A Tennessee bill in the state Senate forbidding the allocation of funds to study the effects of reparation payments to descendants of slaves has created friction between state lawmakers and community leaders. The bill, which will be voted on in the Senate on Wednesday, is pitting lawmakers concerned about the role of state and local government […]
The Vatican on Monday issued a declaration condemning surrogacy and gender transition procedures as “grave violations of human dignity,” listing them alongside abortion and euthanasia as practices that degrade God’s vision for humanity. Repackaging what has been said on the various subjects individually, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a 20-page […]
In several key swing states, voting laws have changed heading into the 2024 election, which could affect how pivotal races in those states end up. The race for the White House between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will likely be decided by various states that have changed laws aimed at either improving […]
Multiple Arizona voters say their signatures were forged in Libertarian Michelle Martin’s paperwork to run in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. Four people told the Arizona Republic that they had not signed the petition that their signatures were on. In order to appear on the ballot in Arizona, candidates must gain a number of signatures proportional […]
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) has an even bigger future in state politics. The first statewide-elected black woman when she won her election to the commonwealth’s No. 2 post beside Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) in 2021, she leads the Republican attorney general in a hypothetical 2025 gubernatorial matchup. “Yeah, of course” it’s good news for […]
(The Center Square) – Any Ohio voter could protest a candidate for public office if new legislation clears the state Legislature. Currently, only a registered member of the candidate’s party can file a protest, but Reps. Angie King, R-Celina, and Rodney Creech, R-West Alexandria, believe a change will make elections more open. “Transparency is key […]
President Joe Biden unveiled a proposal to cancel or reduce student loan debt for as many as 30 million borrowers just months before the 2024 general election. The president’s first attempt at unilateral action on student loans was struck down by the Supreme Court in the summer of 2023, yet the White House has taken […]
(The Center Square) – The Secretary of State and a voter registration expert in Texas have refuted widespread disinformation spread by YouTubers and anonymous social media accounts this week. An anonymous account on X, formerly known as Twitter, claimed, “the number of voters registering without a photo ID is skyrocketing in three key swing states: […]
(The Center Square) – A plan to more stringently scrutinize voter registration data and citizenship verification during Ohio’s elections sits before the Ohio House of Representatives. The proposed legislation, which has yet to be assigned to a committee, also focuses on security of individual voting machines and would require the state’s board of voting system […]
(The Center Square) – Of the 11 wealthiest cities in the United States, three are in Texas, according to a new report published by Henley & Partners, a global leader in residence and citizenship by investment. In its America’s Wealthiest Cities report, which ranks cities by the number of millionaires, centi-millionaires and billionaires, Texas has greatest […]
