Nutfieldnews Team 
(The Center Square) – The second in-person pretrial hearing for Tyler James Robinson, charged with the murder of conservative leader and Arizona resident Charlie Kirk, took an extraordinary turn mid-Friday afternoon when the chief prosecutor took the witness stand. Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray, the elected official who oversees the prosecution office, testified he learned …
(The Center Square) – San Francisco is getting new state funding for homelessness and mental health services. Speaking Friday at a San Francisco event titled “Treatments, Not Tents,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said this will build on the state’s recent 9% reduction in unsheltered homelessness. “Extraordinary progress is being made in San Francisco,” Newsom, a Democrat, …
(The Center Square) – The Goldwater Institute and the Idaho Freedom Foundation sent a letter this week urging Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador to investigate whether state colleges and universities are complying with a law banning mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Idaho was the first state to adopt the Freedom from Indoctrination Act. The …
(The Center Square) – Pacific Gas & Electric customers are going to see changes to their electricity rates starting in March, according to an email to a PG&E customer obtained by The Center Square. The email said a “base services charge” will change what some PG&E customers will pay every month in California. PG&E serves …
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration has launched a series of investigations into various public schools and state departments of education across the country over Title IX allegations related to the participation of transgender athletes in girls’ sports. The investigation led by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights coincides with the …
Every American should be alarmed by the ongoing fraud investigation in Minnesota. What started on social media and initially appeared to be yet another case of government waste has evolved into something far more troubling: a national security failure. The fraud investigation stems from the Feeding Our Future nonprofit, at the center of what federal …
(The Center Square) — Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is touting her administration’s plans to spend $4.5 billion on a statewide “universal” child care program as she seeks another term in office. On Thursday, Hochul visited a child care facility in Queens where she highlighted a new pilot program she said will expand child …
(The Center Square) – Washington Policy Center and the Citizen Action Defense Fund are applying more pressure in their lawsuit that hopes to force the Department of Ecology to produce climate data as required by the Climate Commitment Act. WPC and CADF filed a motion for summary judgment hoping to compel the court to step …
(The Center Square) – Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo and Attorney General Aaron Ford, who have both been scrutinized in the recent past for their financial dealings, have filed their annual disclosure reports. Thursday was the deadline for the disclosures, which, under state law, are required for all state and local elected or appointed officials. Ford, …
(The Center Square) – Educators for St. Hope Public Schools in Sacramento are requesting a vote to end the Sacramento City Teachers Association’s authority over their school. Earlier this month, St. Hope educator Beth Simonton filed a petition, backed by a majority of her coworkers, asking the National Labor Relations Board to hold a vote …