(The Center Square) – With Chicago’s downtown office vacancy rate now at a record-high 28%, Illinois Policy Institute researcher LyLena Estabine says city policymakers have become their own worst enemy when it comes to addressing the area’s changing demographics. New data shows Loop vacancies ballooned over the recent third quarter as post-pandemic work trends continue […]

(The Center Square) – The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over whether Arizonans have a constitutional right to a jury trial when they face an accusation from a state agency. The Arizona Corporation Commission filed an enforcement action in 2024 against EFG America, a rubber recycling company in Mesa. The commission was […]

(The Center Square) – In the latest move to fund food benefits for low-income Californians, Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He asked the court to reject the Trump administration’s request to appeal a previous court decision requiring the federal government to fund food benefits. […]

(The Center Square) – Nevada Senate Democrats are looking at locally funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as a court ordered the Trump administration to fully fund the program. The administration on Friday said it would follow the order and fully fund SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, despite the government shutdown and funding lapse.  Before […]