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Report: Wisconsin roads rank 31st in cost-effectiveness, performance - Wisconsin
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (150+ words) (The Center Square) " Wisconsin's highway system ranks 31st in performance and cost-effectiveness, a drop from ranking 26th a year before in a report from Reason Foundation released Thursday. The report and 50-state rankings take into account 13 categories of data that include everything…...
Fetterman casts deciding vote advancing Mullin nomination to lead DHS - Pennsylvania
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (556+ words) (The Center Square) " U.S. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the lone Democrat on the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs who voted to advance the nomination of Republican Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland…...
Virginia roads rank No. 1, congestion lags - Virginia
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (530+ words) (The Center Square) " Virginia has the top-ranked highway system in the country, but that doesn't mean drivers are getting an easy ride. A new report from the Reason Foundation finds the state delivers strong road conditions while spending less than…...
Democrats tank resolution to create Next Generation 911 fund - Georgia
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (344+ words) (The Center Square) " House Resolution 1243 would have allowed Georgia voters to decide how to fund a Next Generation 911 system, but Senate Democrats voted it down on Thursday, saying Republicans did not reach across the aisle for their votes. Lawmakers have…...
Hispanic Voters Could Decide Texas Senate Race - National
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (314+ words) (AURN News) DALLAS " Hispanic voters, particularly small-business owners, are expected to play a decisive role in the Texas Senate race, according to an opinion piece in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Javier Palomarez, president and CEO of the U.S. Hispanic Business Council,…...
Illinois quick hits: House passes measure to restrict insurance price increases - Illinois
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (155+ words) House passes measure to restrict insurance price increases The Illinois House approved a bill to regulate price increases of home and automobile insurance. Supporters said consumers are facing increased costs they can't afford and the legislation would put a review…...
Seattle Mayor halts expansion of camera surveillance program - Washington
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (440+ words) (The Center Square) " Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced Thursday that she will be pausing the expansion of a police surveillance camera pilot program with the exception of cameras by Lumen Field, where the World Cup will be played. Wilson cited…...
Colorado budget committee review state's $1.5B deficit - Colorado
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (331+ words) (The Center Square) " Lawmakers tasked with determining Colorado's state budget are looking at a $1.5 billion deficit following a pair of economic forecasts presented on Thursday. Both the Legislative Council Staff and the Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting presented…...
Lawmaker pitches suspension of gas tax; others say it would hurt road repair - Energy
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (598+ words) (The Center Square) " "Affordability" is a big political buzzword in Pennsylvania these days, and state Sen. Lisa Boscola thinks politicians should put their money where their mouth is and suspend the commonwealth"s gas tax as pump prices surge higher....
Clock ticking for Exxon to show Massachusetts is hiding something - Massachusetts
17+ hour, 40+ min ago (355+ words) Exxon has a small chance to show Massachusetts is withholding information related to alleged hypocrisy " that the State sued oil companies over climate change but ignored its own emissions rules. The case in Boston state court sought public records that…...