Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger counts more billionaires, Washington, D.C.-based donors, and out-of-state residents among her financial supporters than Republican nominee Lieutenant Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, public records show.  Just 47% of donations to Spanberger’s gubernatorial campaign came from Virginia residents as of the end of September, according to public records compiled by the Virginia […]

(The Center Square) – Illinois beef producers express frustration over President Donald Trump’s plan to expand beef imports from Argentina, a move he says will lower grocery prices but that many warn could hurt U.S. farmers already struggling with tight margins. Talking with reporters last week, Trump defended the plan as a short-term measure to stabilize […]

(The Center Square) – Less than a day after authorizing a strike, hundreds of Minneapolis teachers demonstrated outside the district office. Teachers rallied for higher pay, smaller class sizes, and what they called fair pay for adult educators, while the Minneapolis Public School District says it has already met most of the union’s demands and […]

(The Center Square) – There are 472 bond measures on local ballots statewide totaling a minimum of $90,247,334,088 in new debt, according to Nov. 4, 2025, records list in the Texas Bond Review Board (TBRB) public database.  This total excludes current debt obligations for principal and interest on debt taxpayers already owe – meaning, taxpayers will […]