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October 5, 2022October 5, 2022Community, Government, Newsmakers, Politics

DeSantis announces emergency road and bridge repairs to Pine Island completed ahead of schedule

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Access Restored to Pine Island in less than three days TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis along with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Secretary, Jared W. Perdue, announced the early completion of emergency road and bridge repairs for Pine Island. On Sunday, Governor DeSantis directed FDOT to work with Lee County to expedite...

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August 29, 2022August 29, 2022Headlines, Newsmakers, Opinion, Politics

DeSantis suspends 4 Broward County School Board members

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By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday suspended via executive order four Broward County School Board members “due to their incompetence, neglect of duty, and misuse of authority.” Board members Patricia Good, Donna Korn, Ann Murray and Laurie Rich Levinson were suspended effective immediately. They...

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August 25, 2022August 25, 2022Community, Community News, Newsmakers, Politics

McMorris Rodgers calls student loan forgiveness a ‘slap in the face’ to taxpayers

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By RaeLynn Ricarte | The Center Square (The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, calls President Joe Biden’s decision to transfer student loan debt from borrowers to taxpayers a “dramatic overreach of his authority” and a “slap in the face to every hardworking person in Eastern Washington who will now have to...

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June 30, 2022June 30, 2022Americas, Business, Economy, Energy, Main, Newsmakers, Politics, Science, SlideShow, Travel, World News

Supreme Court rules for Biden in clash over Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

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THE HILL — The Supreme Court ruled for the Biden administration Thursday in a dispute over a Trump-era immigration policy that requires U.S. asylum seekers at the southern border to wait in Mexico while their applications are processed. The 5-4 ruling found that the administration did not violate federal immigration law when it sought to...

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June 24, 2022June 24, 2022Headlines, Newsmakers, Politics

Supreme Court’s abortion ruling is watershed moment

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THE HILL — The Supreme Court’s extraordinary decision to eliminate the universal right to abortion is a watershed moment in the American experiment, ending half a century when women were free to make their own reproductive decisions and immediately ushering in an era when states can make that choice for them. From a practical standpoint,...

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June 10, 2022June 10, 2022Economy, Newsmakers, Politics

Inflation surges to new highs as soaring prices eat away at Americans’ wages under Biden admin

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FOX NEWS — Inflation remained painfully high in May, with consumer prices hitting a new four-decade high that exacerbated a financial strain for millions of Americans and worsened a political crisis for President Biden. The Labor Department said Friday that the consumer price index, a broad measure of the price for everyday goods including gasoline,...

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May 25, 2022May 25, 2022Headlines, Mid-East, Newsmakers, Politics, World News

Iraqi man in Ohio charged in plot to murder former President George W. Bush

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NTD — An Iraqi man living in Columbus, Ohio, has been charged by federal authorities for allegedly plotting to smuggle foreign nationals into the United States as part of a plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush. Agents from the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab, 52, Tuesday morning. He...