From the States
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Spanberger vows to get Virginians ‘representation we deserve’
Virginia’s Democratic governor responded to an invalidated election result and the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of an emergency stay
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Europe tried wealth taxes. Most gave up.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act in March. The proposal would impose a 5% annual wealth tax on the roughly 938 Americans with a net worth exceeding $1 billion.
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Budget Bloat: $5.7 billion deficit prompts prediction of 'crisis' in Pennsylvania
There has been no public indication by Gov. Josh Shapiro or any of the 253 lawmakers of any agreement to reduce gap.
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NY cities among worst in the nation for poverty, homelessness: report
The WalletHub study focused on U.S. cities with the most economically at-risk residents.
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Wisconsin VA secretary retires as questions about vets’ home persist
Mary Kolar was among the first to join Tony Evers as governor, and leaves at a time when there are lingering questions about the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Katie Hobbs sworn in as Arizona governor as Kari Lake continues court challenge
The event was live-streamed, but most news media outlets were not allowed into the private swearing-in ceremony.
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2022 was worst year for S&P 500 since 2008 with $8.2 trillion in losses
This is after the stock market broke repeated record highs in 2019 under President Donald Trump, which held steady in 2020, and expanded through 2021.
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California planning gun microstamp database
(The Center Square) - On July 1, 2022, California Penal Code section 31910 was revised. The change required semiautomatic pistols sold in California to have microstamping technology. A microstamp acts like a fingerprint in identifying ammunition cartridges and the gun from which it
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Report: 100 million U.S residents will soon be on Medicaid
“The pandemic-era policy keeping more than 21 million ineligible enrollees on Medicaid is costing taxpayers more than $16 billion per month."
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Food prices soared in 2022, Americans hope for improvement in 2023
Soaring cost of groceries has made it harder on Americans, many of whom are already struggling to make ends meet.
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Washington AG sues plastic surgeon claiming fake reviews, threatening patients
Lawsuit also accuses the company of applying for skincare rebates on behalf of its patients without their consent
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Amtrak has big increase in ridership but still not back to pre-pandemic levels
Amtrak saw big increases in ticket and food and beverage revenue in 2022 as compared to 2021.
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Illinois Supreme Court halts implementation of cashless bail provision of SAFE-T Act
New Year's Eve decision delays implementation of cashless bail across the state, which was set to go into effect Sunday, New Year's Day. No cash bail, part of the Pretrial Fairness Act, was included in the controversial SAFE