Ballot Recount Results in Former TV Star-Turned-Mayor’s Ouster in Hawaii
The Wrap It looked, for one brief shining moment, as if Potsie had pulled it off. On election night last November, Anson Williams was up by about 100 votes, what in these parts counts as a commanding lead. There were still plenty of results left to tally in the hotly...Russia Re-Establishes ‘Mother Heroine’ Award of One-Million Ruble Incentive for Families with 10 Children
National Post Soon after China reported that it saw more deaths than births last year, its first population dip in 60 years, Elon Musk, father of 10, again sounded the “population collapse” alarm, tweeting that a decline in birth rates globally heralds an “existential...Idaho State Senate Considers ‘Sanctuary City’ Ban, a Prohibition of Banning Firearms at Colleges, and a Repeal of Anti-Militia Measure
Idaho State Journal Sen. Dan Foreman, R-Moscow, introduced three pieces of legislation Wednesday that would punish sanctuary cities, repeal the state law banning private militias, and prohibit colleges and universities from banning guns on campus. The Senate State...Chemical Abortion Ban Clears the Wyoming State Senate
Wyoming Eagle Tribune Senate File 109 cleared the Senate in a 23-6-2 vote. It would ban chemical abortions and restricts the drugs that are manufactured, distributed and sold in association with the procedure. There are exceptions, but any physician or person in...
Five Memphis Police Officers Charged in Beating Death Belonged to 40-Member SCORPION Unit with History of Violence, Poor Training, and Lack of Supervision
The five former Memphis police officers who were charged last week with second degree murder in the beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols were part of a special, 40-member SCORPION (Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods) unit established in...
Lake County Commissioners Rescind Sales Tax Increase
The three-member Lake County Board of Commissioners unanimously decided on Thursday to repeal the 0.5 percent sales tax hike they had just approved for the entire county two weeks earlier. Following concerns from county citizens and even city governments, the...
Utah School Administrators Admit to Deceiving Parents by Using ‘Loopholes’ to Teach Critical Race Theory in Classrooms
Less than a week after an undercover investigation revealed that school administrators in Cincinnati, Ohio have admitted to covertly indoctrinating students with Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the classrooms, they discovered similarly that school officials throughout...
Semiconductor Convention Moving to Phoenix from San Francisco in 2025
by Cole Lauterbach Recognizing Arizona’s growing semiconductor sector, North America’s “premier microelectronics exhibition and conference” is coming to town. SEMI, an industry association with members across the electronics manufacturing and design supply...
Virginia Senate Committee Rejects ‘Education Savings Accounts’
by Madison Hirneisen The Senate Committee on Education and Health voted to “pass by indefinitely” on three school choice bills by Republican lawmakers Thursday – a signal other school choice bills in the Virginia House of Delegates could face obstacles moving...
DeSantis Pledges Mandatory Life Sentence for Targeting Children with Fentanyl Resembling Candy
by Trevor Schakohl Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised Thursday that his state would deem possessing fentanyl or other drugs made to resemble candy a first-degree felony, and send those targeting children with such fentanyl to prison for life....
Michigan Legislature OKs $1 Billion in Tax Changes
by Scott McClallen The Michigan Legislature late Thursday approved about $1 billion in tax changes highlighted in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address. The two changes include boosting the earned income tax credit and repealing the retirement tax....
Pennsylvania Takes Steps to Ease Volunteer Firefighter Crisis
by Lauren Jessop As Pennsylvania’s volunteer firefighters dwindle, lawmakers hope to reverse the trend. States nationwide struggle to recruit and retain volunteers, while simultaneously investing time and money into training required to keep up with stringent...
Wisconsin Budget Surplus to Top $7 Billion by July
by Benjamin Yount Wisconsin’s record budget surplus is growing once again. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau on Wednesday said the surplus will now hit $7.1 billion by July. That’s a half-billion dollars more than expected. Almost 90% of that increase comes from...
Battery Company Plans New Georgia IT Hub, but Incentives Unknown
by T.A. DeFeo A battery company plans to spend $19 million on a new regional IT hub facility in north Fulton County, but it’s unclear whether Georgia taxpayers are on the hook for any incentives. SK Battery America expects to create 200 high-tech jobs at...
Alliance of Big Tech, Dark Money Groups Partners with Counties in State That Bans ‘Zuckerbucks’ for Elections
by Fred Lucas The group that distributed most of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s controversial election grants in 2020 has designated at least two Utah counties as part of a new effort, despite a state ban on private money funding election operations. The...
Commentary: The Unknown Impact of Inflation on Rural Americans
by Stephan Weiler and Tessa Conroy When the Federal Reserve convenes at the end of January 2023 to set interest rates, it will be guided by one key bit of data: the U.S. inflation rate. The problem is, that stat ignores a sizable chunk of the country – rural...
Tennessee Attorney General Sends Letter to Congress Urging Solutions to Stop Cell Phones Being Smuggled to Prison Inmates
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti recently joined a group of attorneys general in sending a letter to Congress to pass legislation that would give states the authority to jam contraband cell phones in prisons. In a letter to Congress, General Skrmetti...
Memphis Police Department’s SCORPION Unit ‘Permanently Deactivated’
The Memphis Police department announced Saturday that the controversial SCORPION unit has been permanently deactivated on the heels of overnight protests in the city and across the nation. “It is imperative that we, the Memphis Police Department, take proactive...
Minnesota House Passes 100 Percent Clean Energy Bill
by Anthony Gockowski The Minnesota House passed legislation after seven hours of debate late Thursday night that would require the state’s electricity grid to be 100% carbon-free in 17 years. This is an unrealistic timeline that could endanger the lives of...
Republican U.S. Senators File Bill to End China’s Permanent Normal Trade Status
by Bethany Blankley Several Republican senators filed a bill on Friday to end China’s Permanent Normal Trade Status (PNTR), citing concerns over American job losses and human rights abuses overseas. The China Trade Relations Act, which would strip China of its...
