Day: April 2, 2024

Fox News Poll: Record number say their taxes are too high

10:07 pm April 2, 2024

A record number of voters think the taxes they pay are too high, while at the same time slightly more say the message they would give Uncle Sam is “lend me a hand” as opposed to “leave me alone,” according to the latest Fox News national survey. With Tax Day around the corner, 64% think […]

Iowa lawmakers pass teacher retention bonus for district hit by January shooting

10:04 pm April 2, 2024

Teachers and staff in the rural Iowa district where a deadly school shooting took place earlier this year could get bonuses if they don’t quit their jobs under a new bill approved by lawmakers and sent to the governor. The Jan. 4 attack at the high school in Perry, Iowa, about 40 miles northwest of […]

Oklahoma court considers whether to allow first publicly funded Catholic school in the US

10:02 pm April 2, 2024

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general urged the state’s highest court on Tuesday to stop the creation of what would be the nation’s first publicly funded Catholic charter school. Attorney General Gentner Drummond argued the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board violated both the law and the state and federal constitutions when it […]

Georgia Sec of State sends Larry David letter lampooning ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’s focus on state’s election law

10:00 pm April 2, 2024

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger penned a tongue-in-cheek letter to Larry David skewering his focus on his state’s election law in the final season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” HBO’s long-running comedy is coming to a close with its 12th season following 24 sporadic years on television. The overarching plot of the final season has […]

Gov. Evers turns to Wisconsin Supreme Court in crusade against absentee drop box restrictions

9:14 pm April 2, 2024

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn a ruling that banned absentee ballot drop boxes beyond the confines of election clerks’ offices in the presidential battleground state. In a filing the day of Wisconsin’s presidential primary, Evers asked the court to overturn a 2022 ruling that limited drop box […]