(The Center Square) — Republican lawmakers in Maine are accusing Democratic Gov. Janet Mills of secretly paying for housing and other public benefits for migrants as part of an underhanded effort to boost the state’s population. “It’s really striking to me that the folks in rural Maine are being told to do more with less, […]
(The Center Square) — Making rural health care better in Pennsylvania may require some significant changes in state law. Some experts point toward funding problems while others note legal barriers to improvements. “Rural health care in Pennsylvania faces some very unique challenges specific to its population and location,” Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie, said during a […]
Wisconsin Republicans have advanced the legislative maps proposed by Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI), but their decision has raised eyebrows, highlighting the unique dilemma they face leading up to November. More Republicans than Democrats in the Wisconsin legislature voted to pass the maps, suggesting they might believe they can keep their majority under the revised boundaries. […]
The National Park Service quickly realized there was a problem when it announced plans to remove a statue of William Penn from Welcome Park in Philadelphia on Jan. 5. The plan was announced on a Friday afternoon, igniting a firestorm of controversy, and then abruptly withdrawn just three days later. Now, emails obtained by the […]
LAS VEGAS — President Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in Nevada in 2020 in part on the strength of his support from Latino and union voters. But shifting attitudes on the economy and border, plus recent Republican inroads in those communities, are raising fresh questions as to whether Biden could lose a decidedly purple state […]
Riding the coattails of a favorable congressional map and negative Democratic headwinds on crime and the economy, Republicans scored surprise wins in New York in 2022 to wrestle back control of the House. In this four-part series, the Washington Examiner will take a look at how focused the GOP will be on the Empire State in 2024 […]
A second wave of February’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest earners who retire at 70, will go out to eligible retirees in just under a week. Retired seniors born on or between the 11th and 20th of their birth month will receive the second payment on Wednesday, Feb. 21, […]
Millions of beneficiaries receive March’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943 for individual filers, in just over two weeks. The payment goes out in 15 days, on Friday, March 1, and is the second paycheck for 2024 because no payments went out in January due to a scheduling quirk in the Social Security […]
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has signaled her intent to continue her presidential bid past South Carolina’s critical Republican primary on Feb. 24, ignoring the calls of other Republicans for her to end her challenge of former President Donald Trump. In a new poll from Winthrop University, Trump is supported by 65% of likely South Carolina […]
EXCLUSIVE — Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, believes the Biden administration is substantively changing the course of the nation’s fentanyl crisis but cautioned that more must be done to address international supply and domestic addiction before declaring victory over the epidemic. Gupta, the first medical doctor […]
