(The Center Square) – Partial benefits will be issued for nearly 1.4 million North Carolinians relying on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the state Health Department says. The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave guidance on Tuesday. Federal funding being provided this week would allow the state Department of Health and Human Services, which administers […]
The federal legal battle over the future of a Florida law that gives parents and others the right to target school library books for removal is moving to the appellate court, with an outcome that may have national implications. Lawsuits challenging House Bill 1069, which was passed two years ago, have had different outcomes depending […]
(The Center Square) — The New Orleans Office of Homeless Services and Strategies is bracing for deep reductions next year that could trigger layoffs, stall rehousing, and send encampments back into commercial corridors, according to department leaders. Director Nate Fields said the department’s 2025 budget of about $11.1 million would fall to $6.41 million in 2026, […]
(The Center Square) – Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are taking the first step to change how the state’s Elections Commission handles election complaints. The Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections held a hearing on The Help America Vote Act, officially known as AB 595. The plan would stop the Wisconsin Elections Commission from dismissing election […]
EXCLUSIVE — President Donald Trump’s former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is warning of “tremendous” amounts of “confusion” in the markets if the Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Ross, 87, spoke with the Washington Examiner on Wednesday during the Supreme Court’s oral arguments over the legality of Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs. Ross, who was […]
(The Center Square) – An audit was ordered on Wednesday in the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s process to suspend, revoke, and investigate teacher licenses. The vote came after DPI Superintendent Jill Underly and staff explained the process to Wisconsin’s Joint Audit Committee, repeating much of the language she used at a press conference and […]
(The Center Square) – In recent years, California lawmakers and immigrant advocates have rallied around federal visa programs to pursue legal immigration pathways for immigrants in the state. Universities across the state now utilize the Global Entrepreneur in Residence program to sponsor H-1B visa applicants without being subject to a cap. Congress mandates a cap […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promised that voters would feel the effects of the economic measures President Donald Trump is taking to alleviate the cost of living before next year’s midterm elections, following voters’ apparent repudiation of Republicans in this week’s off-year contests over affordability concerns. “I think 2026 is going to be a gangbuster year,” Bessent told […]
Riding high after Tuesday night’s elections that gave Democrats wins up and down the ballot, progressive senators are urging their more centrist colleagues not to capitulate to Republicans over growing anxieties to end the nation’s longest-ever government shutdown. Those like Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), a leadership member, made the case that victories across the country […]
Georgia Democrats are touting their wins on Tuesday as a sign of what’s to come in the 2026 Senate election as Republicans face concerns about their messaging. On Tuesday, Georgia voters ousted two Republican public service commissioners in favor of Democrats Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson. Both Democrats received over 60% of the vote. The […]
