More than 200,000 fentanyl pills taken off Utah streets in two actions
(The Center Square) – More than 200,000 fentanyl pills have been taken off the streets in Utah in two law enforcement actions.
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First lady, racing community join forces to support foster youth
(The Center Square) – Ahead of the weekend’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix race in Washington, D.C., First Lady Melania Trump hosted an event Thursday to highlight her Fostering the Future initiative as IndyCar and Fox Corporation donated $2 million to fund scholarships at Indiana University and Purdue University.
Flock to shape U.S. privacy law around company policies
(The Center Square) – Flock, a video surveillance company, is working to build privacy legislation in the United States based on the company’s policies.
Bessent calls $166B tariff refund a 'corporate bonanza'
(The Center Square) – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday called the $166 billion in court-ordered tariff refunds a “corporate bonanza,” as the money flows to the importers that paid the duties rather than the consumers who bore most of the cost.
Prosecutors say ‘no dispute’ the 86 47 seashells could be Comey threat to Trump
(The Center Square) – “No serious dispute” is possible against an arrangement of seashells spelling out 86 47 on a North Carolina beach as a potential threat against President Donald Trump, says the U.S. Department of Justice.
More than a dozen Trump-endorsed candidates have lost their elections
(The Center Square) – More than a dozen Republican candidates have lost their elections this year after being endorsed by President Donald Trump. The overwhelming majority of candidates he’s endorsed have won their state and federal primary and runoff elections.
Exxon wins a round in Louisiana carbon pipeline dispute
(The Center Square) - A Texas Business Court judge threw out charges of anti-competitive behavior against ExxonMobil’s carbon pipeline subsidiary Denbury in a ruling last week while allowing a broader lawsuit over unfair business practices to move forward.
Report: Southern, rural states lead national highway deaths
(The Center Square) – Mississippi, Wyoming and Arkansas lead the nation in car crash fatalities, according to a new report.
Pentagon notifies 30 universities of foreign relations audit
(The Center Square) – The Pentagon has notified 30 higher education institutions that they must review their academic and research ties to foreign entities or risk losing federal funding.
U.S. national debt hits $40 trillion
(The Center Square) – The United States government passed a sobering milestone Wednesday as the national debt topped $40 trillion, up from $39 trillion only five months ago.
Data centers stymie affordable housing, advocates say
(The Center Square) – Home building associations are losing skilled trades workers to data center construction, advocates said.
ICE still blocked from churches of Cooperative Baptists, Quakers, Sikhs
(The Center Square) – Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are blocked from entering churches of Cooperative Baptists, Quakers and Sikhs to carry out enforcement operations unless they have a warrant, or in certain specified circumstances, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
Landry fast tracks critical minerals environmental reviews
(The Center Square) - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has signed a pair of executive orders that fast-track environmental permitting for critical minerals and rare earth production as part of an effort to attract heavy industries to the state.
Bessent: illegal immigrants should not receive certain tax credit refunds
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration unveiled a proposed rule clarifying that hundreds of thousands of noncitizen taxpayers are ineligible for refunds from four individual income tax credits. The move could save the U.S. up to $2.6 billion in 2026.
Tax Foundation: States should note ruling against Maryland's digital ad tax
(The Center Square) – Other states should take note after the Maryland Tax Court recently struck down that state’s digital advertising tax and ordered refunds to be paid to taxpayers for more than five years worth of collections, according to The Tax Foundation.
Trump immigration crackdown hits another milestone
(The Center Square) – A hurdle to adding the final country to the list of temporary protected status terminations has been eliminated as the Trump administration continues to crack down on immigration, with refugee numbers at a record low.
Abbott pushes back on Minn. extradition order, says he doesn’t trust Walz
(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing back against a request to extradite a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in custody in Texas, saying he doesn’t trust Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Michigan gas prices climbing
(The Center Square) – In Michigan, center of the U.S. auto manufacturing, just a week can make a dime’s worth of difference in the price of a gallon of gas these days.
Former ‘outstanding refugee’ charged with Medicaid fraud
(The Center Square) – The state of Minnesota filed criminal charges against two people for $1.5 million in alleged Medicaid Fraud, the state’s attorney general said, including one who was reportedly honored by the state as an “outstanding refugee.
Report: Oregon requires most occupational licensing, Missouri the least
(The Center Square) – A new report from the Archbridge Institute ranks states by occupational licensing, with Oregon ranking the worst by having the most “barriers to work,” and Missouri ranking the best by having the least barriers to work.
Teacher unions funnel funds to Democratic lawmakers
(The Center Square) – The nation’s two largest teachers’ unions directed thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to Democratic members of key congressional education committees, according to federal campaign finance records reviewed by The Center Square.
Trump pauses 50% Canada tariffs ahead of deadline
(The Center Square) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney both said late Tuesday the 50% U.S. tariff on Canadian goods will be delayed, but Trump said a deal is done while Carney said talks continue.
No U.S. estimate of consumer cost as Canada tariffs take effect
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, including cars, dairy and alcohol, take effect Wednesday, and the U.S. importers who pay them still have no federal estimate of what the levies will cost American consumers.
Updated CDC codes will support de-transitioners, medical watchdog says
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will implement several new diagnosis codes that medical watchdog Do No Harm says are important for supporting those who underwent transgender procedures and later detransitioned.
Report: U.S. debt crisis will directly harm families, students, retirees
(The Center Square) – As the national debt quickly approaches $40 trillion, economists warn that skyrocketing deficits will distinctly impact Americans of all generations, including students, families and retirees.
Minnesota AG sues Abbott over extradition of ICE agent
(The Center Square) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to force the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of assault and falsely reporting a crime.
Canadian initiative seeks ouster of US ambassador
(The Center Square) – After years of border policies that facilitated a record number of illegal border crossers and crime from Canada creating US national security concerns, Canadians are blaming the Trump administration for what they say are diplomatic failures.