2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1001+ words) Eric Zimmerman Questions Data Used to Justify LEAD Program (The Center Square) - False information led Congress and others to appropriate tens of millions of dollars in cities across the nation for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion model, data shows. As…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (566+ words) (The Center Square) - Spokane's wildfire relief fund has grown to more than $1.2 million, city officials said Friday, as the city prepares to announce its next major round of financial assistance for people impacted by the Spokane Complex Fires. The fundraising…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (773+ words) West Richland City Councilmember John Smart says he'll vote against Data Centers if concerns aren't addressed. (The Center Square) - Data centers have become an increasingly prominent topic in West Richland this month, with discussions continuing through City Council and Planning…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (514+ words) (The Center Square) - That voter registration notice in the mail is no mistake, according to the Maricopa County Recorder's Office. The office sent almost 150,000 residents a notice asking whether their voter registration address matches the address on file with the…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (359+ words) (The Center Square) – Under a new proposal in the Illinois legislature, $25 million in state taxpayer-funded grants would be used for barbers, nail technicians and other professionals to promote voter registration and civic engagement. State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, filed…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (192+ words) (The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has issued medical cannabis dispensary licenses to 37 existing dispensaries, marking the biggest expansion of the state’s medical cannabis market since 2016. The dispensaries may now sell cannabis to registered patients…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (231+ words) (The Center Square) – Families of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing are gathered alongside survivors and first responders Friday to remember those who were lost. Every year following Sept. 11, 2001, a commemorative ceremony is held at…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (479+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C. Ajay Suresh / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 / Cropped from Original (The Center Square) – Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America called again on the Department of Justice to end mail-order abortion by settling Louisiana v. FDA in…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (304+ words) (The Center Square) – Republican U.S. Rep. Ben Cline and Democratic challenger Beth Macy are publicly disputing plans for debates in Virginia’s 6th Congressional District, leaving the candidates without an agreed-upon schedule ahead of the November election. Cline announced Monday that he…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (532+ words) (The Center Square) – Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday, Illinois elected officials are urging residents to send any mail-in ballots to be cast in the midterms ahead of election day. The highest court temporarily allowed the Trump administration to maintain…...