Special election held to replace Former State Representative RJ May
A special election to replace Former State Representative RJ May began Tuesday, Dec. 23.
Politics
Trump warns Maduro against playing ‘tough’ as US escalates pressure campaign on Venezuela
President Donald Trump on Monday delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as the U.S. Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Republican administration’s escalating pressure campaign on the government in Caracas.
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Consumer confidence slides in December to lowest level since US tariffs rolled out in April
Consumers were less confident in the economy in December as Americans grow anxious about high prices and the impact of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
Nicki Minaj surprises conservatives with praise for Trump, Vance at Arizona event
Rapper Nicki Minaj on Sunday made a surprise appearance at a gathering of conservatives in Arizona that was memorializing late activist Charlie Kirk.
Coast Guard is pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, US official says
The U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration appeared to be intensifying its targeting of such vessels connected to the Venezuelan government.
President Trump announces drug price deals
The Trump Administration says it’s taking a step toward lowering drug costs in the U.S.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s daughter calls TSA ‘unconstitutional’ after pat-down
One of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s daughters said she experienced an “absurdly invasive” pat-down Thursday at an airport security checkpoint and suggested her father would limit or eliminate the Transportation Security Administration if it was under his authority.
States faces a choice on whether to embrace Trump’s tax cuts on tips, overtime and more
To tax tips or not? That is a question that will confront lawmakers in states across the U.S. as they convene for work next year.
Bills pre-filed in State House
The upcoming session at the State House begins January 16, and lawmakers have pre-filed hundreds of bills.
