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Mills heeds Johnson advice, allows process to play out
11+ hour, 52+ min ago (328+ words) (The Center Square) " U. S. Rep. Cory Mills, the embattled congressman from Florida facing an expulsion resolution, remains defiant and separating himself from three other recent resignations. "I don't plan to resign," Mills says. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. , said the investigations…...
House approves bill giving state control of Memphis schools
11+ hour, 54+ min ago (523+ words) (The Center Square)" The Tennessee House of Representatives approved a bill that will give the state control of Memphis-Shelby County Schools hours after it passed the Senate on Wednesday. House Bill 662/Senate Bill 714 creates a board of managers to oversee…...
WATCH: Millions from taxpayer funded CCA diverted to special interest salaries
15+ hour, 25+ min ago (421+ words) New scrutiny is being placed on how climate-related tax funds are being used " and whether they are delivering on promises to improve air quality in local communities. (The Center Square) -Washington Policy Center published areporton this Earth Day showing that…...
More than $500 million of cap-and-trade money could help fund California high-speed rail
15+ hour, 33+ min ago (432+ words) (The Center Square) " The California High-Speed Rail could receive more than $500 million in the state's cap-and-trade money if a new bill introduced in the legislature this year passes into law. The bill, Senate Bill 1411, authored by Sen. Howard Stern, D-Los…...
Judge blocks referendum certification; appeal coming
15+ hour, 30+ min ago (313+ words) (The Center Square) " A Virginia circuit court judge has blocked certification of a special election tied to the state's redistricting amendment, with state officials preparing to appeal the decision and candidate filing deadline five weeks away. The referendum was decided…...
Hochul bans New York state workers from prediction markets
15+ hour, 23+ min ago (371+ words) (The Center Square) " New York state workers are now barred from engaging in insider trading on prediction markets, under an executive order signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday." "Getting rich by betting on inside information is corruption, plain and…...
TCS exclusive leads to revised legal arguments in income tax referendum lawsuit
15+ hour, 23+ min ago (280+ words) (The Center Square) - Let's Go Washington filed a supplemental brief to the state Supreme Court for its lawsuit to force a referendum on the millionaire's tax that cited information The Center Square published in an exclusive story revealing Democrats' internal…...
WATCH: WA GOP leader calls AG's income tax emails 'certainly improper"
15+ hour, 55+ min ago (474+ words) The debate over Washington State's income tax is expanding beyond policy " now raising questions about voter access, legislative process, and political power. "It's both stunning and not really that big of a surprise at the same time," said Braun in…...
Caddo Parish lobbyist opposed bill without commission approval
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (455+ words) (The Center Square) " A lobbyist hired by Caddo Parish testified against legislation affecting Shreveport and Bossier City, yet it remains unclear who within the administration or commission authorized the move. Rep. Danny Mc Cormick," R-Oil City, wrote House Bill 713, legislation…...
WAGOP calls on justice to recuse herself in income tax ruling over alleged conflict
17+ hour, 41+ min ago (646+ words) The Washington State Capitol dome, Dec. 4, 2025. (The Center Square) - The Washington State Republican Party wants a state Supreme Court justice to recuse herself from ruling in a legal challenge to a millionaire's tax, citing a potential conflict of interest. Lawsuits…...