The CT Constitution’s text does not authorize the guardrails
This is Part Two of a six-part series on the constitutionality of the state’s “budget guardrails.” Here is Part One. Imagine you have arrived at your seat for the seventh…
CT legislators should reconsider rules on earned wage access
More than six months ago, Connecticut’s new rules on Earned Wage Access (EWA) went into effect, implementing restrictions on the service that allows workers to access a portion of their…
Code Purple shelters provide refuge for Delaware’s homeless amid storm
Why Should Delaware Care? With Delaware bracing for its first major winter storm, the need for shelter for those living on the streets is vital. And for decades, The Code…
Despite budget challenges, Jones sees room for other initiatives in 2025 General Assembly
House Speaker Adrienne Jones talks about the legislative session that starts Wednesday, her sixth as speaker, in her State House office on Jan. 2. Photo by William J. Ford. As…
With strike looming, longshoremen and management return to negotiations
Longshoremen walk a picket line outside the Dundalk Marine Terminal in Baltimore on Oct. 1, 2024, the first day of a three-day strike before the union and management agreed to…
State Center cleared for Legionella presence; District Court buildings await water test results
Part of the State Center complelx of state offices in midtown Baltimore on Dec. 3, 2024. Photo by Danielle J. Brown. All buildings at State Center in Baltimore have been…
Congressional Black Caucus marks historic firsts as it membership hits record
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus raise their right hands as they are being sworn in by New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025 in Washington,…
The 2025 PA Farm Show opens with a focus on the power of agriculture
U.S. Rep Glenn “GT” Thompson, and state and local officials, cut the blue ribbon, officially opening the 2025 PA Farm Show in Harrisburg Jan. 5, 2025 (Commonwealth Media Services photo)…
Trump to be sentenced in hush money case but avoid jail time
President-elect Donald Trump prepares to speak at the conservative gathering AmericaFest in Phoenix on Dec. 29, 2024. (Photo by Gage Skidmore | CC BY-SA 2.0) WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump…
Louisiana’s Mike Johnson elected U.S. House speaker by GOP in cliff-hanger vote
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., center, and Rep. Marjorie Tayler Greene, R-Ga., left, talk with fellow representatives as they arrive for the first day of the 119th Congress in the…