Ohio U.S. Senator JD Vance: New Debt Limit Deal is Bad News
U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) claims that the new debt limit deal between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-20) and President Joe Biden is “bad news.” The deal, struck by Speaker McCarthy and President Biden on Saturday, which house leaders are formally...
Graduates Required to Pass ‘Anti-Black Racism’ Course at University of Connecticut
by Haika Mrema The University of Connecticut (UConn) will officially make its “Anti-Black Racism” (ABR) course mandatory for all undergraduate students as part of the core curriculum’s new social justice requirement. Provost Anne D’Alleva announced on May...
Bipartisan Measure Would Create a Pennsylvania Earned Income Tax Credit
Two Pennsylvania state Senators from opposite sides of the aisle are asking colleagues to support legislation they are drafting to create a state earned income tax credit (EITC). For nearly a half-century, lower-wage workers have benefitted from a federal EITC which...
Maricopa County Republican Committee Censored on Facebook for Sharing Post Regarding Liberal Bias on the Internet
Facebook parent company Meta took down a post relating to research on the liberal bias on the internet shared by the Maricopa County Republican Committee (MCRC) on Friday, the group said. According to the county MCRC, the post shared support for Dr. Robert...
Deep-Pocketed Donors Bankroll Global Panel Cracking Down On ‘Misinformation’
by Jason Cohen Wealthy organizations with a history of backing left-wing causes are partnering with a new worldwide group of researchers to combat online misinformation. The International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) convened in Washington for...
Audit Reveals Options for Modernizing Georgia Military College Governance
by T.A. DeFeo The Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts has identified five “options” to modernize the governance and oversight of the Georgia Military College. Two of the five options included in the audit, performed at the request of the...
Michigan Attorney General Continues Litigation Efforts over 2020 Edenville Dam Failure
by Scott McClallen When heavy rain caused the Edenville Dam collapse on May 19, 2020, more than 10,000 people were forced to evacuate from 3,500 homes in mid-Michigan. Three years later, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office is still litigating the...
Investment Standards Debate Moves into State Legislatures
by Kim Jarrett Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment standards are a hot topic among Republican lawmakers across the U.S. who see it as a political move to force a progressive agenda. Democrats, on the other hand, see it as a smart investing...
Republican Lawmakers Call for DEI Spending Report to Investigate Virginia Public Colleges
by Elaine Gunthorpe Republican lawmakers in Virginia are requesting a spending report that focuses specifically on the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts at state colleges and universities, Higher Ed Dive reports. Two lawmakers in particular are...
Norfolk Southern Opens New Family Assistance Center in East Palestine
Norfolk Southern announced an additional initiative to support the community of East Palestine following the catastrophic train derailment that occurred earlier this year. The railway giant signed a two-year lease agreement for a new, closer, and more permanent Family...
Florida and Iowa Among the Handful of States Enacting New, Sweeping School Choice Legislation
by Reagan Reese So far in 2023, six states signed school choice legislation into law, giving millions of families and their children education options, including access to taxpayer-funded vouchers. Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Utah, South Carolina and Oklahoma all...
Nashville Electric Service Announces Three ‘Planned Outages,’ One Lasting Up to Fourteen Hours
Nashville Electric Service (NES) announced three upcoming “planned” power outages in order to “perform maintenance and upgrade electrical equipment” – the first of which is scheduled for Wednesday morning. Three day later on Saturday, June 3, the utility said a...
Wisconsin Lawmakers Seek to Make Sexual Harassment in Schools a Felony
by Glenn Minnis Democratic State Reps. Tod Ohnstad and Tip McGuire are pushing legislation that would make it a felony for school staff or volunteers to create an intimidating or hostile environment by sexually harassing students. In addition to seeking to...
Commentary: As It Always Has Been, the Only True Cause of the Left Is Power
by Victor Davis Hanson Why do so many liberal climate-activist grandees fly on private jets? Or why do those who profited from Black Lives Matter have a propensity for estate living? Or why do the community-activist Obamas prefer to live in not one, but...
University of Michigan’s Botanical Garden Employs DEI Manager, Hosts ‘Confronting Racism’ Training
by Daniel Nuccio University of Michigan’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum is committed to diversity – but not simply the diversity of the plants and animals that call the facility home. It also employs a DEI manager and actively works to...
Ohio State Board Passes Guidelines Affirming Free Speech and Intellectual Diversity
by Austin Browne The Ohio State University’s (OSU) Board of Trustees voted in mid-May to adopt a new campus free speech policy and a resolution affirming the school’s commitment to preserving intellectual diversity. The free speech policy is an updated version...
Ohio Governor DeWine Appoints Attorney Robert Patton to the 11th District Court of Appeals
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the appointment of Republican attorney Robert J. Patton to the 11th District Court of Appeals serving Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Portage, and Trumbull counties. Judge-designee Patton of Willowick, Ohio currently serves as senior...
Authors of Soros-Funded Biden Center Report Pushing More Refugee Resettlement into the U.S. Now Work at the White House
by Jennie Taer Several authors of a Soros-funded Penn Biden Center report advocating for increasing the number of refugees allowed into the country now work in the Biden administration, handling immigration and national security policy. The Penn Biden Center...
As Space Runs Out, Iconic Virginia’s Arlington National Cemetery Future Uncertain
by Sarah Roderick-Fitch Virginia’s Arlington National Cemetery, one of America’s most notable symbolic memorials to freedom, will soon run out of room. Despite two extensions in progress meant to expand capacity until 2060, the 639-acre cemetery’s eligibility...
Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Bipartisan ATV Bill that Would Have Paved the Way for More Electric Vehicle Use in Arizona
Amongst the latest batch of vetoes handed out by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D) Friday was Senate Bill (SB) 1100, from Senator Frank Carroll (R-Sun City), which aimed to update the legal definition of recreational off-highway vehicles (OHV). Specifically, this bill...
