Florida’s Republican governor and California’s Democratic governor rarely find common ground, but they may have found their bipartisan commonplace: social media restrictions for children. Govs. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Gavin Newsom (D-CA) have agreed in recent weeks that social media poses some inherent harm to children and should be restricted. The agreement likely won’t push […]
(The Center Square) – A restaurant owner with a business in San Jose who fraudulently got and misused millions of dollars in coronavirus federal stimulus relief funds received a 30-month federal prison sentence last week according to the U.S. Attorney. David Tai Leung, a 58-year-old from Sacramento, pleaded guilty in February 2024 to “three counts […]
(The Center Square) – Spokane County is anticipating tax revenue shortfalls into next year, which county officials say will require eliminating all currently vacant positions and identifying other cuts countywide. The Board of County Commissioners made its intention to cut the positions and other items clear after sending a letter to each department head and […]
(The Center Square) — Winners have emerged in Tuesday’s primary for the highly contested Virginia congressional district 7, where Democrat retired Army Col. Eugene Vindman will square off against Republican and former Army Green Beret Derrick Anderson in November. The two candidates will battle it out for retiring Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s seat, who announced […]
(The Center Square) – The reported immigration wave at the southern border is a crisis of national security, and Michigan is not exempt from its effects, a recently retired Border Patrol chief says. Former Chief Chris Clem, who is visiting Michigan as part of Americans for Prosperity’s “Secure Borders, Secure America” tour, served more than […]
(The Center Square) – Two bills concerning healthcare are on the governor’s desk ready to be signed. One protects hemophiliacs against prior authorization abuses, and the other protects manufacturers and distributors of menstrual products. Prior authorization is a practice in which doctors must get prior approval from insurance companies or Medicaid to treat their patients […]
Lawyers for Donald Trump are preparing to argue that special counsel Jack Smith has not proven a need for new restrictions on what the former president can say about his criminal classified documents case in Florida. Federal prosecutors with Smith’s office and attorneys for Trump will argue before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon next week […]
Gas prices increased on Wednesday, with regular gas averaging $3.449 per gallon, according to AAA. On Tuesday, the price was $3.440 per gallon. Wednesday’s prices were slightly lower than the cost of gas a week ago when it stood at $3.454. A month ago, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.591. […]
A nail-biter contest between House Freedom Caucus chairman Bob Good (R-VA) and his Trump-backed challenger cast a question mark over an otherwise good election night for incumbent lawmakers. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole easily fended off a primary challenge, as did two other Oklahoma Republican incumbents. Meanwhile, the Good primary, in Virginia’s 5th District, could be headed for […]
EXCLUSIVE — On the morning of July 8, 2021, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo arrived in Washington state for a roundtable that evening with Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) on the need to grow minority-owned small businesses. Earlier that day, before the panel discussion with the powerful Senate Commerce Committee chairwoman, Raimondo had a phone call with […]
