Nutfieldnews Team 
(The Center Square) – In today’s edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Associate Editor Greg Bishop reviews the back and forth over President Donald Trump’s executive order to begin the process of closing down the U.S. Department of Education and the possible impacts on Illinois. Bishop also airs a Deerfield, Illinois, mother’s …
(The Center Square) – Political action committee Let’s Go Washington introduced a second initiative on Monday to protect parents’ rights by repealing House Bill 1296. Earlier this month, the organization introduced an initiative to repeal Senate Bill 5181. HB 1296 and SB 5181 are both aimed at modifying LGW’s “parents’ bill of rights” Initiative 2081 …
(The Center Square) – Democratic lawmakers are attempting to place more restrictions on Illinois police agencies, this time involving warrants. State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, has introduced House Bill 1611 that would prevent the use of no-knock warrants on drug offenders unless there is evidence that they are dealers. Buckner said he was inspired by …
(The Center Square) – Illinois Republican lawmakers are urging their colleagues to join them in “stopping” illegal immigration while suggesting Gov. J.B. Pritzker is “shifting his view” on the issue. State Rep. Paul Jacobs, R-Pomona, introduced House Bill 1345 to repeal the Illinois TRUST act and end the state’s sanctuary status. “I would personally love …
(The Center Square) – A coalition of state attorneys general is filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, urging the court to lift a nationwide restraining order that is “preventing” the “immediate deportation” of “Tren de Aragua gang members.” Leading the effort are Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares …
(The Center Square) – The Environmental Protection Agency is reviewing regulatory changes the Biden administration made that broadened the definition of “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, expanding the number of water bodies subject to federal permitting. This latest step by the Trump administration toward environmental deregulation has agriculture and business advocates celebrating and …
(The Center Square) – A bill that would add several protected classes to nondiscrimination provisions that apply to public schools in Washington state, received a public hearing Monday in the House Education Committee. Senate Bill 5123, which passed the full Senate March 6, would add ethnicity, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status, and neurodivergence to protected …
(The Center Square) – University of Nevada, Las Vegas is among the 45 universities being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education for race-based programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. The investigations are targeting universities in 38 states and Washington, D.C. The Department of Education has named UNLV as one of the 45 universities potentially …
(The Center Square) — The number of Los Angeles homicides dropped 14% in 2024 from the previous year, officials announced Monday. There was also a decrease in other violent crimes, Mayor Karen Bass and Police Chief Jim McDonnell said during a news conference. They were joined by Los Angeles police commissioners and community members served …
(The Center Square) – Providing what he called a “reality check” on Monday, Jeff McMorris, senior director of Spokane County’s Finance and Administration Division, warned of a $20 million deficit heading into 2026. McMorris, the husband of former U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, told the Board of County Commissioners that this is a multiyear …