(Casey Harper, The Center Square) Younger Americans are still less willing to commit to one political party, newly released polling data shows.
Gallup released survey data Thursday showing that Millennials and Gen Z Americans are sticking with the “Independent” label. More of the surveyed Millennial and Gen Z Americans identify...
(Andrew Hensel, The Center Square) Ill. Republicans rallied at the Illinois State Fair, downplaying the Pritzker administration in hopes of garnering more support in Nov.
It was the second day of party gatherings in Springfield, with Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey and other officials taking the stage.
On Wednesday, Gov. J.B....
(Steve Bittenbender, The Center Square) Anyone looking for good news about the N.Y. economy would have found little from a report issued this week by the N.Y. Federal Reserve.
Its Empire State Manufacturing Survey for Aug. reported the second-steepest decline in its history as the general business conditions index dropped...
(Robert Davis, The Center Square) Gun rights groups are suing the cities of Boulder and Louisville over ordinances prohibiting the sale of "assault weapons" and "large capacity" magazines.
Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Gun Owners , a gun rights advocacy group, and the National Foundation for Gun Rights , a nonprofit legal...
(Headline USA) Biologicals boys in Utah will once again be able to compete in girls' sports as the school year begins, after a judge on Friday reversed a ban pending legal challenges from parents.
Instead of an outright ban, transgender girls will now be sent before a commission that will...
(Headline USA) Indiana Republicans on Saturday picked Rudy Yakym to replace U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski on the November ballot, after Yakym won the endorsement of the late Indiana congresswoman's husband.
Yakym is set to be a favorite in the November election against Democrat Paul Steury, a high school science teacher...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) – Texans are being encouraged to use a free iWatch reporting system to alert local and state law enforcement about suspicious behaviors and activities that appear to be criminal, terroristic or school safety-related.
To educate Texans about the service as children head back to school,...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) – New legislation is being proposed for the 2023 legislative session to expand Fla.’s teaching workforce, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday.
Three new legislative proposals the legislature will consider next year, he said, include a recruitment initiative to hire retired military veterans and first responders...
(Tom Joyce, The Center Square) – Ariz. Gov. Doug Ducey joined families, educators and community leaders on Tuesday to celebrate Arizona’s recently-enacted universal school choice law at a time when a challenge to the law is mounting.
The law makes all Ariz.’s school-age children eligible for the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts. It’s...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) At a Tuesday news conference announcing new legislative proposals to expand teacher hiring, Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed back against the narrative that mask and vaccine mandates prevented the spread of COVID-19.
“We banned the masks in with the legislature with the Parents Bill of...
(Headline USA) The U.S. government will hold trade talks with Taiwan in a sign of support for the island democracy that China claims as its own territory, prompting Beijing to warn Thursday it will take action if necessary to “safeguard its sovereignty.”
The announcement of trade talks comes after Beijing...
(Headline USA) Thundering gas-powered muscle cars, for decades a fixture of American culture, will be closing in on their final Saturday-night cruises in the coming years as automakers begin replacing them with electric vehicles.
Stellantis's Dodge brand, long the performance flag-bearer of the company formerly known as Fiat Chrysler, is...