President Donald Trump said he wished the best for his home of New York City but that Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was off to a bad start. Trump had pushed against Mamdani hard during the mayoral election, giving a last-minute endorsement to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a last desperate attempt to prevent his home city […]

(The Center Square) – Partial benefits will be issued for nearly 1.4 million North Carolinians relying on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the state Health Department says. The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave guidance on Tuesday. Federal funding being provided this week would allow the state Department of Health and Human Services, which administers […]

The federal legal battle over the future of a Florida law that gives parents and others the right to target school library books for removal is moving to the appellate court, with an outcome that may have national implications. Lawsuits challenging House Bill 1069, which was passed two years ago, have had different outcomes depending […]

(The Center Square) — The New Orleans Office of Homeless Services and Strategies is bracing for deep reductions next year that could trigger layoffs, stall rehousing, and send encampments back into commercial corridors, according to department leaders. Director Nate Fields said the department’s 2025 budget of about $11.1 million would fall to $6.41 million in 2026, […]