It’s the perfect San Francisco storm: one part rampant crime, one part solution, two parts liberal pushback, and a lot of red tape. That’s the situation San Francisco Mayor London Breed has found herself in as she tries to shut down what she refers to as “Walgreens on the sidewalk.” It’s a familiar sight in the […]
Former President Donald Trump‘s latest comments that states should decide on abortion as opposed to clarifying where he stands on a federal abortion ban led to swift blowback from Democrats and some anti-abortion leaders on Monday. Abortion has become a political cudgel for Republicans since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. […]
Eligible Alaska residents who have yet to get their payments from the state Department of Revenue as part of the Permanent Fund Dividend will receive their checks in 10 days. Those who will get their checks on April 18 include eligible residents who have not gotten their payments from the Permanent Fund Dividend program from 2023 or earlier and have […]
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 […]
