(The Center Square) − The city of Central showcased its innovative flood warning system, a gamechanger for a community where 60% of structures were inundated during devastating 2016 floods. Amite River Basin Drainage & Water Conservation District members asked about the possibility of statewide application, but civil engineer Stokka Brown said Louisiana’s flood forecasting system […]
(The Center Square) — A working group in the Florida Legislature is taking a look at the state’s name, image and likeness laws, with a goal of possibly changing them to make the state’s intercollegiate athletic programs more competitive. This allows college athletes to get paid for use of their name, image and likeness and […]
(The Center Square) – A Wisconsin bill could raise the penalties for those convicted of property theft in multiple cases. The bill would allow for multiple property thefts that occur in a six-month period to be added together as one crime. Property and retail thefts are charged based upon the items stolen starting with a […]
(The Center Square) — Several Northeast states have some of the country’s worst-maintained highways, roads and bridges, according to a new report, which calls for more progress in upgrading aging infrastructure. The Reason Foundation’s latest Annual Highway Report examined urban and rural pavement conditions and fatality rates, deficient bridges, traffic congestion and spending on roads […]
A Georgia judge has ripped Trump critic and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for falsely denying having records of conversations with one-time federal Trump prosecutor Jack Smith and demanded that she turn them over. In a strongly worded order shared with Secrets, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert C.I. McBurney gave Washington-based Judicial Watch […]
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin explained the Code of Federal Regulation to CNN News Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir Thursday. Zeldin is fresh off of repealing 31 Biden-era climate regulations to continue his effort to “end the Green New Deal.” One of the changes regarding higher emission standards is predicted to save $700 billion in […]
A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday ordered multiple agencies to reinstate tens of thousands of probationary employees fired as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to shrink the federal workforce, calling the terminations a “sham.” U.S. District Judge William Alsup, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, ruled that the Office of Personnel […]
Across the federal government, agencies face a Thursday deadline for their plans for widespread layoffs and reorganization. The cuts are part of a larger effort by President Donald Trump’s administration and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to cut large numbers from the federal government. Musk previously said he would delete the […]
Former first lady Michelle Obama’s new podcast, which she co-hosts with her brother Craig Robinson, is not taking off in popularity following the release of two episodes, which are trending lower on all three major podcast platforms. The podcast, IMO, was announced to allow the co-hosts to “share our perspectives,” and it released two episodes […]
Consumers affected by a 2021 T-Mobile data breach are set to begin receiving settlement payments in April 2025. The $350 million class-action settlement, which was approved by a federal appeals court after a lengthy legal process, will benefit millions of affected individuals across the United States. The breach exposed sensitive personal information of over 76 […]
