Pritzker touts EV plant in Normal, Bailey says taxpayers bear the burden
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Rivian is the best electric vehicle maker in the world, but…
State Supreme Court hears arguments over Uber forced arbitration
(The Center Square) – Four years after two men – an Uber driver and a passenger – died in a…
Vance defends DOJ’s nearly $1.8B ‘weaponization’ fund
Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday defended a nearly $1.8 billion taxpayer fund through the U.S. Department of Justice aimed…
Vance highlights ‘progress’ in Iran negotiations, floats additional fighting
Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. and Iran have "made a lot of progress" on negotiations to end the…
Experts: Republican bills offer little data privacy protection, override state laws
Republicans have introduced legislation that would enact nationwide consumer data protections, but experts disagree on whether the proposed federal standard…
NAACP asks Black university athletes in 7 states to boycott
Black athletes in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and South Carolina at public universities are being encouraged to join…
Tillis to Hegseth: Choose meritocracy over your mediocre yes-men
Gen. Chris Donahue, former key leader aboard Fort Bragg and in the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, got a strong backing from…
Chicago committee approves $5M for public school project
(The Center Square) – Chicago aldermen are planning to spend more tax increment financing dollars on Chicago Public Schools, even…
Group files federal lawsuit against Illinois’ gun owner ID law
(The Center Square) – A new challenge to Illinois’ requirement for gun owners to have a state police-issued license has…
Feds push back on Minnesota prosecution of ICE agent
Federal immigration officials are calling Minnesota’s prosecution of an ICE agent a “political stunt” after Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty…
Minnesota mobile voting push stalls as session ends
As the 2026 Minnesota legislative session came to a close over the weekend, several special interest efforts ultimately failed to…
Taxpayers fund factories Pentagon says contractors should build
The Pentagon is asking Congress to approve a new model that expects defense contractors to fund their own factory expansions,…