by The Center Square | May 19, 2022 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
by Benjamin Yount Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are not happy with the new choice for chancellor at UW-Madison. Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, who is the vice chairman of the Senate’s committee for universities and technical colleges, called Dr....
by The Center Square | May 19, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
by T.A. DeFeo Federal authorities have charged a Marietta, Georgia man with obtaining a fraudulent $9.5 million Paycheck Protection Program loan. Carl Delano Torjagbo, also known as Karl Lucius Delano, 42, faces bank fraud and money laundering charges. He was...
by The Center Square | May 19, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
by Bethany Blankley In the first quarter of 2022, 36 million people visited the Sunshine State, a 39.6% percent increase from the same eriod last year, according to VISIT FLORIDA. It’s the third consecutive quarter that overall visitation to Florida has...
by The Center Square | May 19, 2022 | Arizona, News, The West
by Tom Joyce Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has responded to the rising cost of goods and services with a property tax rate cut. The board approved a tentative FY 2023 budget aiming to mitigate the impact of inflation in the county by using hundreds of...
by The Center Square | May 19, 2022 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
by J.D. Davidson One lawmaker is continuing his push to allow Ohio voters to decide in November to legalize the recreational use of marijuana after a lawsuit settlement pushed a potential ballot initiative to 2023. A citizens group working for a vote this year...
by The Center Square | May 18, 2022 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
by Steve Bittenbender Transportation officials in Kentucky and Ohio continue to work in concert on a new Ohio River bridge connecting Cincinnati with Northern Kentucky, and they hope construction on the more than $2 billion megaproject could start by the end of...
by The Center Square | May 18, 2022 | Battleground States, Connecticut, The Northeast
by Brent Addleman Climate mitigation and expanding renewable energy programs are tucked inside two key pieces of climate change legislation that have now been signed, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said. The governor announced early Tuesday afternoon that Senate...
by The Center Square | May 18, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
by Bruce Walker Controversy is swirling around Michigan Second District Court of Appeals Chief Judge Elizabeth L. Gleicher issuing a preliminary injunction Tuesday afternoon against the state’s moribund 1931 law criminalizing abortions. Anti-abortion advocates,...
by The Center Square | May 18, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
by Bruce Walker Amid calls from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to remedy a perceived teacher shortage in Michigan, some of the leading policy analysts in the state claim the governor’s “one-size-fits-all approach” is based on faulty premises. Those premises are echoed...
by The Center Square | May 18, 2022 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
by Benjamin Yount There’s now legal help for three middle school boys in Kiel who are facing a sexual harassment complaint that accuses them of misgendering another student. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty on Monday announced that it is defending...
by The Center Square | May 18, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
by T.A. DeFeo Georgia is doling out more than $415 million in federal relief money as grants to help nonprofits recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The money, which goes to more than 30 recipients, is from the American Rescue Plan’s Coronavirus State and...
by The Center Square | May 18, 2022 | National, News
by Casey Harper The majority of Americans feel they cannot keep up with the cost of living as inflation and the price of goods continue to rise, according to new polling data. A poll from NBC News asked Americans, “Do you think that your family’s income...
by The Center Square | May 17, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
by Scott McClallen Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and one economic analyst agree that Michigan needs more workers but disagree on the proper strategies necessary to acquire them. John Mozena, president of the Center for Economic Accountability, a nonprofit organization...
by The Center Square | May 17, 2022 | Battleground States, Connecticut, The Northeast
by Brent Addleman Connecticut’s attorney general is leading a nationwide charge against big pharma for violating mandates of a federal drug program and to secure affordable prescription drug prices for low-income Americans. AG William Tong announced that a pair...
by The Center Square | May 17, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
by T.A. DeFeo Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation to keep defendants facing human trafficking charges from immediately returning to the streets after their arrest. Senate Bill 461 adds human trafficking to the list of violent and sexual offenses that...
by The Center Square | May 16, 2022 | National, News
by Bethany Blankley Demand for homes in certain areas of the country has caused supply to dwindle, prices to skyrocket and buyers needing nearly 50% more income than they would have last year to even enter top markets, according to a report by the real estate...
by The Center Square | May 16, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
by Jon Styf A new Tennessee film tax credit program will change the way that entertainment companies receive subsidies from the state, but it won’t reduce the amount that those companies receive. In fact, it is expected to increase the incentives in a program...
by The Center Square | May 16, 2022 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
by Benjamin Yount Nurses in Wisconsin say Gov. Tony Evers is making it harder for folks in rural parts of the state to get care. Evers last month vetoed a proposed law that would have allowed advanced practice nurses to work more independently. Advanced...
by The Center Square | May 16, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
by Tom Joyce Arizona saw an uptick in drug overdose deaths in the 12-month period from December 2020 to December 2021. The state saw a 4.39% increase in drug overdose deaths in that span; the increase was below the 15% national increase, according to a new...
by The Center Square | May 16, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
by Tom Joyce Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is calling on social media companies to protect youth from cartels recruiting them into transnational human smuggling activity. In a letter to the leaders of four social media companies, Ducey urged the companies to start...
by The Center Square | May 16, 2022 | National, News
by Bethany Blankley Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations interdicted 62 tons (124,000 pounds) of illicit drugs in the first three months of this year, CBP reports, working with international, federal, state and local partners....
