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(Bruce Walker, The Center Square) A coalition of 18 state attorneys general, all Democrats, on Wednesday submitted an amicus brief in support of New York's firearms industry accountability law. In the brief, the coalition led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul asserts the law's legitimacy to protect residents public health, safety...

(Tom Gantert, The Center Square) Seattle Public Schools is focused on addressing the "legacies of racism in our education system" and has made its diversity, equity and inclusion employees among the highest paid in the district. The top administrators for the African American Male Achievement and the Department of Racial Equity...

(Headline USA) Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom that the industry rode during the COVID-19 pandemic ebbed. CEO Sundar Pichai informed staff Friday at the Silicon Valley giant about the cuts in...

(The Center Square) – U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen sent a letter to Congressional leaders Thursday notifying them that the agency has begun taking “extraordinary measures” as the federal government bumps up against its debt limit of just over $31 trillion. That means Congress has until about...

(Headline USA) A Russian spy ship has been patrolling off the coast of Hawaii but so far has remained in international waters, the Pentagon said Thursday. While the appearance of a Russian surveillance ship along the U.S. coastline is not unusual, this one has attracted more attention because of heightened tensions...

(Headline USA) Government officials and politicians are finding their push to legalize drugs, specifically marijuana, is coming back to haunt them with a vengeance. When New York’s first licensed recreational marijuana outlet opened last month, the chief of the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, Chris Alexander, proudly hoisted a tin of...

(Jenny Beth Martin, RealClear Wire) First they declared they were coming for our natural gas stoves; then, after a firestorm of opposition erupted, they denied it. Don’t believe the denial. They’re definitely coming for our gas stoves – just like they came for our dishwashers, our shower heads, our toilets...

(Tom Harris, RealClear Wire) At long last, the Biden administration is admitting what experts have always known: reckless energy policies have disastrous consequences. This time, the Department of Energy quietly released a report highlighting the positive economic benefits of developing the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada, an energy project canceled...

(Lauren Jessop, The Center Square) An impending proposal in the Pennsylvania Senate takes aim at vaccine mandates. “The fight for medical freedom continues into the new legislative session,” said prime sponsor Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Chambersburg, in a Jan. 4 press release. Mastriano first introduced the measure, called the Medical Freedom Act, in...

(The Center Square) Americans are feeling the pain of inflation, especially when it comes to housing. U.S. News and World Report surveyed 2,000 adults who either had to move back in with their family or got a roommate or housemate because of the higher cost of living. They made that...

(Cameron Arcand, The Center Square) Arizona State Rep. Quang Nguyen is sponsoring legislation that would take strict action against fentanyl trafficking and drug dealing crimes, particularly when they involve an overdose death. House Bill 2167 would make drug trafficking homicide a Class 1 felony punishable by a minimum of 10...

(Adam Andrzejewski, RealClear Wire) Among the over $16 billion worth of earmarks in the latest omnibus spending bill, New York senators made sure to allocate the New York Universal Hip Hop Museum a collective $5 million. Earmarks are special funding mechanisms that allow federal lawmakers to designate money for local projects...