Talk show host Bill Maher criticized the ever-shifting Republican stance on abortion for not remaining in an “absolutist position.” Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher included a discussion on the Arizona Supreme Court ruling abortion illegal even in the case of rape and incest. The only exception is for mothers whose lives are […]
Former President Donald Trump has lost almost all of his early lead over President Joe Biden in a new poll released Saturday, which showed the candidates within the margin of error. Trump is technically still leading with a 1-point margin in the New York Times-Siena poll, with the support of 46% of the respondents, compared […]
Former President Donald Trump will head back to Pennsylvania on Saturday to campaign in certain swing districts in an attempt to repeat his win of the state in 2016. Trump is expected to make stops in Lehigh Valley, and the Philadelphia suburb of Bucks County for a fundraiser and a rally. His stop in Lehigh […]
(The Center Square) — Georgia Democrats want an investigation after they said a state audit surfaced questions about whether Gov. Brian Kemp’s administration circumvented state contracting requirements, potentially for political gain. It’s not immediately clear which state or federal agencies might lead the probe, and Democrats said they haven’t formally requested an investigation. At issue […]
(The Center Square) – A plaintiff’s attorney suing Illinois over the state’s gun and magazine ban expects the case to go to trial on the merits in July. Illinois enacted a ban on more than 170 semi-automatic firearms, attachments and magazines over certain capacities in January 2023. Shortly after, lawsuits were filed alleging the ban […]
This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden being hobbled by a new surge of consumer inflation, threatening his reelection chances and delaying an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. Instead of reversing his high-spending ways, however, the president unveiled plans for more to be dumped into deadbeat student loans, an election-year […]
(The Center Square) – Does California need to pay Hollywood to make films in … Hollywood? In a press release this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom pointed to the economic growth produced by subsidies for film and TV production in the state as a key part of his “California Jobs First initiative.” “From bringing Fallout home to keeping classics in […]
(The Center Square) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law several measures on Friday intended to protect and support law enforcement officers. Senate Bill 184 increases penalties for those who knowingly harass, physically harm or impede a law enforcement officer or other first responders from carrying out their duties to a second-degree misdemeanor. House Bill […]
(The Center Square) – Seattle will implement scheduled closures of over 20 public libraries as a result of hiring freezes and looming budget shortfalls. Seattle Public Library will be implementing the library closures intermittently through June 4 due to limited staffing capacity throughout its library branches. The announced closures are going through despite Seattle’s public library system […]
(The Center Square) – Puget Sound Energy, the state’s largest utility provider, is facing a significant energy shortage by the end of the decade unless it finds more resources. One of its officials recently acknowledged the plan could initially include natural gas. According to a recent presentation to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, PSE’s Vice President […]
