by Susan Berry, PhD | Jun 22, 2022
In a major decision for religious freedom and school choice, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a Maine law that barred taxpayer tuition assistance funds from families choosing religious schools. The Court ruled, 6-3, in Carson v. Makin, that the Maine law...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Jun 22, 2022
National and state teachers’ unions condemned the Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday ruling that a Maine tuition assistance program barring families from using the taxpayer funds for religious schools is in violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment....
by RealClearWire | Jun 22, 2022
by Marco Rubio Slavery has been illegal in the United States for nearly 160 years. And yet, over the past two decades, American businesses and consumers have once again begun to benefit from the horrific practice. It’s an extremely uncomfortable truth, and for...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 22, 2022
J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee to represent Ohio in the U.S. Senate, blasted his Democratic opponent for attempting to flip-flop on key issues ahead of the November midterm elections. Since securing the Democratic nomination, Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) has...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jun 22, 2022
John Toomey, flanked by other relatives of slain Philadelphians as well as state lawmakers at the Pennsylvania Capitol Building in Harrisburg on Tuesday, tearfully discussed the fate that befell his 15-year-old son Sean. Many who gathered near him showed similar...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 22, 2022
Governor Tony Evers (D-WI) announced a new round of funding from the federal government that is aimed to address violent crime in Wisconsin. Roughly $800,000 will be directed to the city of Racine and will focus on a “public health approach to violence...
by The Center Square | Jun 22, 2022
by Bruce Walker The U.S. Supreme Court’s Carson v. Makin ruling, announced Tuesday, may crack the door open more widely for Michigan families seeking tuition assistance for their children who attend private schools. SCOTUS voted 6-3 in favor of allowing...
by Eric Burk | Jun 22, 2022
HENRICO, Virginia – Governor Glenn Youngkin held a campaign-style rally to ceremonially sign Virginia’s fiscal year 2023-2024 budget. On Tuesday, Youngkin spoke from the aisles of the Tom Leonard’s grocery store where he filmed a grocery tax-related...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jun 22, 2022
Figures from the Republican Party’s voter database indicate many voters who traditionally have aligned with the Democrats voted in Ohio’s Republican primary on May 3 in which Governor Mike DeWine handily won the nomination for another term. The Republican National...
by The Center Square | Jun 22, 2022
by Brent Addleman Residents are being advised to research solar companies before entering into contracts, Attorney General William Tong said. The state’s top law enforcement official and Michelle Seagull, commissioner of the Department of Consumer Protection,...
by Admin | Jun 22, 2022
by Evan Stambaugh The Minnesota Supreme Court has sided with the plaintiffs in a lawsuit claiming the city of Minneapolis violated the law by understaffing its police department. In an order issued Monday, the state high court concurred with the Hennepin County...
by Neil Jones | Jun 22, 2022
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed a lawsuit on Monday against the entire Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) and current school board member, former board president Jann-Michael Greenburg. “SUSD manipulated public input and silenced the voices...
by Neil Jones | Jun 22, 2022
Cathi Herrod, policy president of the Center for Arizona Policy (CAP), released a statement Tuesday following the Supreme Court’s opinion that said excluding religious schools from taxpayer tuition assistance funds was unconstitutional. “In a victory...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 22, 2022
Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) released a new ad that will air in Phoenix and Tucson, claiming to be “taking on his own party” to combat inflation. Kelly, a self-proclaimed individual focused on “independent leadership,” acknowledged the spike in...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 22, 2022
The Tennessee Firearms Association (TFA) released its Red Flag Candidate Pledge form on Tuesday. The pledge, which is for candidates running for office in 2022 to fill out and pledge that they will never support red flag laws, can be found here. In a statement, TFA...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 22, 2022
AFSCME Local 1733 on Monday endorsed Democratic candidate JB Smiley Jr. to be the next Tennessee governor. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is the largest trade union of public employees in the United States. The group...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 22, 2022
A Georgia congressman has introduced a bill that would prohibit President Joe Biden’s administration from canceling student debt, a cause championed by the progressive Left. “Hardworking Americans are not responsible for paying off the student loan debt of...
by Addison Basurto | Jun 22, 2022
Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced on Thursday that the unemployment rate for the Peach State in May dipped to an all-time low of 3 percent as the number of jobs peaked at 4,782,400. “As the state continues to experience a very tight...
by Eric Burk | Jun 22, 2022
Prince William County Supervisor Yesli Vega is the GOP nominee to challenge Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), and State Senator Jen Kiggans (R-Virginia Beach) is the GOP nominee to face Representative Elaine Luria (D-VA-02). “I am honored the voters...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 22, 2022
MADISON, Tennessee – Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles won another straw poll with over 81 percent of the vote at a Davidson County Republican Party debate for the candidates. In addition to Ogles, Stewart Parks and Timothy Lee participated in the debate. The...
by The Center Square | Jun 22, 2022
by Benjamin Yount There is growing worry among Wisconsin dairy farmers about a new climate change plan for investors. The Venture Dairy Cooperative is sounding the alarm about the Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission...
