MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Senate voted Tuesday for legislation meant to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state’s November ballot, mirroring accommodations made four years ago for then-President Donald Trump. The issue of Biden’s ballot access has arisen in Alabama and Ohio as Republican secretaries of state warn that certification deadlines fall […]
WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after overturning the constitutional right to abortion, the Supreme Court will consider Wednesday how far state bans can extend to women in medical emergencies. The justices are weighing a case from Idaho, where a strict abortion ban went into effect shortly after the high court‘s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. […]
The Oklahoma House of Representatives approved a bill last week that would give police the power to arrest illegal immigrants for “impermissible occupation,” becoming the latest state to try to plug gaps President Biden has opened in the country’s border defenses. The legislation, which still needs approval of the Senate and governor, would slap a […]
Republicans in Wyoming will decide Saturday which presidential candidate will get their state’s votes at the GOP national convention this summer, but they will have only one choice. Former President Donald Trump will be the lone name listed on a presidential preference poll at the state Republican convention in Cheyenne. The poll will decide how […]
If those in federal office are willing to pay attention, the states are displaying the best—and the worst—of our republican form of government. Every four years, American citizens get the opportunity to express their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the direction of the country, endorse a policy agenda for the nation, and hold the occupant of […]
Single workers need a six-figure salary to live comfortably in 11 U.S. states, according to a new study released this month by personal finance company SmartAsset. The study defines a comfortable lifestyle as one where 50% of a person’s earnings go toward primary needs like food and shelter, 30% to miscellaneous “wants” and 20% to […]
Virginia’s governor signed a law Thursday that allows the state’s colleges and universities to directly pay athletes through name, image and likeness deals. The law signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin bypasses an NCAA rule that prevents schools from paying athletes under NIL guidelines. It takes effect on July 1. NIL rules, enacted in 2021, allow […]
Just over a week ago, the Department of Homeland Security warned of possible cyber attacks against the Emergency Service Sector (think “911 call operations”). The April 10 DHS memo said that previous ransomware attacks had “disrupted the networks of police department and 911 call center operations” because of their dependence on computers for the efficient […]
PHOENIX — Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state’s near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the state’s highest court concluded the law can be enforced and the state House blocked efforts to undo the long-dormant statute. Although no vote was taken on the repeal […]
Abortion is back as a presidential campaign issue. While it never really went away, last week’s ruling of the Arizona Supreme Court, along with former President Donald Trump’s comments on his position on abortion, has propelled the mainstream media into daily — if not hourly — coverage of the abortion issue and how it will […]
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