EXCLUSIVE — Kari Lake received the endorsement of Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), a sign of Republicans in Washington, D.C., starting to coalesce around her as she vies for a Senate seat in Arizona. Marshall is the fourth senator to endorse Lake, the former TV news anchor who rose to political prominence last cycle in her […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) days in his prestigious position, like those of his predecessor, could come to a premature end as a new year hasn’t relieved old problems for the top Republican. After an initial honeymoon period following his election as House speaker amid the chaos of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s removal, many House […]
The White House released a memo on Thursday criticizing the House Republicans’ effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Instead of working across the aisle to find bipartisan solutions to strengthen border security and fix an immigration system that has been broken for decades, House Republicans are choosing to play extreme, far-right politics by […]
(The Center Square) – Renters in Denver are paying less and have more apartments to choose from, according to data from the Apartment Association of Metro Denver. Vacancy levels increased throughout the Denver metro area during the fourth quarter of 2023, up 0.4% to 5.8%. Average rents declined 1% during the quarter, averaging $1,870 a […]
The number of housing starts ticked up in December despite pressure from high mortgage rates, a bit of good news for the economy. Housing starts, the change in the number of new residential buildings that began construction, rose 1.9% from November to this past month, according to a Thursday report from the Census Bureau. They are now at a seasonally adjusted annual rate […]
(The Center Square) – Preschools in Illinois are expanding in some areas due to the $250 million taxpayer-funded Smart Start Program. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the Smart Start Program looks to make early childhood daycare and preschool more accessible for families throughout the state. The program is run by the Illinois State Board of Education, which […]
(The Center Square) – Colorado, California and 10 other state attorneys general called upon the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to classify cannabis as safe for medical research, potentially paving the way for next steps towards federal cannabis decriminalization. The DEA currently classifies cannabis as a Schedule I substance, which means it is recognized as a […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) issued an endorsement on Thursday in the Democratic Senate primary race for Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) seat. Fetterman expressed his support for Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) to replace Menendez in the Senate following his recent federal indictments. “One of the most important things is that we have a reliable Democratic vote,” […]
(The Center Square) – New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Calgon Carbon Corporation executives announced this week that the company will expand its operations to New Mexico. Calgon made an asset purchase of its new Bloomfield location. The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) finalized an agreement with the company. Calgon acquired two existing businesses […]
(The Center Square) — Rural Pennsylvania keeps losing population, yet its home prices remain out of reach for many residents. The exodus of people has created problems for economic growth and maintaining community alike. “There’s a number of challenges that we face, but in Mercer County, none is more important than the 1% population loss […]
