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WEBBiden's easing of Iran sanctions in focus after missile strike on Israel. (The Center Square) – President Joe Biden is taking heat from Republicans for easing sanctions on Iran – including giving the terrorist-sponsoring nation access to billions of dollars in previously frozen assets – before it launched a massive drone attack on U.S ...
Jury selection underway in history-making trial of former President ...
WEB2 days ago · Trump played multiple roles as he watched the proceedings unfold in a Manhattan court. In the courtroom, he was the defendant who smiled for jurors. On his social media platform, Trump was in campaign mode, making sure supporters could donate to his cause as he seeks to win back the White House from ...
As hundreds of billions of dollars are wasted, new bill would …
WEB2 days ago · (The Center Square) – A new legislative effort boasts that it can help rein in wasteful federal spending. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, introduced the Government Spending Oversight Committee Act to empower federal watchdogs to better combat fraud and work with …
Pritzker hopes Chicago will spend more money on migrant crisis
WEB2 days ago · Pritzker said he hopes the Chicago City Council will appropriate $70 million to the non-citizen migrant crisis and called the appropriation the "right program." "By the way, the state is taking more than a majority of the cost on, and so collectively this kind of partnership is the right way to go for the taxpayers.
Connecticut lawmakers approve 2.5% raises for state workers
WEB2 days ago · The nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis estimates the latest round of pay raises would cost the budget $121.2 million to give workers the 2.5% general raise on July 1 and the step increase on Jan. 1, 2025. State workers who don’t have step classifications would receive supplemental funding equal to roughly 2% of their members’ salaries ...
Carbon capture and storage framework moves forward
WEB2 days ago · The Homer City Power Generation Plant in Homer City, Pennsylvania, 50 miles east of Pittsburgh. (The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s first draft of carbon capture and storage regulation recently cleared a big legislative hurdle – Senate approval. Chief advocate and bill sponsor Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Williamsport, said the framework also …
Legislation designed to support local Illinois media advances
WEB2 days ago · BlueRoomStream. (The Center Square) – Legislation moving through the Illinois Statehouse aims to reverse the spread of news deserts in the state. A Local Journalism Task Force found that Illinois has lost 232 newspapers since 2005. The state has also lost 85% of its newspaper journalists, the highest percentage in the country.
Ohio’s first in-home post-delivery nursing visits to begin
WEB2 days ago · Ani Kolleshi | Unsplash. (The Center Square) – A new state-sponsored program that supports new mothers with in-home nursing visits begins this summer with five organizations covering 11 of Ohio's 88 counties. Family Connects, announced last week by Gov. Mike DeWine in his State of the State address, offers new families a home visit …
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WEBCalifornia proposes restricting 'influential' anonymous online speech. Mar 22, 2024. (The Center Square) - An influential California state legislator is proposing that social media companies restrict large-scale anonymous online free speech by requiring social media accounts with more than 25,000 followers provide personal identifying information.
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WEBAbout The Center Square. The Center Square was launched in May 2019 to fulfill the need for high-quality statehouse and statewide news across the United States. The focus of our work is state- and local-level government and economic reporting. A taxpayer sensibility distinguishes our work from other coverage of state and local issues.
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