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Exxon blasts NYC comptroller for opposing Texas move
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (466+ words) (The Center Square) " Exxon Mobil is pushing back against New York City Comptroller Mark Levine after he called on shareholders to reject the company's proposed relocation of its headquarters from New Jersey to Texas. In a new filing to the…...
Blakeman to get New York public financing after winning court fight
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (343+ words) (The Center Square) " A New York judge has cleared a path for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman to get up to $3. 5 million in matching public funds for his bid to unseat incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul in the fall elections." The…...
Democrats greet educators" raises with skepticism, criticism
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (556+ words) (The Center Square) " Educators in North Carolina are getting their biggest salary bump and raise in 20 years, leaders of the General Assembly said Tuesday. Tuesday's proclamation by Sen. Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, said the framework was…...
Cooper gets $31. 4 M share of $111. 2 M spend
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (333+ words) (The Center Square) " The bid of Roy Cooper to the U. S. Senate is getting a $31. 4 million infusion for television advertising, the Senate Majority PAC told The Center Square on Wednesday morning. Cooper is bidding to become the first Democrat since 2008 in…...
Bill to prevent fraud on elderly, disabled opposed by financial institutions
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (526+ words) (The Center Square) " Based on the multiple billions of dollars lost to scams and exploitation of elderly and disabled adults each year, victims, lawmakers and interest groups want to move legislation that would require Illinois banks to provide new protective…...
Court grants preliminary injunction in Michigan earmarks case
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (495+ words) (The Center Square)" A constitutional challenge to Michigan's earmark spending process scored a major court victory this week after a judge halted further payments tied to certain taxpayer-funded grants. The Michigan Court of Claims granted a preliminary injunction in Mackinac…...
Appeals court freezes tariff ruling, businesses keep paying
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (574+ words) (The Center Square) " Two small businesses that won a court ruling against President Donald Trump's tariffs must continue paying them for now, after a federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the decision while it considers the administration's appeal. It's…...
Border crisis fallout: Midwest prosecutions of SATG crime ongoing
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (365+ words) (The Center Square) "After a record number of border crimes were reported during the Biden administration, criminal investigations and prosecutions are ongoing. In the Midwest, prosecutors are also hoping to put behind bars alleged members of a South American Theft…...
Ship operators indicted in Key Bridge collapse that killed 6
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (168+ words) (The Center Square) " Federal prosecutors have indicted the foreign operators of the cargo ship involved in the 2024 collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. A federal grand jury charged Synergy Marine Pte Ltd of Singapore, Synergy Maritime Pte Ltd of…...
Abbott directs Texas DPS to expand task force to target repeat offenders
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (399+ words) (The Center Square) "Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to expand efforts to target violent repeat offenders in major cities statewide. Last fall, Abbott directed Texas DPS to create a new Texas Repeat Offender Program…...