednesday, which will create the state’s first universal education savings account program for K-12 education. The measure, titled the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise or LA GATOR Scholarship Program, provides educational savings accounts to parents so they can […]
(The Center Square) – An organization attempting to enshrine charter school rights in Colorado’s Constitution published a report supporting the move as it gathers signatures to get it on the ballot. Advance Colorado, a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization, has until July 25 to gather at least 124,238 signatures of registered voters for Initiative #138 to be on […]
(The Center Square) — The next major transportation plan is out and PennDOT wants the public to comment on it. The Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan was released to the public this week, laying out how the agency plans to spend almost $29 billion in the next few years to build “a safe and reliable transportation […]
