Cook County OK to fire hospital pharmacist for refusing Covid vaccine
(Legal Newsline) — A pharmacist who was fired by Cook County after the county forced her to choose between keeping…
Analyst: AI could accelerate costly taxpayer-funded government fraud
Fraud costs government agencies more than four times the amount stolen, according to a national fraud analyst, who warns artificial…
Election 2026: Three hurricanes, two candidates, and a quest for votes
Hurricanes 10, eight and two years ago and subsequent recovery efforts are being pulled into North Carolina’s U.S. Senate election…
Smith defends Trump prosecutions, phone call logs
Jack Smith, the formal special counsel who organized criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump, defended his record and leadership on…
22 state AGs alert SEC of rating agencies’ ESG promotion
Attorneys general from 22 states sent a letter to the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission detailing how multiple ratings agencies…
Wirepoints: ‘Gush’ of taxpayer money fueled credit upgrades
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says credit rating upgrades have saved Illinois taxpayers millions of dollars, but Wirepoints…
From Baltimore to Boston to Chicago, ICE arrests violent fugitives, war criminals
From Baltimore to Boston to Chicago, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are arresting violent fugitives, including those wanted for…
Labor backs Amtrak project as community concern climbs
(The Center Square) – Labor leaders in Chicago are backing plans to create a new Amtrak maintenance facility on the…
121 arrested in ICE operation in Texas lake community, bookstore trafficking ring
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Dallas arrested 121 people during a summer enforcement initiative at Lake Lewis in Texas, including two…
Illinois Quick Hits: State revenue department wants feedback on digital tax rules
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Revenue is inviting feedback on proposed rules for the state’s digital assets…
Report: American consumers would foot the bill if climate cases succeed
A new report exposed the “massive hidden price tag” that what it calls "climate lawfare" presents to American consumers, the…
Growing number of Michigan Jewish leaders press El-Sayed to sign commitments
More prominent Jewish political leaders are joining a growing Michigan coalition calling on Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to…