Toyota Motors Chairman Akio Toyoda claimed that a U.S. electric vehicle mandate would hurt jobs as far as Japan. The Biden administration is pushing for 50% of new vehicle sales to be electric by 2030 on top of a 67% target by 2032. Toyoda’s skepticism of reaching such a threshold comes as his own company […]
The North Carolina legislature quickly passed relief legislation Wednesday as the western part of the state still recovers from Hurricane Helene. The state House of Representatives and Senate passed the Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 unanimously, providing $273 million in relief funds and modifications to election procedures in the affected counties. Republican state House Speaker […]
Democrats are sounding the alarm that Vice President Kamala Harris is bleeding black male voters. While the switch from President Joe Biden to Harris has seen gains among some constituencies, such as black women and women in general, some black male voters are feeling ignored. More than three dozen black Detroit residents, including mostly male […]
(The Center Square) – A package of bills that enshrine federal insurance mandates into Pennsylvania law passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Supporters say doing so guarantees the coverage expectations residents have grown accustomed to since the Affordable Care Act became law in 2010 will exist, even if Congress or the Supreme Court makes […]
(The Center Square) – First responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder moved one step closer to qualifying for workers compensation in Pennsylvania. The state Senate approved a proposal on Wednesday to expand the program to cover those living with the condition. Twenty-five other states have already done so, according to prime sponsor Rep. Jenn O’Mara, […]
(The Center Square) – In the first legislative session since Hurricane Helene devastated North Carolina, lawmakers proposed the “first step” in many to provide aid and financial assistance to those in need. The Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 will dole out $273 million, mostly to different state agencies and local governments who can then use […]
Washington Examiner Chief Political Correspondent Byron York joins Editor-in-Chief Hugo Gurdon to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris’s interviews with The View and 60 Minutes. During Harris’s interview on The View, she struggled to answer what her difference was from President Joe Biden. Harris’s identity seems to sway. She preaches that she is the candidate for change […]
(The Center Square) – Three jurors have been selected for the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker and Illinois Democratic Party Chair Michael Madigan. Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain arrived separately to the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse in Chicago Wednesday morning. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan arrives at the federal court […]
(The Center Square) – Political action committee Let’s Go Washington, the organization behind several initiatives on the November ballot, was fined $20,000 – half suspended – by the Public Disclosure Commission for not reporting what signature-gathering firms paid to sub-vendors, as well as not producing documents to investigators in a timely manner. Callie Castillo, legal […]
(The Center Square) – Washington state is among the 10 states in the nation where gender reassignment procedures performed on minors occur the most, according to data from Do No Harm, while Seattle’s Children’s Hospital was listed among the top hospitals in the nation. Do No Harm is a nonprofit group of physicians and other medical professionals that gets its name […]
