The House Oversight Committee is holding its second hearing as part of its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The hearing, titled “Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office,” is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EDT from Capitol Hill. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The invited guests for […]
Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) survived an intraparty primary challenge from Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey during Tuesday’s Illinois 12th Congressional District GOP primary. Bailey was backed by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who feuded with Bost during last year’s ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Bost had the backing of former President Donald Trump. ELECTION 2024: […]
President Joe Biden walked over to greet and play with a baby in the crowd during a campaign event in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday. Biden walked off the stage during the event as his campaign manager, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, was speaking at an event aimed at Latino voters held at a Mexican restaurant in the […]
By nearly 2-to-1, voters believe President Joe Biden is using the Justice Department to hobble former President Donald Trump and jail him so that he can’t win the fall election. In the latest McLaughlin and Associates survey shared with Secrets on Wednesday, 56% said they believe that “Joe Biden wants to stop President Trump from […]
(The Center Square) — As Pennsylvania’s orphan well-plugging program ramps up, state officials seem optimistic about the albeit bumpy road ahead. Cost estimates, for example, are up, driven by federal requirements and supply issues. Pennsylvania has plugged 200 orphan wells under Gov. Josh Shapiro as the state kicks in more money to complement a massive […]
(The Center Square) — The Georgia Senate could vote Wednesday on whether to lower the state’s income tax further. House Bill 1015 would lower the individual income tax rate from 5.49% to 5.39% for the tax years starting Jan. 1, 2024. It would decrease the rate by 0.1% annually starting Jan. 1, 2025, until it reaches […]
(The Center Square) – A new study shows that Illinois is not the place to be for low to middle-income wage earners from a tax perspective. The personal finance website WalletHub has released “The Best States to be Rich or Poor from a Tax Perspective.” Researchers identified the best states where the residents spend the most and […]
Voters in six states headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in a slew of races up and down the ballot. Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, and Ohio cast their votes in both the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries, while Florida only held a GOP primary after the Democratic one was canceled. President Joe Biden […]
(The Center Square) – Washington retailers are feeling a bit more optimistic about dealing with theft now that lawmakers have passed changes in state and federal law. This session, the Washington State Legislature passed Initiative 2113 to lessen restrictions on police pursuits. Retailers hope the new measure, which goes into effect in June, will provide some relief for […]
(The Center Square) – Chicago residents were asked during Tuesday’s primary election whether the city should change the way it assesses real estate transfer taxes on the sale of higher-valued property for the stated purpose of addressing homelessness. Voters appear to have rejected the tax increase referendum in Tuesday’s primary. Chicago already levies some of […]
