by The Center Square | Jan 10, 2022
by Bethany Blankley With chip and semiconductor shortages expected to last through the year, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida is continuing its investment in local technology initiatives to strengthen the economy and job growth and eventually offset future...
by The Center Square | Jan 10, 2022
by Benjamin Yount Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are moving to allow people who’ve already had COVID-19 to get credit for overcoming the virus. The Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics is discussing AB 675, which would require businesses in the...
by Grant Holcomb | Jan 10, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) took turns blasting the national jobs report amid rising prices and runaway inflation. According to the report, only 199,000 jobs were created in December. “You look at the nation’s jobs numbers...
by The Center Square | Jan 10, 2022
by Scott McClallen Michigan estimates losing $8.5 billion to unemployment fraud since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the CEO of a fraud prevention company says that number is closer to $11 billion. Haywood Talcove, the CEO of LexisNexis Risk...
by Star News Staff | Jan 10, 2022
by Andrew Trunsky Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson announced Sunday that he would run for a third term in 2022, setting up a race that could potentially determine control of the chamber. Though Johnson said during his 2016 campaign that his next term would...
by The Center Square | Jan 10, 2022
by Nyamekye Daniel Georgia counties are asking lawmakers to expand the state sales tax during the 2022 legislative session to reduce their dependency on property taxes. The ACCG, an advocacy group for Georgia’s counties, is calling on the General Assembly...
by The Center Square | Jan 10, 2022
by Cole Lauterbach Arizona’s high court has elaborated on their decision to void additions to the most-recent state budget, saying lawmakers ran afoul of provisions in the state constitution meant to simplify legislation. Justices released their unanimous...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 10, 2022
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf will work with the federal government in order to address labor shortages in the healthcare sector amid another surge in coronavirus cases. Wolf, who is partnering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will create...
by The Center Square | Jan 10, 2022
by J.D. Davidson A ban on requiring federal contractors in Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee to be vaccinated against COVID-19 remains in place after a federal appeals court upheld an injunction imposed in November. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati...
by Star News Staff | Jan 10, 2022
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by The Center Square | Jan 10, 2022
by Victor Skinner Pennsylvania has launched a new $350 million program designed to help homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Tom Wolf announced the statewide launch of the Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 10, 2022
The University of Memphis will cancel an initiative that encouraged faculty members to alter their current courses to incorporate “diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice” curriculum, according to a new report from the Washington Free Beacon and...
