Coal-fired plants in North Carolina would receive millions of dollars in the plan, which President Donald Trump said will save 14,000 coal jobs and lower energy costs. The spending will not lower the price of gasoline or diesel fuel.
WASHINGTON — Several Republican U.S. senators left a closed-door lunch with Secret Service Director Sean Curran on Tuesday saying they still have questions about how the agency would spend an additional $1 billion. Read more Constitutional property tax amendment passes key NC House panel despite concerns “I’ve asked for a lot more data,” said Senate…
Senator Amy Galey (R-Alamance) says artificial intelligence in medical research has led to new treatments and new efficiencies. But she says AI in healthcare also has the potential to increase costs for patients.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recent rescheduling of medical cannabis will help those marijuana businesses. Companies will be able to claim some federal tax benefits. New research can start up at state universities. But the broader divide between federal and state marijuana policy remains largely intact, leaving states to navigate a fragmented landscape with few clear answers about what comes next.
How do you get Republican voters to the polls in a difficult political climate? GOP lawmakers in North Carolina are hoping a slate of up to seven constitutional amendments might do the trick.
If the court takes the case, it could lead to a significant decision granting states greater leeway to purge alleged noncitizen voters close to elections and mandate that voters prove their citizenship — a key aim of the SAVE America Act, President Donald Trump’s signature elections legislation that’s stalled in Congress.
As appeals courts split on the constitutionality of mandatory detention for millions of immigrants, the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to decide the matter. A Trump administration policy threatening imprisonment without bond has been struck down by two appeals courts, which could soon be joined by a third, but upheld by two others.
Kenan Institute Research Economist Sarah Dickerson characterizes the latest national jobs report as “solid and steady.” But if you are looking for a job this summer, Dickerson says the job market does not appear to be strengthening, either.
Judge Leonie Brinkema in the Eastern District of Virginia issued a brief order halting the Department of Justice, the Treasury Department and other high-ranking administration officials from taking any additional actions to create the fund or make payments from it.
Bondi sat for a transcribed hours-long interview before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as the panel continues its probe into the government’s handling of the Epstein case and sexual abuse survivors.