The latest batch of audits for municipal pension plans show a few localities received too much in state aid — and one error led to a $20,000 underpayment.
Read MorePennsylvania Auditor Digs up $20,000 Pension Underpayment After Miscalculations
Day: January 23, 2023
Commentary: Trump Takes Aim at New York Times v. Sullivan
As readers of this space know, former President Donald J. Trump is suing CNN for defamation.
Read MoreEighteen State AGs Voicing Support for New York Gun-Industry Liability Law
A coalition of 18 state attorneys general, all Democrats, on Wednesday submitted an amicus brief in support of New York’s firearms industry accountability law.
Read MoreCOVID Czar Jeff Zients Expected to Replace White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain: Reports
Former White House COVID-19 czar Jeff Zients is expected to replace President Joe Biden’s chief of staff Ron Klain, according to multiple media reports.
Read More‘Child Protection’ Org Fought Against Efforts to Crack Down on Childlike Sex Dolls, Cartoon Child Porn
The Prostasia Foundation, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization that claims to work to prevent child sex abuse, has fought against measures cracking down on fetish activities involving sexually fantasizing about children, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation found.
Read MoreBorder Patrol Agents Report More than 300,000 Apprehensions, Gotaways in December Alone
At least 225,797 people were apprehended entering the U.S. illegally nationwide in December, according to official U.S. Customs and Border Protection data released late Friday.
Read MoreGOP Lawmaker Floats Mechanism to Default Spending to Current Levels to Avert Debt Ceiling Crises
With the nation stuck at its $31.38 trillion debt limit and the Department of the Treasury imposing “extraordinary measures” to keep the government running, one GOP lawmaker is floating a new proposal to default federal spending to current levels to avert recurring standoffs over raising the debt ceiling.
Read MoreExisting Home Sales Slid 17.8 Percent Last Year
Sales of existing homes fell 17.8% in 2022, marking the weakest sales performance since 2014 as interest rates climbed. Interest rates rose quickly last year, a factor that weighed on the residential real estate market. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.15% as of Jan. 19, down from 6.33% last week, but up from 3.56% a year ago, according to Freddie Mac.
Read MoreTexas Representative Gooden Calls on Administration to Investigate Gifts to Penn from China
A Texas congressman is asking the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) to investigate funding that foreign entities have bestowed on the University of Pennsylvania.
Read MoreCommentary: The Greatest Refutation of the 1619 Project May Come from a French Liberal
Perhaps, we as 21st-century Americans should adopt some humility surrounding our own abilities to interpret and understand the motivations and events encompassing the founding and early years of our nation, lest we run the risk of rewriting and corrupting our history.
Read More‘Absurd’: Harvard Medical Course Teaches Students About LGBTQ+ Infants
A course being offered at Harvard Medical School claims that there are infants within the LGBTQ+ community.
Read MoreAlabama Secretary of State Wes Allen: Paper Ballot Statute, Ban on Voting Machine Internet Connectivity Among 2023 Legislative Priorities
Although he has been in office for only a few days, Secretary of State Wes Allen has some legislative priorities in mind for the 2023 session.
Read MoreOne Percent of U.S. Counties Account for 42 Percent of Nationwide Murders, Study Shows
One percent of U.S. counties account for about 42% of U.S. murders, while 52% of counties have no murders, according to a recent study.
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