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Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) stated he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power regardless of the election results in November. But he again skirted around questions of whether former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election while campaigning in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Saturday afternoon. When asked if he would accept a peaceful transfer of power, […]

Current 2024 election betting odds give former President Donald Trump the biggest lead any candidate has held since July, just days after Trump surged past Vice President Kamala Harris in presidential election odds for the first time in 26 days. Trump jumped to a 9.2% advantage on Thursday, with bettors giving him a 53.9% chance […]

(The Center Square) – More than 12,000 miles of state roads are cleared, nearly 2,000 areas on bridges have been inspected and 1,600 people and 140 pets have been rescued following Hurricane Milton’s hit in Florida. Reports say 16 people have died from the storm, the third to hit Florida this year. Teams have made […]

(The Center Square) – Soil assessments for damage to fields inflicted by Hurricane Helene is being encouraged by North Carolina agriculture leaders. “Hurricane Helene caused great devastation throughout much of western North Carolina and farm fields were not spared,” the state’s Agriculture Department said Friday. “This situation calls for a vigilant approach to soil and […]

(The Center Square) – Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. customers will see a roughly $10.50 increase on their monthly electric bills starting in January. The price change is the result of the Michigan Public Service Commission’s approval earlier this week of a $6.6 million rate increase for UMERC, a 40% reduction from the utility’s original […]

(The Center Square) – Limited mask mandates are returning to several counties in California’s Bay Area through spring of 2025. In Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Napa counties, masks must be worn in skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, and many other healthcare settings.  The new mandate was put into effect to limit the […]

(The Center Square) – The Georgia State Election Board has faced backlash and lawsuits over the last few months, especially after passing a number of election rules just weeks before Election Day. The Republican-majority board had a win this week though when a Fulton County judge dismissed a lawsuit on Wednesday put forward by Democrats. The […]

(The Center Square) – Spokane officials provided a budget update on Thursday, noting that the anticipated deficit heading into next year is now down to about $8 million. Chief Financial Officer Matt Boston ran the city council through projections showing the general fund deficit currently at $7.9 million for 2025. However, due to ongoing discrepancies between revenues […]

In a new interview, Vance claimed that GOP defeats at the state level to limit abortion access indicated they “lost the trust” of the public. Vance was asked by the New York Times to respond to comments he made in 2022 that he’d “like abortion to be illegal nationally.” He didn’t deny making the comments, though, saying he didn’t have “the podcast in […]

This week’s White House Report Card is not a good one for either President Joe Biden or his deputy, Vice President Kamala Harris. For Biden, inflation revealed itself again, proving how hard it is to kill it. Israel ignored him as it readied the big one for Iran. And even Democrats gasped when Harris twice […]