LIVE: State reps hold press conference 6 years after Parkland school shooting
Read full article: LIVE: State reps hold press conference 6 years after Parkland school shootingState representatives Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), and Maxwell Frost (D-FL) will hold a press conference on the sixth anniversary of the Parkland school shooting.
Billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. They must convince voters first
Read full article: Billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. They must convince voters firstSilicon Valley investors behind a secretive $800 million land-buying spree got off to a rocky start with the voters they need to build a green new city in Northern California.
Who gets a break? Clashing ideas on tax relief are teed up for the 2024 campaign
Read full article: Who gets a break? Clashing ideas on tax relief are teed up for the 2024 campaignDays after the bipartisan deal on the debt limit became law, House Republicans proposed a slew of tax cuts, leading to charges of hypocrisy by Democrats in a squabble that shows clashing visions for the U.S. economy.
Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval
Read full article: Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approvalUnder fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is hunting for votes from fellow Republicans for the debt ceiling deal.
Business backlash pushing GOP to weaken anti-ESG proposals
Read full article: Business backlash pushing GOP to weaken anti-ESG proposalsConservative Republicans who want to thwart socially and environmentally conscious investing are now being pushed to water down their proposals by backlash from powerful business groups and fears that state pension systems could see huge losses.
John Dillinger's body might not be exhumed from cemetery after all
Read full article: John Dillinger's body might not be exhumed from cemetery after allINDIANAPOLIS - Is the notorious American gangster John Dillinger really buried at a cemetery in Indiana? Mike and Carol Thompson, Dillinger's nephew and niece, respectively, filed for a permit to exhume his body in July with the Indiana State Department of Health. The permit was granted by the department of health and it was set that Dillinger would be exhumed on September 16 at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. Now less than a week from the dig, a lawsuit filed by Mike Thompson against the cemetery is halting the project. Dillinger reached for a pistol and was shot and killed by FBI agents, according to the FBI.