(The Center Square) — U.S. senators from Arizona and Nevada have introduced legislation declaring extreme heat a major disaster. The Extreme Heat Emergency Act from Sens. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, and Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, would “explicitly authorize extreme heat as eligible for a Major Disaster Declaration” by the president of the United States under the Stafford Act, […]

(The Center Square) – Texas voters will see several proposed constitutional amendments on their ballots when they go to the polls Nov. 4. In the regular legislative session, the Texas legislature passed joint resolutions with a two-thirds majority proposing the following constitutional amendments. Proposition 1 (SJR 59): “The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the […]

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore government funding appropriated to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for the rest of fiscal year 2025. The network is among several federally funded outlets overseen by the U.S. Agency for Global Media that aim to distribute information to countries with restricted press freedom. The Trump […]

This week’s White House Report Card should have grades of ‘A’ and ‘B’ in it. President Donald Trump scored a major AI deal for Pennsylvania, saw inflation flatten, won new support from NATO, delivered on a promise to defund public radio and TV with a $9 billion recissions bill, signed the first-ever cryptocurrency act into […]