(Ted O'Neil, The Center Square) All but one of the 10 most tax-friendly states experienced gains in population from 2019 to 2020, according to a new analysis from MoneyGeek, a personal finance technology company located in San Francisco.
Conversely, seven of the 10 least tax-friendly states saw a decrease in population...
(Headline USA) Ron Johnson is the only senator in his party facing reelection next year in a state that certified Joe Biden as the victor in the 2020 presidential race.
But rather than moderate his politics, Johnson is focusing even more intently on cultural issues that appeal to the majority...
(Headline USA) Alaska Airlines has banned an Alaska state senator for refusing to follow mask requirements.
"We have notified Senator Lora Reinbold that she is not permitted to fly with us for her continued refusal to comply with employee instruction regarding the current mask policy," spokesman Tim Thompson told the...
(Headline USA) Vice President Kamala Harris will make the case before United Nations members on Monday that now is the time for global leaders to begin putting the serious work into how they will respond to the next global pandemic.
The virtual address, Harris' second to a U.N. body since...
(Headline USA) A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to prevent male athletes, who call themselves transgender females, from competing in girls high school sports in Connecticut.
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which oversees scholastic sports in the state, allows high school athletes to compete in sports according...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state's intention to eliminate oil extraction by 2045 in an effort to reach net zero carbon dioxide emissions, according to a press release.
With an executive order, Newsom directed the Department of Conservation’s Geologic Energy Management Division to stop approving new hydraulic fracking permits...
Democratic Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler called out the "anarchists" wreaking havoc in Portland and asked local residents to reveal their identities.
Portland has endured intermittent protests and riots since the death of George Floyd last year.
Rioters drew the ire of some locals recently after vandalizing a church and a Boys...
(Headline USA) Though Caitlyn Jenner is one of the most famous transgender people in America, the announcement of Jenner's candidacy for California governor was greeted hostilely by one of the state's largest LGBTQ-rights groups and by many trans activists around the country.
A main reason behind the distaste is that...
(Associated Press) With a green light from federal health officials, many states resumed use of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on Saturday. Among the venues where it was being deployed: the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Among the other states ordering or recommending a resumption, along with Indiana, were Arizona,...
(Associated Press) Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday said California will stop issuing fracking permits by 2024 and halt all oil drilling by 2045, using his authority to take on the state's powerful oil and gas industry in a year he will likely face voters in a recall election.
As recently...
(Deroy Murdock, Headline USA) President Joe Biden and top Democrats lately sound like a scratched album on the record player. They sing the same lyric, over and over again. And it grates more deeply with repetition.
After Tuesday’s all-counts conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for murdering George...
(Cole Lauterbach, The Center Square) An ongoing disagreement between two Republican lawmakers has left an effort to clean up Arizona's Permanent Early Voter List (PEVL) in legislative limbo.
Senate Bill 1485 would require county elections officials to send a postcard to a voter on the PEVL who missed an election over...