The latest in a string of nanny-state laws that Empire State officials have either approved or are considering in recent years is the proposed bill that would outlaw the chemicals used in cookware and numerous other products. New York would join a few other states, including Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Minnesota, in enacting a ban;…
Squatting is becoming more and more of an issue across the country, especially in Florida, where a law was passed last year to protect homes against squatters. On Monday, however, Governor Ron DeSantis signed two legislation that bolster Florida’s anti-squatting efforts. Owners of restaurants, hotels, and motels as well as owners of commercial real estate…
As part of an immigration enforcement crackdown in Massachusetts known as Operation Patriot, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested almost 1,500 people, federal officials announced Monday. The event also focused on what they consider sanctuary policies used in the commonwealth. Leah Foley, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, and other individuals joined…
In a video announcing his campaign, New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado named Governor Kathy Hochul as the target of his Democratic primary challenge on Monday, stating that the state requires “bold, decisive, transformational leadership.” “Let’s not drop the ball on figuring out what it is we’re fighting for. We believe in facts, truth, liberty,…
After some Republicans expressed disapproval of the proposal as it stands, a prominent GOP-friendly organization that supports President Trump’s “one, big, beautiful bill” is preparing a $4 million advertising buy to help guide the initiative through the Senate. Following a close victory in the Republican-led House last month, the GOP-controlled Senate is anticipated to concentrate…
Despite the fact that school-bus cameras were never approved for broad use, authorities estimate that the $20 million in traffic penalties that Long Island drivers have received as a result of the devices are legitimate. In Hempstead, the nation’s largest municipality, certain school districts have authorized the installation of cameras on their buses to apprehend…
In an effort to make atonement for one of the bloodiest racial attacks in American history, Tulsa’s new mayor on Sunday suggested a $100 million private trust as part of a reparations proposal to provide housing assistance and scholarships to descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Up to 300 Black individuals were slain in…
Late on Saturday, President Donald Trump declared that he was rescinding his nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, a close friend of Trump adviser Elon Musk, to head NASA. He claimed to have done so following a “thorough review” of Isaacman’s “prior associations.” An emailed request for a clarification from the White House was not…
Medicaid spending cuts are looming as a flashpoint that might define the 2026 midterm elections, and early battle lines are appearing over a centerpiece of the comprehensive domestic policy measure that House Republicans narrowly enacted. After Republicans largely pledged they wouldn’t reduce Medicaid, Democrats are honing their pitch as they denounce the plan, which is…
In connection with attempts to stop a municipal election last November after one of the mayor’s cronies was disqualified from a city council race, the mayor of a small Georgia city and two former election officials were imprisoned on felony charges. Two days after being indicted by a grand jury on a felony count of…
