by Eric Burk | Feb 27, 2022
State Senator Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico) protested the plexiglass shields that surround senators’ desks on the Senate floor. “The first week we were here together, I shared with the body through Madam Clerk the data that shows that devices like these do...
by The Center Square | Feb 27, 2022
by Benjamin Yount Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are pointing to another report as proof their policies are working. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu on Wednesday released a memo from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau that shows Wisconsin’s tax burden...
by The Center Square | Feb 27, 2022
by Scott McClallen The joint Michigan House Appropriations and the Tax Policy Committee approved two bills aiming to provide a $1.7 billion tax break and spend $1.5 billion to pay down local government pension debt. Rep. Matt Hall, R-Marshall, claims House Bill...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 27, 2022
More than 300 people joined an online educational forum presented this week by the Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Elder Abuse Commission aimed at helping older Ohioans avoid financial exploitation, a common form of elder abuse, according to a press release by the...
by Chris Butler | Feb 27, 2022
Glenda Adams, a member of the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office in Memphis, accepted money from a local attorney to provide him with information restricted only to law enforcement. That information concerned traffic accident reports. The local attorney then...
by Chris Butler | Feb 27, 2022
Members of the Tennessee Senate State and Local Government Committee are scheduled to discuss a bill this week that would require comptrollers to establish an Office of Election Integrity to perform and supervise election audits. State Senator Janice Bowling...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 27, 2022
Eligible children who did not receive assistance through the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) program for the 2020-2021 school year will receive a retroactive benefit payment beginning March 4, according to a press release by the Tennessee Department of...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 27, 2022
Metro Nashville Council published its Tuesday meeting agenda and the agenda contains an ordinance that bans cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) using License Plate Scanner (LPR) technology. The Metro Nashville Council legislative staff...
by The Center Square | Feb 27, 2022
by Casey Harper Republican lawmakers blasted a federally funded education program that trains researchers and teachers in critical race theory after The Center Square’s investigation broke news of the program. Now, one Florida U.S. Congressman is calling for an...
by RealClearWire | Feb 27, 2022
by Ross Pomeroy The night sky, in all its astral beauty, has ever been a source of wonder for the human race. But over a century ago, some astronomers looked up and saw a paradox. Why, they wondered, if the Universe is infinite, with an infinite number of...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Feb 26, 2022
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has scheduled a vote on legislation that would embed abortion on demand, at any time during pregnancy, into federal law, making invalid many individual state pro-life laws. The Senate will vote on February 28 on the abortion...
by Chris Butler | Feb 26, 2022
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend and host a fundraiser for Vernon Jones, who is running for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District. Organizers said in a statement that they have scheduled Jones’ fundraiser for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET, Thursday, March...
by Steve Stewart | Feb 26, 2022
The Gadsden County Supervisor of Elections and the Florida Department of State have initiated an investigation into possible voter fraud related to 23 voters. The investigation is reviewing the votes cast by four sexual predators and 19 sex offenders in the 2020...
