(The Center Square) – A group of Democratic senators is calling on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates as a way of addressing housing affordability. U.S. Sens. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., sent a letter to Chair Jerome Powell on Monday, just before the Fed is scheduled to meet on […]
Former President Donald Trump has allegedly made private remarks about his greater popularity than pop megastar Taylor Swift as speculation of her possible endorsement of President Joe Biden in 2024 takes off. The former president reportedly claimed he was “more popular” than the singer, per the Rolling Stone, citing sources close to Trump. He further […]
(The Center Square) – Montana plans on suing the federal government over its recent decision to list wolverines as a threatened species. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks on Friday filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after the agency in November moved to list wolverines in the contiguous U.S. as […]
(The Center Square) – Consideration of a proposed ban on sales of new gas-powered vehicles in Connecticut could happen in regular legislative session, but will not happen in a special called one. House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, says the new legislative session gets started on Wednesday of next week. Formal consideration of a proposal to adopt […]
(The Center Square) – A group of 22 Democratic attorneys general is urging a federal appeals court to allow the federal government to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for some federal contractors. President Joe Biden’s executive order in April 2021 increased the minimum wage, which was set at $10.10 per hour in […]
“Bidenomics” isn’t working well, and now there’s proof. Despite records being broken on Wall Street, those on Main Street are living and working for their next paycheck and have little saved for an emergency. In the latest Issues and Insights/TIPP poll, released early Wednesday, 64% said they are “living ‘paycheck to paycheck’ these days.” Even […]
(The Center Square) – Prosecutors want former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime chief of staff to spend up to five years in prison to send a message to Springfield while defense attorneys want him to avoid prison. Tim Mapes, 68, served for decades under Madigan as the clerk of the Illinois House and as […]
(The Center Square) — The Georgia Senate signed off on legislation that proponents said would give more insight into the state’s budgeting process. On Tuesday, state senators passed Senate Bill 366, the Tax Expenditures Transparency Act of 2024, by a 50-0 margin. The measure increases the number of audits the chairs of the House Ways and Means […]
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a federal ban on bump stocks later in February, the latest opportunity for the high court to rule on gun violence and 2nd Amendment rights. The case in question, Garland v. Cargill, came after the Trump administration banned bump stocks, attachments added to semiautomatic weapons […]
EXCLUSIVE — Former Rep. Mike Rogers raised $1 million in the final quarter of 2023 as he eyes a return to Congress as the next U.S. senator from Michigan. Rogers, a seven-term congressman who retired from the House in 2015, became the first high-profile Republican to run for the seat of retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow […]
