4+ hour, 28+ min ago  (520+ words) (The Center Square) - Louisiana motorists hitting the road for the Memorial Day holiday face the highest fuel costs in four years, as the average price of gasoline in the state remains above $4. 00 a gallon for the third consecutive week. The…...

14+ hour, 2+ min ago  (401+ words) (The Center Square) " Read this week's Fed minutes carefully and you'll hear 1970s. The Fed has stopped debating when to cut. Now it's debating whether to hold higher for longer " or hike again. A majority of officials said firming could become…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (146+ words) (The Center Square) " Two people were shot, including the suspected gunman, in a shooting outside the White House Saturday night. The suspected gunman was shot and killed by the U. S. Secret Service, and a bystander was injured, according to the White…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (777+ words) Debate Continues Over Foster Care Gender Policies (The Center Square) - Washington's Department of Children, Youth, and Families has agreed to a permanent injunction that will bar state officials from forcing foster families to embrace gender ideology for children in their…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (497+ words) Illustration: Kate Guenther / The Center Square Earlier this week, Philadelphia voters passed a city-sponsored retirement plan for workers without a 401k or other employer-sponsored savings plan. Workers can opt out, but by default, every worker without an employer plan will begin…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (177+ words) (The Center Square) " A federal judge dismissed Tennessee charges against a man who, at one time, was at the center of the immigration debate. Kilmar Abrego Garcia was charged with human smuggling in connection with a Tennessee traffic stop. Garcia…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (719+ words) Interim Seattle Economic Development Director Beto Yarce. Courtesy of Kristin Anderson / City of Seattle / Used with Permission (The Center Square) - Seattle's new Economic Development Director Beto Yarce says he plans to ease city regulations to make it easier for retail…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (368+ words) (The Center Square) " Louisiana lawmakers moved $800 million out of the state's Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund and carved out $81 million for a new fund that is being used to pay for hundreds of local and statewide projects. The new fund, called…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (698+ words) (The Center Square) " A long-awaited bill spending $580 billion on American highways and transportation infrastructure is on track to hit the U. S. House floor for a vote as soon as June. The bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act, a five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill,…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (303+ words) (The Center Square) " Ohio's job market appears to be resilient in the face of higher gasoline prices, a conflict in Iran and other potentially disruptive events across the world. Ohio's unemployment rate dropped in April to 3. 9%, a 0. 2 percentage point fall…...