(The Center Square) — After months of research and investigation into what it would look like to build a small modular nuclear reactor in Southwest Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin revealed the region may not be selected for Virginia’s first SMR after all. “There may be other places around Virginia that may be better suited for the first […]
(The Center Square) – Disclosure of immigration status can be required in Virginia courts, and law enforcement officers have to be citizens with minimal exception. Legislation that would have protected undocumented immigrants from having to do so has been vetoed by Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Another proposal, also vetoed, would have also eased restrictions on […]
(The Center Square) – A year after a small church in Tukwila began taking in hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers, lawmakers are offering some major help in the form of $32 million in the supplemental budget passed by the Legislature this session set aside for new migrant arrivals in Washington state. Many of the asylum seekers […]
(The Center Square) – Seniors account for 51% of Medicare Advantage enrollment, and a fair number of them may soon lose $30 to $50 in value of supplemental benefits. Reevaluation of the insurer reimbursement rate cut for 2025 is being urged of the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services. A letter to Chiquita Brooks-Lasure, the […]
(The Center Square) — The federal government is goosing Pennsylvania’s solar energy footprint, sending $90 million to create the largest solar project in the state on reclaimed mine land. The project, in Clearfield County, will be almost twice as big as the large solar project in operation, estimated to produce more than 400 megawatts of […]
(The Center Square) – While some are arguing for more resources and protections for non-citizen migrants in Illinois, many Chicago residents say taxpayers have had enough and feel less safe. The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights gathered various groups together in Springfield Thursday to demand an additional $40 million in state funds for […]
After dominating the GOP presidential primary and clinching presumptive nominee status, former President Donald Trump‘s vice presidential pick is the next step on his path to the general election in November. An announcement of Trump’s running mate will likely come in late spring or early summer before the Republican National Convention in mid-July. Trump’s first […]
Republicans often dream of one of their blue-state success stories translating into an improbable federal election win. Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is the latest. The Republican is running for Senate from his deep-blue state this year, six years after winning reelection with 55.4% of the vote. Hogan may have a better chance of winning […]
House Republicans included a one-line provision in the final appropriations legislation up for a vote Friday that would prevent the Biden administration from banning gas stoves. In the minibus released early Thursday morning, a policy rider states that none of the appropriated funds “may be used to promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce any regulation issued […]
House Republicans are decrying the final government spending legislation up for a vote Friday, accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of failing to secure key GOP wins in a 1,012-page bill that was largely negotiated behind closed doors without lawmaker input. The $1.2 trillion minibus legislation has been touted as a win by both Republican and Democratic leaders. But […]
