(The Center Square) – In Pennsylvania, state officials, including the governor, much of his administration, and the legislature, receive automatic annual cost-of-living adjustments to their salaries. This year, it will bump Gov. Josh Shapiro up to the highest-paid governor in the nation, overtaking New York’s Gov. Kathy Hochul. The new salary increase of 3.3% comes […]

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s swing state status kept the commonwealth in the political spotlight in 2025, drawing repeat visits from the president and vice president as both parties worked to position themselves for the 2026 midterms.  However, beyond the familiar red vs. blue battle, alternative parties are gaining momentum, and a growing bloc of […]

(The Center Square) – More than 100,000 Ohioans working for minimum wage can expect a raise on Thursday. The state’s minimum wage, tied to inflation, will go from $10.70 an hour to $11 in the new year, impacting 103,800 people currently paid less than the new figure. Also, the tipped minimum wage will increase to $5.50 […]

(The Center Square) – Another alleged ISIS sympathizer has been charged with an international terrorism offense in Texas, again in the Dallas area, by way of New York City. John Michael Garza, Jr., 21, of Midlothian, Texas, was charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic […]