(The Center Square) – Illinois truckers are applauding a federal rule and hope the state enforces a pause on non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs), saying it protects American jobs and restores trust in licensing. In late-September, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered states to pause non-domiciled CDLs for drivers on temporary visas. Illinois’ Secretary of State’s […]

(The Center Square) – Tennessee’s October revenues were $48.7 million more than estimated and $115 million higher than October of last year, according to Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson. Tax revenues for the first three months of the 2026 fiscal year are up 1.59% from forecasts, according to the revenue report. Franchise and […]

(The Center Square) – Louisiana’s annual budgets swelled more than 71% over the past decade, ticking up year after year under a Democratic governor who expanded Medicaid and led the state through the COVID crisis. While the pace of spending slowed under a Republican governor elected two years ago, the bottom line keeps growing, an […]

President Donald Trump, whose recent moves appear more legacy- than MAGA-focused, is being urged to return to the strategy that helped him win back the White House: direct outreach to supporters and policies that make their lives better. Instead of gilding the White House and building a U.S. version of the Arc de Triomphe, pollsters […]