Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) signed into law a pair of bills that strengthen hate crime laws, building on efforts to curb antisemitism in Virginia. The legislation expands state statutes for hate crimes to include crimes committed against people because of their ethnic origin. Youngkin signed SB7 and HB18 into law on Tuesday and said they […]
“Squad” Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) is being targeted by the richest man in Pennsylvania, who is funding a super PAC targeting her. Billionaire Jeff Yass, a GOP megadonor, gave $1 million to the Moderate PAC in 2022. The super PAC supports centrist Democratic candidates and is working to unseat Lee. Speaking with Politico, Moderate PAC […]
Delaware’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will finish sending April payments worth up to $1,751 in 20 days. The First State begins the distribution of SNAP payments on the second day of each month and has one of the longest distribution windows in the United States, as payments are distributed for most of the month. The first letters of recipients’ […]
North Carolina settled a 1996 lawsuit on behalf of public schools in 2022, ordering the state to spend $800 million on public schools. Now, the suit is headed to the newly Republican-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court. Twenty-eight years after a lawsuit was filed on behalf of some North Carolina public school districts, a lower court […]
With the hopes of reimagining Gallery Place and Chinatown into an entertainment district, the Council of the District of Columbia approved $515 million in appropriations on Tuesday to help transform Capital One Arena. However, some councilmembers are wary after seeing Mayor Muriel Bowser‘s provisional agreement with Ted Leonsis, the CEO of Monumental Sports and Entertainment, […]
Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) announced his support for a bill that would change how Nebraska allocates its electoral votes in presidential elections, which could help former President Donald Trump if enacted. Nebraska is one of two states, alongside Maine, that allocates its electoral votes based on popular vote in each congressional district with two at-large […]
A federal government office tasked with warning TikTok users against buying fentanyl-laced drugs faces an obstacle to getting its message out to the public: a congressional ban on government employees using the social media app. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office relies on the nonprofit organization National Crime Prevention Council to reach TikTok users with […]
Katie Rosenberg, a rising Democratic star in Wisconsin, lost the Wausau mayoral race Tuesday evening to conservative challenger Doug Diny. Diny, who was supported by Wisconsin GOP Chairman Brian Schimming, won the race 52.1% to the incumbent Rosenberg’s 47.9%, with just over 10,000 people voting in the election. ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW LATEST COVERAGE “Congratulations to […]
Wisconsin voters approved a pair of Republican-led constitutional amendments on Tuesday that will change how elections are conducted in one of the country’s most politically competitive states. One measure will bar state and local governments from using private funds to conduct elections, while the other mandates that only election officials can carry out election-related tasks. With […]
Special counsel Jack Smith tore into the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump‘s classified documents case, claiming her proposed jury instructions contain a “flawed legal premise” worthy of appeal, according to a late filing Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ordered defense lawyers for Trump and prosecutors to file submissions outlining hypothetical jury instructions […]
