(The Center Square) – Maryland officials say they are exploring how artificial intelligence could be used to support parts of the state’s food assistance program after the state was awarded federal grants aimed at modernizing public services. Gov. Wes Moore’s office announced Tuesday that Maryland secured more than $2.6 million in grants over two years to fund artificial intelligence […]

(The Center Square) – Pointing to a multimillion-dollar taxpayer fraud scandal in Minnesota, an Ohio lawmaker wants an investigation into the state’s child care facilities he says are suspected of fraud. Rep. Josh Williams, R-Sylvania Township, claims there have been multiple reports alleging fraud in publicly funded child care programs that bill the state for children […]

(The Center Square) – Florida’s minimum wage will rise to $15 an hour in 2026 as the result of a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2020. Florida’s current minimum wage is $14 an hour. The increase will go into effect on Sept. 30 and will be the state’s last scheduled minimum wage increase. The […]

President Donald Trump issued one of the first presidential vetoes of his second term to nix the expansion and additional flooding protections of the Miccosukee territory after the tribe challenged his administration’s “Alligator Alcatraz” project. Trump’s veto sent the bipartisan Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act back to Congress unsigned on Tuesday evening. The bill was […]