by Shawn Meehan | May 5, 2024 | News
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs pledged to protect veterans and address any problems identified by federal watchdogs after an Inspector General report raised concerns about the physicians employed by the VA. Press Secretary Terrence...
by Shawn Meehan | May 4, 2024 | News
President Joe Biden released a budget proposal today that projects that the total federal debt subject to the statutory limit would increase by at least $14.8 trillion during his presidency were he to be elected to a second term and were his budget proposals enacted....
by Shawn Meehan | May 4, 2024 | News
The White House announced Wednesday that it is aiming to decarbonize a key sector of the American economy and its supply chains as part of its massive climate agenda. If the administration’s goal for the freight sector is realized, the trucks, ships, trains and...
by Shawn Meehan | May 2, 2024 | News
What to say about the widespread pro-Hamas protests? Protesters block the highway leading to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Protesters stop traffic on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. A mob of protesters chanting “Senate can’t eat until Gaza eats” march in...
by Shawn Meehan | May 1, 2024 | News
(The Center Square) – Last year was a record year for domestic natural gas consumption, and its supply wouldn’t have been possible without record U.S. production, led by Texas, according to several reports. Texas produced the equivalent of one-third of the natural gas...
by Shawn Meehan | May 1, 2024 | News
(The Center Square) – California must spend up to $20 billion on transmission line upgrades to support energy transfers to electric vehicles, according to a new Berkeley study. This figure does not include grid stress from further electrification efforts away...
by Shawn Meehan | May 1, 2024 | News
(The Center Square) – A child welfare bill was gutted just moments before going to the Illinois House floor and replaced with an omnibus election bill. House sponsor of Senate Bill 2412, State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, said the bill does three things. “It places...
by Shawn Meehan | May 1, 2024 | News
(The Center Square) – UCLA canceled Wednesday classes after a night of violence between opposing protestors over the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. Fights between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protestors went on for hours before police arrived, and stood...
by Shawn Meehan | May 1, 2024 | News
(The Center Square) – Newly released survey data shows that Americans are less confident about the economy. Gallup’s recently released economic confidence rating dropped from March to April as inflation remains elevated. Just after the polling was conducted from April...
by Shawn Meehan | Apr 10, 2024 | News
(The Center Square) – Newly released federal inflation data shows consumer prices continue to rise at an elevated rate. This marks yet another month of elevated prices, showing inflation’s rise may not be over after all. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on...
