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Democrats launch new bid to end grocery tax as Republican bills stall
16+ hour, 22+ min ago (359+ words) (The Center Square)" Tennessee Democrats are proposing an end to the state's 4% grocery tax by replacing the tax revenue with a minimum corporate tax and requiring companies to report profits earned in foreign countries. Senate Bill 2511 / House Bill 2007 was introduced…...
Arkansas OKs $32 million for Education Freedom Accounts
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (269+ words) (The Center Square) " Arkansas lawmakers have approved an additional $32 million in funding for Education Freedom Accounts for the fiscal year after a request was sent by the Arkansas Department of Education. The funding request was outlined in a letter from…...
Parties move to nominate candidates in Senate District 39
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (351+ words) (The Center Square) " Democrats and Republicans are moving forward with party-run nominating processes in Virginia's 39th Senate District following Sen. Adam Ebbin's decision to leave the General Assembly to join Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger's administration. Ebbin, a Northern Virginia Democrat who…...
Class action targets Ten Commandments school displays
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (278+ words) A group of 18 multifaith and nonreligious Texas families have brought a class action lawsuit to stop all Texas public school districts from displaying the Ten Commandments in every classroom." On Dec. 2, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas filed the…...
Reelection filing by Foxx highlights second week; deadline Friday
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (326+ words) (The Center Square) " Making official her May 10 declaration, North Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx led the second week of filing for the 2026 midterms. If successful, the New York City native from Banner Elk would win a 12th term " tied for second…...
Rising costs, work requirement altering Medicaid coverage
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (385+ words) (The Center Square) " Nearly two years after North Carolina expanded its Medicaid program, an additional 685,000 state residents have enrolled in the program, a top official in the program told a state legislative panel Tuesday. However, the program faces an uncertain…...
Audit: Boards and commissions cost $6.7M in compensation, travel
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (318+ words) (The Center Square) " Louisiana's boards and commissions budgeted roughly $6.7 million this fiscal year for member compensation and travel, according to the state auditor's report to the Legislature released Wednesday. Auditor Mike Waguespack and his staff in the report, "Boards, Commissions,…...
Virginia posts $21B surplus in new report
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (318+ words) A pile of U.S. fifty-dollar bills. Emilee Calametti / The Center Square (The Center Square) " Virginia ended fiscal year 2024 with more money than it needed to cover its bills, placing it in the top quarter of states reviewed in a new financial…...
WATCH: Will Gov. Ferguson opt WA in on federal tax credits for school choice?
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (533+ words) (The Center Square) " Two months after Congress passed the country's first federal tax-credit scholarship program, it remains to be seen if Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson will opt the state in, so families can take advantage of school choice scholarships....
Lawmakers, policy groups react to social media warning suit
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (560+ words) (The Center Square) "Bill sponsors and public interest groups have been quick to respond to a lawsuit filed last week against Colorado, challenging a new law that would require social media platforms to regularly send pop-up notifications to minors using…...