Survey: Roadtrippers say Floridians among America's worst drivers
Every year, a multitude of studies are conducted that make use of quantifiable metrics to rank driving skills.
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Franklin News Foundation launches The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll
(The Center Square) – How concerned are American voters about the situation at the border? Who do they blame the most for the fentanyl crisis gripping the country?
With former President Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner in the race for the presidency in 2024, facing four separate indictments heading into primary season, what does that mean for his and other Republicans' prospects when the first ballots are cast early next year?
AG Moody defeats Biden administration in court, again
(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody won another round against the Biden administration in federal court, this time in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
On Monday, the court ruled to keep in place an injunction against the Department of Homeland Security’s parole program. The injunction was issued by a federal district judge in Florida last month. DHS appealed the judge’s ruling and lost.
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Opposition builds against EPA rule to transition Americans to electric vehicles
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Thu, 05/25/2023 - 13:36
(The Center Square) — Opposition to new Environmental Protection Agency tailpipe regulations is growing after the federal agency projected the regulation would put more than half of American drivers out of gas cars and into electric vehicles.
FBI, DOJ investigating ByteDance’s use of TikTok to spy on journalists
The FBI and the Department of Justice are investigating the events that led TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to use the app to surveil American journalists, according to sources familiar with the departments’ actions. (Forbes)
Report: Children under 14 dying from fentanyl poisoning at faster rate than any other age group
By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor
(The Center Square) – Children under age 14 are dying from fentanyl poisoning at a faster rate than any other age group in the U.S., according to a new analysis from Families Against Fentanyl.
In the past two years, synthetic opioid (fentanyl) deaths among children surged.
Gov. Abbott to Biden: These five policies will help secure border
By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor
(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday urged President Joe Biden to implement five policies to help secure the U.S. southern border, hand delivering him a letter after the president landed at the El Paso International Airport for his first visit to the border since he took office.
Amtrak has big increase in ridership but still not back to pre-pandemic levels
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Mon, 01/02/2023 - 14:26
By Tom Gantert | The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Amtrak saw a big increase in ridership in fiscal year 2022 but is still at 72% of its peak pre-pandemic levels, according to data the transit company released.
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation – Amtrak's official name – is still not close to full recovery in ticket sales and food and beverage revenue.
McMorris Rodgers calls student loan forgiveness a 'slap in the face' to taxpayers
By RaeLynn Ricarte | The Center Square
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, calls President Joe Biden’s decision to transfer student loan debt from borrowers to taxpayers a “dramatic overreach of his authority” and a “slap in the face to every hardworking person in Eastern Washington who will now have to foot the bill.”