Nutfieldnews Team 
(The Center Square) – A rare sight in California – a tornado – slammed a Pico Rivera neighborhood early Thursday during the state’s latest storm. The tornado, which happened between 3 and 4 a.m., lasted two minutes and moved at 85 mph in the city in southeastern Los Angeles County, the National Weather Service said …
(The Center Square) – A controversial bill that describes itself as “promoting a safe and supportive public education system” was the subject of more than six hours of debate by lawmakers on Wednesday night into Thursday morning before finally being approved by the Washington State House of Representatives. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1296 aims to …
(The Center Square) – Federal data now shows California fast food employment is down 16,000 jobs since the passage of the state’s $20-per-hour fast food minimum wage last year. A fast food study from the Berkeley Research Group found California fast food prices increased 14.5% from September 2023 to October 2024, or double the national …
(The Center Square) – The University of Southern California is raising its tuition by more than $3,000 for the 2025-26 school year. That bumps up the total estimated cost of attending the private Los Angeles university to almost $100,000. Tuition for full-time students will cost a total of $73,260 for two semesters, USC said Wednesday …
(The Center Square) – Washington state has some of the worst-performing, least cost-effective roads and bridges in the nation, according to Reason Foundation’s “28th Annual Highway Report,” released Thursday. The Los Angeles-based libertarian think tank gave the Evergreen State an overall ranking of 47 out of 50 states. The report measured the condition and cost-effectiveness …
(The Center Square) – It took less than five minutes for the candidates running for Wisconsin’s open Supreme Court seat to start accusing each other of having a political agenda. Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel and Dane County Judge Siusan Crawford faced off in their only debate Wednesday night ahead of next month’s election. Schimel …
(The Center Square) – The Washington State House of Representatives passed revamped legislation Tuesday aimed at improving public safety funding by allowing cities and towns to establish a new 0.1% sales tax without voter approval. It’s part of a plan to provide $100 million in grants to local police departments to hire more officers. Engrossed …
(The Center Square) — As diversity, equity and inclusion programs face scrutiny across the country, Virginia’s public universities are reassessing their programs, with some maintaining these initiatives while others scale back or rebrand them. The Center Square contacted several Virginia public universities regarding their DEI programs and admissions policies. James Madison University confirmed it has …
(The Center Square) – Lawyers say a new California court ruling could make it more difficult for property owners to get paid for fire-related insurance claims for smoke and soot damage outside of the burn zone. With tens of thousands of properties destroyed, and thousands more impacted by the recent Southern California wildfires, property owners …
(The Center Square) – Residents of the devastated Pacific Palisades make up the majority of the initial proponents of the petition to recall Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, signaling Palisades residents assign heavy blame to Bass for their community’s destruction. The five proponents on the recall petition are reportedly two Democrats, two Republicans and one …