(The Center Square) — Members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation are criticizing President Joe Biden’s preliminary budget proposal that would cut spending for nuclear submarine production, saying the move would cost jobs and impact the state’s economy. The Pentagon announced on Monday that it plans to cut a Virginia class submarine built by Groton, Connecticut-based Electric […]
(The Center Square) – The campaign for state Rep. Michael Wray has filed protests in three North Carolina counties and is awaiting decisions on certification before its next move. Wray, D-Northampton, on Friday afternoon was shown 35 votes behind Rodney Pierce of more than 11,000 cast in District 27 Democratic primary. He represents Halifax, Northampton […]
(The Center Square) — The Georgia Senate has passed a measure to reform Georgia’s certificate of need laws. Lawmakers passed House Bill 1339 by a 43-11 margin. The House overwhelmingly passed the measure last month, and the amended version returns to the House for consideration. State lawmakers considered removing the mandate last year but didn’t act, and the House and […]
(The Center Square) – The exodus from Illinois continues. A new report by the Illinois Policy Institute shows Illinois suffered population loss among all eight Illinois-based metro areas and 87 of Illinois’ 102 counties from July 2022 to July 2023. Using the latest data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, IPI found that Chicago’s population loss accounted for […]
Donald Trump’s four criminal trials are legal slogs, but the former president had reason to celebrate at the end of this week after seeing a string of small victories in them. The presumptive GOP presidential nominee has pushed to have his cases dropped and has consistently employed delay tactics in them, and this week, he […]
The second of March’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the biggest earners who retire at 70, will go out to a second group of retirees in four days. Retirees born on or between the 11th and 20th of the month will get their payments on Wednesday, March 20, according to the […]
Six months into one of the deadliest wars in Israel’s existence, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political life is hanging by a paradox. “The loss of trust in him is really prevalent here,” a European official based in Israel observed. “The public … is somehow united over the goals of the war, but the same […]
President Joe Biden mentioned Syracuse University and the University of Delaware as possible locations to house his presidential library. The president discussed the subject with special counsel Robert Hur last October during a five-hour interview, the transcript of which was made public Tuesday. Biden attended both schools in the 1960s, graduating with a bachelor’s degree […]
April’s monthly Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in a little over two weeks. The next installment will go out 16 days from now, on April 1, to people who struggle with a serious debilitating disability that results in a limited income, according […]
A rare 14K gold 2000 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers NBA championship ring that the late basketball legend gifted to his father is up for auction. “Obviously proud of winning his very first NBA Championship, Kobe ordered an extra copy of the majestic ring he was issued to give to his father, Joe Bryant, as a […]
