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Pete Buttigieg is facing his biggest test yet

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has handled a number of transportation crises since assuming the role, is facing his biggest challenge yet with the deadly collapse of a major bridge in Baltimore. Almost immediately after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Buttigieg was again thrust into the spotlight as Read More

Georgia House and Senate showcase contrasting priorities as 2024 session ends

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s 2024 legislative session again showcased contrasting Republican approaches to governing, while minority Democrats couldn’t leverage those differences to advance top policy priorities. And while many GOP initiatives in the state Senate seemed like appeals to that party’s primary voters, Republicans are hoping tax cuts and a harder line on immigration will Read More

Wisconsin Gov. Evers vetoes $3B tax cut, DEI crackdowns, other GOP-backed bills

Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed 41 bills passed by the Republican-led Legislature on Friday — rejecting a $3 billion Republican tax cut, political loyalty pledges for higher education employees, and a plan setting how many wolves can be hunted each year. Evers signed a bipartisan bill to provide $400,000 supporting Holocaust education in Wisconsin Read More

Maine Gov. Mills proposes budget revisions for housing, childcare

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday unveiled a budget revision that includes additional one-time spending to build more housing for Maine residents, to provide grants to child care providers, and to accelerate nursing facility rate reform, among other initiatives. Included in the proposed spending is $5 million to help mobile home residents buy their mobile Read More

Braun Senate campaign ordered to pay $159K for finance violations

U.S. Sen. Mike Braun’s Senate campaign must pay a $159,000 civil penalty to the Federal Election Commission for violating campaign finance rules during the 2018 election. The FEC posted an agreement on the penalty this week. The Indianapolis Star first reported the penalty Friday. INDIANA GOV. HOLCOMB VETOES BILL DEFINING ANTISEMITISM: ‘TOOTHLESS’ The FEC initially Read More