4+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1308+ words) (The Center Square) - Michigan voters will head to the polls on Aug. 4. to determine the outcome of primary races that could determine the balance of power in Congress in November. Election analysts are projecting that several seats in Michigan are…...

4+ hour, 31+ min ago   (585+ words) (The Center Square) – Nearly eight months after the Epstein Files Transparency Act became law, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is demanding additional federal disclosure of records related to the deceased sex trafficker and his associates. The Epstein Files Transparency…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (909+ words) (The Center Square) - Voters in Michigan will head to the polls on Aug. 4 in races that could determine control of Congress. Some Michigan U.S. House district races are expected to be highly competitive. With shifting demographics across the state, Republicans are…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (282+ words) (The Center Square) – Universal mental health screenings for Illinois students are scheduled to take effect in 2027, but federal legislation from an Illinois congresswoman could flip the script. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation in July 2025 requiring public school districts to provide…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (565+ words) (The Center Square) – Twenty federal programs that route nearly $1.1 trillion through state governments – including Medicaid, SNAP and disaster relief – are vulnerable to fraud because of how the money is distributed, the Government Accountability Office reports. The money rarely goes straight…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (396+ words) (The Center Square) – The U.S. price of a gallon of regular grade gasoline remained above $4 a gallon for the fifth consecutive day on Friday as escalating Middle East tensions and low domestic oil inventories put downward pressure on American fuel…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (798+ words) The Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Washington. (The Center Square) - Months before the 2026 legislative session, superior court judges outlined three “defects and omissions” in Washington criminal law‚ none of which were addressed by the Legislature, recently obtained public records show....

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (595+ words) (The Center Square) – Two American small businesses sued the Trump administration over its new forced-labor tariffs, arguing the government is preserving a global tariff regime the U.S. Supreme Court already struck down by moving it to a different legal authority....

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (572+ words) (The Center Square) – Two bills that seek to further regulate public safety concerns regarding inmates convicted of sex crimes are still advancing through the legislature. Assembly Bill 2727, authored by Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, D-Elk Grove, aims to increase the age to…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (690+ words) (The Center Square) – Eighty-six House Democrats are urging the U.S. Department of Education to stop plans to transfer two key offices to other federal agencies, arguing the move exceeds the administration's legal authority and could weaken federal protections for students....