(The Center Square) – While former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan spends the final days of 2025 behind bars, the next filings in Madigan’s appeal of his corruption convictions are expected in late January and February. Madigan began serving a 7.5-year prison term Oct. 13 at a minimum security prison camp in Morgantown, West Virginia. […]

(The Center Square) – In President Donald Trump’s first year in office, illegal border crossings in Arizona plummeted to record lows.  They represent roughly a 92% drop from illegal entries and a record number of gotaways reported in Arizona during the Biden administration. Under the Trump administration, illegal entries in Arizona this year were 66% […]

(The Center Square) – According to an analysis of migration data from the three most populous states, more Californians and Floridians are moving to Texas than Texans are moving to those states.  Overall, the majority of out-of-state movers relocating to Texas are leaving Democratic-led states that have higher state income taxes and more progressive tax […]

(The Center Square) – Illinois‘ initiative to boost the amount of state contract money it awards to businesses owned by racial minorities and women continues to struggle despite the tens of millions of dollars the state has spent. This month, the number of those businesses that are certified for preference in state contracting dropped again, […]