by The Center Square | Feb 7, 2023
by Scott McClallen A bill introduced in Lansing aims to make it easier for Michigan schools to hire substitute teachers. State Rep. Brad Paquette, R-Niles, introduced House Bill 4038, which aims to allow a district employee to substitute teach under certain...
by The Center Square | Feb 7, 2023
by Christian Wade New York is being cautioned against raising taxes on its top earners as lawmakers consider plans to drum up more money from the state’s wealthiest. A group of progressive Democratic state lawmakers have proposed a raft of tax reforms...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 7, 2023
One year after declaring “the state of our state is strong,” Governor Bill Lee touted Tennessee as a leader in the nation in regards to being a “guiding light for opportunity, security and freedom” during his fifth State of the State address on Monday in the House...
by The Center Square | Feb 7, 2023
by Lauren Jessop The country’s first nuclear-powered data center and bitcoin mining operation – located in northeastern Pennsylvania – will soon welcome its first tenant. Cumulus Data said the first of several 48 megawatt “powered shell data center” at its...
by The Center Square | Feb 7, 2023
by Madison Hirneisen With just a few weeks left in the legislative session, Virginia lawmakers in the House and Senate disagree on whether or not a key piece of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed budget amendments – $1 billion in tax cuts – should be included in...
by Bradley Vasoli | Feb 7, 2023
U.S. Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH-14) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1) are seeking an end to the COVID-19-vaccine mandate affecting workers at Head Start facilities. The federal Head Start program was founded in 1965 and provides numerous early-learning,...
by M.D. Kittle | Feb 7, 2023
The Ronald Reagan Legacy Project has again asked for all governors to proclaim Feb 6. Ronald Reagan Day in honor of the 40th president’s birthday. Once again, Gov. Tony Evers has refused to do so. The liberal governor, however, has been glad to issue all manner of...
by Just the News | Feb 7, 2023
by Ben Whedon Big Tech giant Google on Monday announced Bard, the company’s new artificial intelligence product, in a bid to compete with ChatGPT. “We’ve been working on an experimental conversational AI service, powered by LaMDA, that...
by The Center Square | Feb 7, 2023
by Andrew Powell Scratch-off tickets accounted for 75 percent of sales, helping The Florida Lottery to an 11th consecutive year of breaking records and sending $2.3 billion into public education. Total sales for the fiscal year ending June 30 were $9.32...
by The Center Square | Feb 7, 2023
by Casey Harper Heading into President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address Tuesday, his own party has little desire for a second Biden term, according to a new poll. The poll, released Monday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research,...
by The Center Square | Feb 7, 2023
by T.A. DeFeo The Democratic National Committee has approved a calendar that makes South Carolina the party’s first primary for the 2024 election. The move follows an endorsement from President Joe Biden, whose win in the state’s 2020 Democratic primary was...
