(The Center Square) – Two school districts in western North Carolina appear to be “on deck” for the strong right arm of Rep. Brenden Jones’ Committee on Oversight and Reform. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools were in front of the panel last week to answer for age-appropriate book selections. Jones on Monday indicated he’s aware Buncombe […]

Former first lady Michelle Obama said she was “supposed to be seeing them that night” as she came to the defense of her late friends Rob and Michele Reiner. Obama appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, the day after the Reiners were found dead in their home in Brentwood, California. Rob Reiner was a well-known […]

(The Center Square) — Ohio’s elected leaders have earmarked more than $16 million to commemorate the nation’s 250th birthday next year – significantly more than some of the first U.S. states. And they have committed those funds over the course of five years to a commission that is outside of typical state oversight and that […]

(The Center Square) — One of the nation’s largest delivery companies is accused of being a “Grinch” by chiseling its seasonal workers out of holiday pay.  In a lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court, New York Attorney General Letitia James alleges that Atlanta-based United Parcel Service “stole” wages from seasonal workers last year, including “Driver […]