Former state schools Superintendent Jennifer McCormick is the likely Democratic nominee for governor in 2024, where she faces a tough road in deep-red Indiana. The teacher by trade had been a Republican herself until the end of her term in 2021. She took issue with what she considered the distracting, divisive politics of Donald Trump‘s […]
After nearly six years in Washington, D.C., Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun is looking to come back to Indiana as the state’s next governor. Braun, who has established himself as an outspoken conservative in the Senate since his election in 2018, announced his candidacy for governor in late 2022. He joined Fort Wayne businessman Eric […]
Jamie Reitenour admits that for most of her life, she was a conservative voter who felt like she was merely checking boxes. But the 2016 election piqued her interest in politics. Not long after, the Indianapolis mother of five said, she felt a calling from God to become governor of Indiana. Last year, she said, […]
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday issued a final rule that will force companies to treat some workers as employees rather than less expensive independent contractors, in a move that has riled business groups and will likely prompt legal challenges. The rule is widely expected to increase labor costs for […]
The Justice Department and Navy on Monday issued a fraud alert for veterans and service members filing claims for injuries sustained due to contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The Navy and DOJ cited reports of “unscrupulous people and companies” attempting to acquire the personal information of filers under the Camp […]
State lawmakers return to Columbia on Tuesday to kickoff the second year of the two-year session. Here are some of the issues they may take up over the next several months: Budget with less new money Lawmakers writing a state spending plan for the 2024-25 fiscal year will have less new money to work with. […]
Jan. 8—WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on Monday announced it has issued a Notice of Violation to Keystone Sanitary Landfill in Lackawanna County for failing to control odors from the leachate lagoons at its facility in Dunmore and Throop Boroughs. DEP’s investigation into residents’ complaints revealed that the odors rise to the […]
Inspections of grounded Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft are already underway at some airlines. But it seems the Alaska Airlines jet that lost a door plug Friday night was just the canary in the coal mine for issues with the plane’s finishes. United Airlines, the largest operator of the MAX 9 in the U.S., with […]
Former President Donald Trump indicated on Monday that he will be attending a hearing at the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. this week on his claim that presidential immunity protects him from prosecution. Trump has pushed the argument that he is protected from charges that he plotted to subvert the 2020 presidential election. U.S. […]
While much of Rhode Island is still expected to see the first significant snowfall in two years, it may not be as much as expected earlier in the week. The National Weather Service on Saturday issued a Winter Weather Advisory for most of Rhode Island, including all of Kent and Washington counties, along with southeastern […]
An Oklahoma County District Judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the Robert M. Greer Center and it’s staff following new allegations of destroying evidence. Lawyers for plaintiffs in an ongoing lawsuit filed by a mother of one of the victims of alleged abuse at the center, filed a motion for a temporary restraining […]
School maintenance funding. Abortion laws. Workforce training grants. Tax relief. Library materials. The list of issues that will likely be heard during this year’s legislative session is long, with some controversial proposals that failed last year likely to get another shot at becoming law in the next few months. Gov. Brad Little continues to emphasize […]