(The Center Square) — Spending on public transit upgrades tied to revenue from New York City’s controversial congestion pricing program took a big step forward, even as a federal court challenge over it plays out in court.  On Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be tapping $1.75 billion from the new […]

(The Center Square) – The speaker of the Illinois House says he would put school choice legislation up for a vote if 60 Democrats in his chamber supported it. Starting in 2027, private donations of up to $1,700 for school choice scholarships will be eligible for 100% federal tax credits. Each state has the choice […]

The House passed a sweeping healthcare bill on Wednesday, a vote that split mostly along party lines as Democrats and some Republicans express concern the legislation lets enhanced Obamacare subsidies expire at the end of the year. House lawmakers voted 216-211 to pass the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. All Democrats and […]

Talk show host Candace Owens said Wednesday that Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk “did not ask” Owens to stop producing her podcast that investigates theories regarding Kirk’s husband’s assassination. Owens, who claims to have traveled the most with Kirk’s late husband for TPUSA campus events, began an investigation into the assassination of Charlie Kirk. […]