(The Center Square) – As the primary election wrapped up Tuesday night, several faces emerged as front runners for the western half of the state in the upcoming general election. Western Washington is home to around 39 of the state’s 49 legislative districts. While one overlaps into Chelan County, most of the districts are much smaller […]
Regulation check Presidents don’t like to see their legacies go up in smoke days after they leave office. And a recent trend in relying heavily on their “pen and phone” prerogatives has made that a more common occurrence. President Joe Biden is worried about more than his achievements, though. He and his administration have eyes […]
(The Center Square) – Another foreign national illegally in the country and on a Texas Department of Public Safety “Most Wanted List” has been arrested. Fabian Martinez Toribio, a 25-year-old Mexican citizen illegally in the U.S., was captured on July 31 in the Austin suburb of Round Rock, Texas. Through investigative work and a series […]
(The Center Square) – An executive order has been issued to codify Virginia’s “election security procedures” implemented by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. The governor issued Executive Order 35 on Wednesday to “protect legal voters and accurate counts,” which includes “stringent ballot security, complete and thorough counting machine testing,” and “best-in-the-nation voter list maintenance.” Youngkin touted the […]
(The Center Square) – Washington state’s goal of shifting the transportation sector away from fossil fuels and toward electrification is at “substantial risk” due to the documented unreliability of public charging stations, according to a state electric vehicle council. Per a state law, the sale and registration of fossil fuel vehicles made in 2030 or after will be […]
Four years after Arizona rejected former President Donald Trump in the presidential election, a group of Republicans supporting Vice President Kamala Harris are hoping to repeat history by evoking the memory of John McCain. John Giles, the Republican mayor of Mesa, appeared at a press conference Monday to launch a new Republican task force for […]
Having withdrawn from his reelection bid and acknowledged the possibility that former President Donald Trump may succeed him, President Joe Biden has worked with Democrats and his federal agencies to lock in a legacy that won’t be easy for Trump to erase. From pumping out regulations to insulating government scientists to enshrining foreign policy commitments, […]
Democrats are betting they can translate a changing cultural and political landscape into a break-glass-ceiling moment for women after Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump in 2016. President Joe Biden’s decision to end his campaign and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris has given a jolt to Democrats who questioned his fitness for a second term. […]
A billionaire hedge-fund manager donated $20 million to help defeat a proposed state constitutional amendment that would legalize recreational marijuana in Florida. Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of the firm Citadel, announced his contribution in a recent opinion piece for the Miami Herald. He categorized the proposed amendment as dangerous and “a terrible plan to […]
During his time in Congress, then-Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) raised concerns about corporate power and accused Republicans of boosting special interests. That didn’t stop Walz, now Minnesota’s governor and the 2024 running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, from accepting large checks from corporations. Walz, as he represented Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District from 2007 […]
