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President Donald Trump‘s pick for labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who could be a candidate for bipartisan support with her previous advocacy for labor unions, could be on more shaky ground now that Democrats are taking their frustrations about Trump’s tactics out on his nominees. While serving in the House, Chavez-DeRemer cosponsored the PRO Act, which…

Former Vice President Kamala Harris signed with the Hollywood agency CAA for representation. Harris previously signed with CAA as a senator until she was sworn in as vice president in 2021. This is an indication of her public future since losing her presidential bid in November. The agency said it plans to represent Harris generally…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will rehire the Inspection Service front-line employees it fired over the weekend so they can continue their work on the avian flu outbreak. These employees were fired over the weekend as the bird flu crisis has threatened more farmers and led the price of eggs to increase. As millions of…

(The Center Square) – The Tennessee General Assembly is beginning to look at the state budget and what is going on in Washington needs to be considered, the chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee said Monday. The committee reviewed the Tennessee 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, which showed the state’s net position increased by $2.1…

(The Center Square) – A ban on students using smartphones took effect Tuesday in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The nation’s second largest school district voted 5-2 in June in favor of the ban on using cellphones, smartwatches, AirPods and earbuds during school hours. Students are required to keep their phones off and stored…

(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell delivered his 2025 state of the city address, warning of potential revenue impacts from President Donald Trump’s administration. Harrell did not mince words during his speech Tuesday, stating his office has great concerns for the potential impacts the Trump administration may have on the city’s revenue sources…

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s budget hearings began on Tuesday in the state Capitol as legislators in the General Assembly start to review Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $51.5 billion proposed state spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that begins on July 1. In the leadoff spot for the Shapiro administration was Revenue Secretary Pat Browne,…

(The Center Square) – The Seattle area’s public transit agency is keeping candidate details confidential amid its search for its next permanent CEO, but transit advocates are calling for a transparent and public-involved process. Sound Transit narrowed down its list of candidates for the CEO position to five. However, details about most of the candidates…

(The Center Square) – Appropriations hearings began with Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency taking the spotlight. The committee is undertaking consideration of a 6.5% requested increase in funding for the upcoming budget, a figure they say would enable them to keep student costs down. Tuition has been…