Campaign finance watchdog taps top lawyer to helm agency
Amanda Haines succeeds former director Jeff Brindle, who retired last October after a spat with the governor’s office. (Photo by Mary Iuvone for the New Jersey Monitor) The New Jersey…
In wake of pandemic, Mass. achievement gap has widened
Many Massachusetts school districts with students from higher-income households began to see achievement start to bounce back after pandemic drops. In districts with low-income students, however, it’s been a different…
Four arrested as U of M sends in police to remove pro-Palestinian encampment
Pro-Palestinian protestors gathered outside 14-A District Court awaiting details on the four people arrested in Ann Arbor, May 24, 2024 | Jon King Four people were arrested after University of…
Pa. House committee moves to create savings accounts for first-time homeowners
(Getty Images) The House Housing and Community Development committee passed a bill that would allow Pennsylvanians to create tax deductible savings accounts meant for the purchase of their first home.…
This summer promises protests – so spring is a good time to brush up on civics
A pro-Palestinian encampment is seen on the Auraria campus in downtown Denver, May 2, 2024. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline) This commentary originally appeared in the New Hampshire Bulletin. It is warm,…
Pa. House committee votes to eliminate real estate transfer tax for first-time homeowners
(Getty Images) In an effort to help first-time homebuyers in Pennsylvania, the House Housing and Community Development committee advanced a bill that would eliminate the state real estate transfer tax…
States need to keep PFAS ’forever chemicals’ out of the water. It won’t be cheap.
ackson Quinn brings PFAS water samples into a temperature-controlled room at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati in April. In the coming years, states will need to enforce…
Hotline logs one report of Election Day vote buying or selling. More Kentuckians voted early.
The entrance of a voting location at First Baptist Church in Bowling Green, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Austin Anthony) Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said his…
Arizona weighs when lawyers’ long-shot election challenges cross the line
Scottsdale attorney Bryan Blehm (right) represents Kari Lake (left) in her lawsuit aiming to overturn her loss in the 2022 election. Screenshot via AZ Courts. At a state bar association…
VP Harris continues Biden campaign focus on courting union voters in Philadelphia visit
Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the SEIU convention in Philadelphia May 21, 2024 (screen capture from White House video) PHILADELPHIA — Vice President Kamala Harris returned to Pennsylvania on Tuesday,…