Category: Local News

The state of Nebraska is set to receive a little more than $1 billion in federal funding as part of the “American Rescue Plan” passed by Congress earlier this year. … Read More

Michigan is approaching its first vaccination goal, which will allow in-person work statewide.  However, Michigan is a comparative outlier to many other Democratic-run states since it hasn’t yet set a … Read More

Georgia enacted a historic piece of legislation Monday, becoming the first state to repeal its citizen’s arrest law. House Bill 479 was signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp, making it … Read More

A high-profile push by the gaming empire Las Vegas Sands to bring casinos to Texas appears doomed at the state Capitol as this year’s legislative session begins to wind down. … Read More

The Texas House approved legislation that takes aim at critical race theory and would limit what public school students can be taught about the United States’ history of subjugating people … Read More

In the final year of the de Blasio administration, it’s full steam ahead for the $8.2 billion plan to build four new “borough-based” jails — with hopes of closing the … Read More

We’re officially six weeks out from Primary Day on June 22.  But there’s another date you need to mark on your calendar: May 28. That’s the last day you can … Read More

New York high schoolers may soon be able to forgo one of their required Regents exams if they can prove they understand the role of government in their lives. State … Read More

Staten Island voters could see a new political party on their general election ballots: “Staten Island First,” THE CITY has learned.  Mark Murphy, the Staten Island Democratic Party-backed candidate for … Read More