16+ hour, 31+ min ago   (649+ words) (The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says his proposed Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act would help tackle the national debt by paying federal workers to find waste. Congressional scorekeepers say they have no basis for estimating how much it would…...

2+ day, 7+ 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, 9+ hour ago   (336+ words) (The Center Square) – A bill designed to prevent homelessness in California is awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature after it passed the Legislature late last month. Under the legislation, the strategies have to be submitted in a report due on July…...

2+ day, 17+ 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, 10+ 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, 21+ hour ago   (1374+ words) (The Center Square) - Terror struck America on Sept. 11, 2001, when 19 al-Qaeda hijackers seized four Boeing jets and turned them into missiles, killing almost 3,000 people. The hijackers arrived in the U.S. on tourist visas with cash and travelers checks they got in the…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (265+ words) (The Center Square) – Georgia Tech ranked third in the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's College Free Speech Rankings 2027, earning a C-plus. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, known as FIRE, spoke to 63,000 college students at 261 American campuses. Three other…...

2+ day, 15+ 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…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (659+ words) Rep. Ley Says I-5 Bridge Project Must Be Scaled to Available Funding (The Center Square) - A lawmaker from Vancouver, Washington, who sits on the bi-state legislative committee for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project is calling for a reset of design and…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (358+ words) I have argued that efficiency is not a discretionary program but core infrastructure for a modern, competitive and resilient energy system. The response told me the frame is landing. People in this industry already know we cannot build our way…...