WILL OLIVER / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock.com President Biden’s chances of re-election largely depend on the public’s perception of the economy he has overseen — but the Biden economy looks different depending on your vantage point. America’s 51 micro-economies — though with several state GDPs in the trillions, some of them aren’t so micro — each […]
Sean Rowe, a 49-year-old bishop from western Pennsylvania, on Wednesday became the youngest person ever elected as leader of the Episcopal Church. He immediately issued a sobering call for the church, which has faced division and chronic membership loss, to confront an “existential crisis” that he compared with the steel industry collapse in his native […]
BEDFORD, Pa. – A recent Bedford County Republican Party reorganization meeting during which the county’s former district attorney, Bill Higgins, was elected chairman of the county party has been declared invalid, null and void by the Republican Party of Pennsylvania. The state party’s credentials committee found that the May 9 meeting was improperly scheduled and […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s president inaugurated a new parliament on Thursday after national elections, listing the priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in coming years, including fast-tracking economic reforms and boosting small and medium-size enterprises to create jobs. President Draupadi Murmu said India’s economy grew the fastest among the world’s major nations at […]
Jun. 26—GRAND FORKS — Evan Montgomery of Grand Forks has been elected secretary of the North Dakota Soybean Council. Montgomery was elected during the council’s June board meeting and represents soybean farmers in District 7, which includes Grand Forks and Traill counties. His family farm has grown soybeans since the 1980s. His election was announced […]
damircudic / Getty Images Election years tend to bring about significant economic and societal changes, and this year’s no different. Given this, you might be wondering where you should invest your money if Donald Trump is elected for a second term this year. Learn More: I’m A Retirement Planner: 4 Moves You Should Make If […]
Elected officials in states baking under sweltering temperatures – including Florida, Texas and Louisiana – are prioritizing their donors from planet-warming industries instead of protecting their constituents, advocates say. Florida has already seen unprecedented heat this year, with several cities breaking daily heat records this month. The state’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, accepted over $1m […]
Trump criticized Biden‘s student-loan forgiveness efforts during a Wisconsin campaign rally. He said Biden’s debt relief is illegal and an attempt to get “publicity for the election.” Biden is still moving forward with his broader attempt at debt relief, but it’ll likely face lawsuits. Former President Donald Trump is making sure voters know how he feels […]
CHEYENNE – The suicide of a former U.S. senator from Wyoming 70 years ago serves as a point of reflection on the state of divisive politics for several current and former elected officials. News of U.S. Sen. Lester Hunt’s death shook the nation on June 19, 1954, when it was learned the former senator died […]
Pastor Richard Pittman Sr. has been elected president of the NAACP area covering Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota. Pittman was elected president of the Tri-State Conference that is made up of seven local chapters of the NAACP: the Duluth, Mankato, Minneapolis, Rochester, St. Cloud, St. Paul and Sioux Falls, S.D., chapters. The Tri-State area […]
Community safety stood at the forefront as state and local officials joined residents Saturday at a church on Detroit’s east side for a rally and march against gun violence. Hundreds flocked to the Church of the Messiah for its 17th annual Silence the Violence event, one of the largest anti-gun violence marches in the country. […]
Over 40 LGBTQ+ elected officials from around Ohio gathered at Columbus City Hall Friday, the day before many of them would march in the Columbus Pride Festival, to discuss hostile legislation and strategies to combat it. This is the second time in two years City Council President Shannon Hardin invited LGBTQ+ officials to gather before […]