Illinois Quick Hits: Court expands order against Illinois swipe fee law
(The Center Square) – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has expanded its permanent injunction against…
Mayor Bass solicited millions through a gap in her own lobbying restrictions
Three years ago, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass promised to stop lobbyists from donating to two nonprofits closely associated with…
Milwaukee mayor pitches tax, fee increases to fund $2.2 billion city budget
People living and visiting Milwaukee will likely be paying more under Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s latest spending plan. …
Texas sees increasing apprehensions of gotaways along railroad
Illegal entries are ongoing in Texas border counties as gotaways continue to be apprehended in residential communities. …
Senators seek consumer refund plan as $122B cleared for importers
Six senators want to know if the Trump administration has any plan to get tariff refunds to consumers with the…
Absentee voting underway in Minnesota
Minnesota voters have begun casting ballots for the 2026 general election, making it one of the first states to begin…
Judge blocks Trump DEI cuts to teacher-training funds
A Massachusetts federal judge blocked the Trump administration from cutting around $600 million in teacher-training funds, finding the Education Department’s…
GOP demands California investigates high-speed rail payouts
In a letter released early Tuesday, Republican legislators called for California Attorney General Rob Bonta to investigate the High-Speed Rail…
Gun rights foundation criticizes new law on firearm barrels
The Second Amendment Foundation has called California's Senate Bill 704 — the nation's first background check law for firearm barrel…
Supreme Court to define consequential gun rights in term
Legal analysts say the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in an upcoming case on gun rights will have vast implications for…
DOJ says it will take ‘aggressive actions’ to secure midterm elections
With the November midterm elections only six weeks away, the Trump administration is already implementing ballot security and fraud prevention…
Trump’s ‘no cost’ Greenland deal has no price tag, records show
No one in Washington will say what establishing two new U.S. defense areas in Greenland will cost U.S. taxpayers or…