Illinois lawmakers grill diversity commission over lack of progress
(The Center Square) -- State lawmakers expressed public, bipartisan concern again Wednesday over an Illinois commission's efforts to increase access…
Goble’s 12 Strikeouts, Early Run Support Lift Casey-Westfield Past Arthur-Okaw Christian 7-4
A disastrous first inning proved too much for the Arthur-Okaw Christian varsity softball team to overcome, as visiting Casey-Westfield capitalized…
U.S. House vote on spy powers extension delayed due to bipartisan pushback
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is postponing a vote on a clean extension of the federal government’s electronic surveillance…
Auditors praise Trump anti-fraud healthcare proposal
A coalition of 14 state financial leaders across the country backed a Trump administration policy to reduce fraud in health-care…
WATCH: Gun owners rally at Illinois Statehouse against more gun regulations
(The Center Square) – Illinois gun owners are pressing their legislators to oppose gun regulations and some elected officials are…
GOP seeks probe of $180B in fraud with taxpayers’ money
California’s Assembly Republican Caucus on Wednesday called for a special legislative session to investigate an estimated $180 billion in fraud…
Bill advances to prevent local governments from clearing homeless camps
(The Center Square) – State law may soon restrict local governments from clearing homeless encampments from parks and other public…
Bonta’s anti-Exxon emails may have run afoul of CA corruption law: Claim
A Texas federal judge’s decision to allow ExxonMobil’s defamation lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta to move forward could…
Expulsion votes for two members of Congress could happen next week, Luna says
Two more members of Congress may be forced to resign next week or face votes for their expulsion, U.S. Rep.…
NAACP sues xAI over air pollution near Memphis data center
The NAACP filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against Elon Musk’s xAI, saying the company is illegally operating 27…
Trump says he’s ready to nominate up to three Supreme Court justices
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is "prepared" to nominate another Supreme Court justice to the bench, should a vacancy…
Military hostilities in Iran continue after Senate tanks War Powers Resolution
For the second time in the U.S. Senate, Republicans tanked a War Powers Resolution that would have halted the ongoing…