Watchdog.org

(The Center Square) – There are four main demographic groups which define American polarization and may help explain the results of the 2024 General Election, according to decades worth of election and poll data.

(The Center Square) – Prosecutors are focusing on real estate developments in Chicago's 25th Ward at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his codefendant, former state Representative and lobbyist Michael McClain.

(The Center Square) — Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a bill aimed at closing a "deadly" loophole in New York domestic violence laws that will allow courts to issue orders of protection to victims' family members, regardless of their age.

(The Center Square) — Louisiana lawmakers have finalized a sweeping overhaul of the state's tax system, passing a package of reforms aimed at reducing income taxes, increasing sales taxes, and scaling back or eliminating certain tax credits.

(The Center Square) – The Pinellas County Commission asked the Tampa Bay Rays this week if they're in or out when it comes to a stadium deal.

(The Center Square) – A federal judge in Kentucky issued a preliminary injunction that keeps the Biden Administration, for now, from enforcing a new regulation in four states that includes language allowing migrant farm workers to receive collective bargaining rights.

(The Center Square) – With the presidential election passed, American's confidence in the economy has been improving, with increased optimism and a slight increase in approval for Congress.

(The Center Square) — New Hampshire's Republican Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte has created a new public safety 'task force' to push for changes to the state's bail laws and other criminal justice reforms.

(The Center Square) – With a road fiscal cliff approaching, funding local and county roads without raising taxes is Republicans' top priority during the lame-duck session and going into the new year, Speaker-elect Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, said at a news conference.