(The Center Square) – During a U.S. Senate hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) called for legislation allowing parents to sue social media companies for harm caused to children.

19 hours ago · In Southern California, rain reached Santa Barbara County around noon Thursday and varied from 0.1 inch in the city of Santa Barbara to 3 inches in the county’s mountains and foothills, said Bryan Lewis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, a Ventura County city that got less than 0.1 inch of rain during the afternoon.

2 days ago · (The Center Square) - The California inspector general tasked with reviewing the state’s high speed rail program issued a new report stating the first segment is likely to be more than three years behind schedule and faces a $6.5 billion funding gap. “Based on our review of the latest project information, the 2030 target date has been pushed back to 2031, in part because the Authority has ...

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(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Saturday moved to hold Mexico, Canada and China accountable with tariffs on the nation's top three trading partners, raising concerns about the potential for higher prices.

Jan 30, 2025 · (The Center Square) – Michigan Republicans introduced a bill in the state House this week requiring that certain education institutions provid…

6 days ago · (The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Saturday moved to hold Mexico, Canada and China accountable with tariffs on the nation's top three trading partners, raising concerns about the potential for higher prices. "This was done through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ...

1 day ago · The state would levy a 15% tax on marijuana on top of the sales tax. The general fund would receive 85% of the revenue, with 10% going to the Department of Agriculture for administrative costs and 5% going to the Department of Revenue as well as administrative costs, according to the bill. The state would review past marijuana convictions and people in jail or prison only for marijuana ...

Feb 5, 2024 · (The Center Square) - An influential California state legislator is proposing that social media companies restrict large-scale anonymous online free speech by requiring social media accounts with more than 25,000 followers provide personal identifying information.