13+ hour, 35+ min ago   (579+ words) (The Center Square) – Redrawn districts and tight polling are bringing national attention to candidates in Alabama who are divided on tariffs, healthcare and education policy. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed Alabama’s use of a 2023 congressional map that would…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (561+ words) (The Center Square) – In the words of Charles Dickens, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, showed the worst of mankind, while bringing out the best in humanity, uniting the…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (514+ words) (The Center Square) - That voter registration notice in the mail is no mistake, according to the Maricopa County Recorder's Office. The office sent almost 150,000 residents a notice asking whether their voter registration address matches the address on file with the…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1374+ words) (The Center Square) - Terror struck America on Sept. 11, 2001, when 19 al-Qaeda hijackers seized four Boeing jets and turned them into missiles, killing almost 3,000 people. The hijackers arrived in the U.S. on tourist visas with cash and travelers checks they got in the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (283+ words) (The Center Square) – Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell's political action committee is funding a Voter Protection Program to be run by the Tennessee Democratic Party. The program will provide information to voters in all 95 counties of Tennessee. "This program will cut…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (261+ words) (The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Elections Commission says there was no increase in late mail-in ballots last month, but there also wasn't a decline. The commission this week released a survey of local election clerks that focused on the problem of…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (270+ words) (The Center Square) – Chicago aldermen pressed casino representativesearlier this week over construction delays, worker layoffs, and threatened pension revenues surrounding the $1.7 billion casino project – the only such casino in the city. Alderman Brendan Reilly criticized the developer's financial standing and…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (405+ words) (The Center Square) – Nearly nine months after allegations of widespread daycare fraud first emerged in Minnesota, state Republicans are criticizing Democrats for inaction as newly-released court records show officials received early warnings in at least one case. House Speaker Lisa…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (532+ words) (The Center Square) – Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday, Illinois elected officials are urging residents to send any mail-in ballots to be cast in the midterms ahead of election day. The highest court temporarily allowed the Trump administration to maintain…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (479+ words) (The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expanding maritime interdiction efforts in four major regions in U.S. coastal and international waters. It has established four new “Customs Enforcement Areas,” expanding its enforcement jurisdiction from 12 to 24 nautical miles in…...