President Donald Trump ordered Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to use “all available funds” to pay the military on Oct. 15 as the government shutdown continues. Many government employees, the military, and others have gone without pay since the shutdown began on Oct. 1. “Chuck Schumer recently said, ‘Every day gets better’ during their Radical Left […]

(The Center Square) – The average wages for Illinois state employees are among the highest in the nation and belie the state’s more modest cost-of-living rankings, according to state and federal data. A living cost analysis this year by the Economic Research and Information Center in Missouri ranked Illinois as the 24th most-expensive state. That is […]

(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday, signed a law to give teachers resources to help students become better readers. Newsom’s signature on Assembly Bill 1454 came at the end of a news conference at Alexander Science Center School in Los Angeles. The Democratic governor noted the bill was so important that it became the only legislation […]

(The Center Square) – Adoption of two additional city flags honoring gays and Blacks was delayed Thursday by the St. Petersburg City Council. The proposals are in response to second-term Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordering the removal of street murals with similar themes. The flag proposal is now scheduled to come before the council at […]