(The Center Square) — Good government groups urged the New York City Council on Tuesday to reject a plan to give themselves a pay raise and appoint an independent commission to evaluate compensation for the city’s elected officials. A bill being considered by the Committee on Governmental Operations, State and Federal Legislation, would boost council members’ annual pay by […]

Hollywood director Rob Reiner’s son was charged with two counts of first-degree murder for allegedly stabbing his parents to death in their Los Angeles mansion. Nick Reiner was detained without incident by police on Sunday, shortly after his parents’ bodies were found. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a Tuesday press conference […]

(The Center Square) – While Americans continue to support expanding education freedom, a new national survey shows declining trust in the federal government’s role in K-12 education. The poll, conducted by Yes. Every Kid. Foundation, asked voters nationwide about their thoughts on trusting the federal government to make the right decisions for K-12 education. Since taking office in […]

A federal judge said Tuesday that he is unlikely to grant a nonprofit organization’s request to halt construction of the planned ballroom at the White House, after it filed an emergency request in court for him to do so late last week. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon was deeply skeptical of the National Trust for […]