This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden drawing attacks from Democrats for two nights of strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, the border crisis, and continued worries about reelection polls. Kept in hiding for most of the week, the president emerged Friday in Pennsylvania — his go-to state — where he was […]
(The Center Square) – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis gave his sixth State of the State address on Thursday, highlighting housing, transit and taxes as key issues. “We can ensure that our state remains the very best place to live, to raise a family, to launch a business – we can strengthen our dynamic economy, create […]
(The Center Square) – The pandemic-era fiscal Band-Aid keeping Pennsylvania’s checkbook balanced has all but fallen off, according to a recent analysis. The Pew Charitable Trusts said earlier this week Pennsylvania is among the most populous states with a glaring structural budget problem, thanks in part to waning COVID-19 federal support. The temporary boost meant […]
(The Center Square) — Delaware Republicans seek to limit the governor’s “unfettered” powers by requiring more legislative oversight and setting limits on emergency declarations. One proposal filed by the Assembly’s GOP minority would require the Legislature to create a new joint committee on Oversight of Agency Regulations and enhance lawmakers’ oversight of new regulations. Another […]
(The Center Square) – Virginia Democrats hit back at Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s State of the Commonwealth address, alluding to a progressive agenda. Del. Betsy Carr said Democrats are committed to moving the commonwealth “forward” while “protecting the rights and freedoms” of Virginians, which they say is the message voters sent last November. Carr highlighted […]
(The Center Square) — The diesel-to-electric vehicle conversion continues as Pennsylvania coughs up the funds for localities and trucking companies to make an upgrade. The Department of Environmental Protection announced on Wednesday $40 million in grants to 16 applicants to replace aging diesel vehicles with EVs. The grants come from the $119 million Pennsylvania was awarded from […]
KEOKUK, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump dispatched a team of high-profile surrogates to secure votes for him in Iowa while also testing out their prospects as a 2024 running mate. Trump’s vice presidential hopefuls are not only contending with likely caucusgoers, they are also contending with blizzard conditions before the primary’s opening contest on […]
(The Center Square) – Florida’s Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund balance, drained during the COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to exceed its prepandemic level by March, two months earlier than expected, according to the nonprofit group Florida TaxWatch. That will allow a decrease in state sales tax businesses must pay on payments made to rent or lease […]
Former President Donald Trump is awaiting a ruling in a civil fraud case in New York, where his real estate operation is at stake and he faces down hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties. Closing arguments in the case’s 2 1/2 month trial concluded this week, and a ruling could come by the end […]
The Biden administration is bankrolling a little-known foreign group to thwart “disinformation” in media, despite Congress exerting pressure on Democrats over similar initiatives GOP lawmakers have equated to state-sponsored “censorship,” records reveal. For a program running until May 2024, the State Department has pledged $24,000 in taxpayer dollars to ESTIMA, a nonprofit organization in the […]
