New Arizona Law Expands Eligible Bus Driver Pool

by The Center Square | Jun 20, 2022

by Carly Moran   After years of struggling to hire and retain school bus drivers, Arizona lawmakers and Gov. Doug Ducey hope to have enacted a solution. “Drivers with a CDL are in high demand, and we’re losing them to big companies like Amazon and FedEx. A...

Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin Among the Midwest States Recovering Poorly from Pandemic Unemployment: Report

by The Center Square | Jun 20, 2022

by Bruce Walker   While the entire nation was devastated by mass unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic, most states are well on the way to a full recovery. Except in the Midwest. According to a WalletHub report issued Thursday, nearly every state in...

Over 2,000 Cattle Die from Heat, Humidity in Kansas

by Admin | Jun 20, 2022

by Eric Lendrum   The already struggling meat industry suffered another blow after extreme temperatures in Kansas killed at least 2,000 cattle across the state. As reported by The Daily Caller, the estimated total of dead cattle comes from facilities that reached...

Republicans Introduce Bill to Defund John Kerry, Other Biden ‘Climate Tyrants’

by Admin | Jun 20, 2022

– – – Photo “John Kerry” by Global Climate Action Summit 2018. CC BY 2.0.  

Report: World’s First Trillionaires Could Be from Texas

by The Center Square | Jun 20, 2022

by Bethany Blankley   The world’s first trillionaires could be from Texas, according to a new analysis of the 30 richest people in the world. A new report published by the software company Tipalti Approve estimates that newly relocated Texas resident, Tesla CEO...

Disney’s ‘Lightyear’ Banned in 14 Countries over Lesbian Kiss

by Admin | Jun 20, 2022

by Eric Lendrum   The new Pixar movie “Lightyear,” Disney’s spinoff of the critically-acclaimed “Toy Story” series, is currently banned in 14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries due to the inclusion of a kiss between two lesbian characters. As reported by Just The...

Lawmakers Say Documents Show DHS Head Misled Congress About Disinformation Board, Demand Hearing

by The Center Square | Jun 20, 2022

by Casey Harper   Several Republican senators are demanding a hearing saying they received documents from a Department of Homeland Security whistleblower about the agency’s new disinformation governance board that allegedly show DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas...

Pennsylvania Makes It Easier for Foreign Nurses to Get Licensed

by The Center Square | Jun 20, 2022

by Anthony Hennen   A new law in Pennsylvania makes it easier for foreign nurses to get certified in the state, expanding the potential pool of health-care workers as the state confronts a nursing shortage. Act 22 updates nursing license requirements by allowing...