by Hayley Feland | Jul 14, 2021
The Minneapolis City Council has proposed bringing back a model called Single Room Occupancy (SRO) in order to combat homelessness and provide more affordable housing options. Minneapolis City Council Members Cam Gordon, Lisa Goodman and Jeremy Schroeder are...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 14, 2021
As the Biden administration continues to usher in a surge of migrants from south of the border, the “humanitarian” approach to immigration policy is taking its toll on some. “The bodies of an unusually large number of migrants who died in...
by Rachel Alexander | Jul 14, 2021
U.S. News & World Report issued its list this week of the annual best places to live, and Phoenix came in at No. 40 of the 150 most populous metro areas. The city jumped up 13 places from last year. The report emphasized Phoenix’s relatively low cost of...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 14, 2021
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sent a letter on Tuesday to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging the leader to not reverse specific health restrictions that are currently in place at the U.S. Southern border. The current rule, Title...
by Casey Owens | Jul 14, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that citrus industry in Florida produced under the expected yield for the 2020-2021 growing season that ended on Monday. According to a release by the USDA on Monday, the total yield of all oranges in...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 14, 2021
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) awarded Northern Arizona University (NAU) $1 million to teach culturally responsive education in tribal schools. The grant, awarded at the beginning of last month, will apply to professional development programs and...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 14, 2021
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit Phoenix on Thursday to discuss the Biden Administration’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan. The Arizona Sun Times inquired with the DOT for further details of Buttigieg’s...
by Hayley Feland | Jul 14, 2021
Judge Peter Cahill announced that he will not change the memo regarding former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has requested that Cahill change the memo to reflect the supposed trauma that the...
by Eric Burk | Jul 14, 2021
Governor Ralph Northam issued his first proposal for spending American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funds Monday. Northam’s $353 million proposal includes $250 million for the Rebuild VA small business fund. It also includes $50 million for state agency the...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 14, 2021
Bernie Moreno, a businessman and GOP candidate to running to replace retiring Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), announced on Tuesday a massive fundraising haul to end the quarter totaling $2.25 million. Moreno’s donations outnumber the totals of his opponents...
by Grant Holcomb | Jul 14, 2021
DraftKings and FanDuel have each contributed $10 million to the Florida Education Champions political committee who are funding a ballot initiative which would legalize sports betting in Florida. The chairman of the political committee, David Johnson, took time...
by The Center Square | Jul 14, 2021
by Scott McClallen After two orders from the Michigan Supreme Court, the State Board of Canvassers unanimously certified the Unlock Michigan petition aiming to revoke Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers. The petition heads to the GOP-led Legislature where...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 14, 2021
Two Ohio legislators put forward a bill Monday that would protect data rights for Ohioans. House Bill 376, introduced by State Reps. Rick Carfagna (R-Genoa Township) and Thomas Hall (R-Madison Twp.), would “establish data rights for Ohioans while requiring...
by Hayley Feland | Jul 14, 2021
Representative John Thompson released a statement on Monday regarding a traffic stop where he was pulled over for not having a front license plate and was cited for driving with suspended privileges. Thompson had claimed that the traffic stop was racially...
by Eric Burk | Jul 14, 2021
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley spoke in a Glenn Youngkin rally Tuesday. Over a hundred supporters and volunteers packed into a too-small, overheated room at Youngkin’s Richmond base. Haley, who also served as South Carolina...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 14, 2021
One Democrat in the Tennessee Legislature is accusing the state of firing its top COVID-19 vaccine expert for partisan political reasons, despite the fact that no official reason has been given for her termination. “Science denying TNGOP legislators...
