Wisconsin Senate Approves Plan to Charge Local Governments for Withholding Public Information

by The Center Square | Apr 24, 2023

by Benjamin Yount   Wisconsin Senators want to take away a strategy that some local governments have used to keep public information under wraps. The State Senate on Wednesday approved SB 117, also known as The Open Government Protection Act, with a simple voice...

Tennessee Among the States Supporting Florida’s Lawsuit to Enforce Prohibiting Medicaid Payments for Gender Transition procedures

by Admin | Apr 24, 2023

by Mary Stroka   Seventeen attorneys general have filed an amicus brief supporting Florida’s healthcare regulation that denies Medicaid coverage for gender transitioning procedures. They’re supporting Florida’s motion for summary judgment in the lawsuit August...

Transgender Professor at Middle Tennessee State University Appointed to Serve on a Presidential Advisory Commission in the Biden Administration

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 24, 2023

Marisa Richmond, a transgender professor at Middle Tennessee State University, has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve on the Presidential Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans....

Leader U Conference 2023 Coming to MTSU on June 7th

by Bethany Bowman | Apr 24, 2023

The Professional Educators of Tennessee have announced their annual professional learning conference, Leader U, which will be held on Wednesday, June 7th at the MTSU Student Union Ballrooms. This year’s Leader U is focusing on Lightening the Load by addressing the...

Tennessee’s Approved Budget Includes $350 Million for Memphis Sports Facilities

by The Center Square | Apr 24, 2023

by Jon Styf   Memphis will be receiving $350 million for its sports facilities in the $56.2 billion Tennessee budget passed by the Senate on Thursday. The funds are part of $684 million in sports facility improvements planned for the city that include renovations...

Ohio Governor Appoints Magistrate Nathan Shaker to Wayne County Municipal Court

by Hannah Poling | Apr 24, 2023

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the appointment of Republican magistrate Nathan Shaker to the Wayne County Municipal Court. Shaker, of Wooster, Ohio, will be taking the seat formerly held by Republican Judge Timothy VanSickle. To retain the seat, he must win the...

Proposal Would Tackle False Pennsylvania Medicaid Claims Without Encouraging Private Lawsuits

by Bradley Vasoli | Apr 24, 2023

Pennsylvania state Representative Rob Kauffman (R-Chambersburg) is preparing a bill to strengthen enforcement against Medicaid fraud, suggesting other legislation aimed at the problem would spur unneeded litigation.  Kauffman’s measure would exact triple damages when...

Commentary: America Doesn’t Have a Free Press

by Admin | Apr 24, 2023

by Matthew Boose   Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk kicked the hornet’s nest when he labeled National Public Radio “state affiliated media.” The howls of protest were amusing, and telling. While they like to pretend otherwise, the mass media in the United States...

Georgia Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bribing Officials

by The Center Square | Apr 24, 2023

by T.A. DeFeo   A 72-year-old Alpharetta businessman pleaded guilty in federal court to bribing two Atlanta city officials in exchange for steering millions of dollars of city business to his company. Lohrasb “Jeff” Jafari, the PRAD Group’s former...

U.S. to Begin Abrams Tank Training for Ukrainian Troops

by Admin | Apr 24, 2023

by Micaela Burrow   The U.S. has made plans to begin training Ukrainian troops on how to use and maintain the M1 Abrams battle tank within weeks as the U.S. seeks to shorten the timeline in which U.S.-made tanks become operational on the battlefield, The...