(The Center Square) ā Pennsylvaniaās recreational marijuana prohibition recently inspired one county election official to not seek re-election.Ā And, during an interview with The Center Square, Warren County District Attorney Rob Greene said prosecuting violations of the ban werenāt worth the officeās time. Public safety isnāt threatened by legalization, he argued. Instead, law enforcement should [ā¦]
(The Center Square) ā The costs for assisting migrants arriving in Denver could amount to $500 per household in the city, according to a report from the Common Sense Institute. The think tankāsĀ analysisĀ highlighted the growing concern regarding the cityās financial ability to provide services for arriving migrants. āIf the Denver mayorās recent spending projections of [ā¦]
(The Center Square) ā New Jersey has given labor unions the legal authority to file litigation against companies over alleged labor violations despite claims from business groups that it will result in a slew of lawsuits. TheĀ legislation, recently signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy, will allow unions to represent workers or a third party [ā¦]
This past fall, nearly 1,000 farm workers attended a series ofĀ public ralliesĀ where many of themĀ voiced deep concernĀ with shrinking paychecks resulting from Washington stateās new agricultural overtime law. Hundreds more have spoken similar frustrations with the unintended consequences of the new law inĀ video interviewsĀ gathered primarily in orchards and at farm worker housing across the state. But [ā¦]
(The Center Square) ā A growing concern about progressive ideology on race and gender at all levels of the U.S. military has sparked outrage and became the center of a Congressional hearing. Critics have launched a barrage of attacks on the progressive ideology they say is infiltrating the ranks, calling it a waste of taxpayer [ā¦]
(The Center Square)Ā āĀ Some are speculating Gov. J.B. Pritzker may work to confiscate registered firearms if thereās another mass casualty event. Part of Illinoisā gun ban enacted last year includes a registry of banned items. Before the Jan. 1 deadline to register, nearly 30,000 Illinsoians registered banned firearms with the state. Thatās about 1.22% of the [ā¦]
(The Center Square) ā At both the state and federal level, Tennessee politicians are pushing protections for musicians against artificial intelligence producing fake works from them. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee legislative leaders and both musicians and music industry representatives gathered to introduce Tennesseeās Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act. The goal is to [ā¦]
Mondayās Iowa caucuses will give us our first tangible results by which to judge the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. No more polls, debate spin rooms, or pundit speculation ā well, all those things will continue, but they soon will be assessed against real voting results. Essentially all of those aforementioned polls project [ā¦]
The 2024 election year is in full swing, with most states holding primaries on Super Tuesday on March 5. However, five states are hosting either caucuses or primary elections for both parties in January and February, and the results are likely to serve as a precursor to the rest of the election cycle. While President [ā¦]
Washington Examiner Senior Columnist Tim Carney joins Investigations Editor Sarah Bedford to discuss what to watch out for during the Iowa caucuses in January. They also talk about former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, her focus on New Hampshire, and what former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christieās decision to drop out of the [ā¦]