Politics

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Kent State survivor issues warning about military response to LA protests

  Farah Siddiqi, producer/reporter, Ohio News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   A Kent State University shooting survivor is warning Ohioans and others to take note of the U.S. military’s involvement in immigration-related protests. She says it echoes a dark chapter in Ohio history – when four students were shot by the National Guard at Kent State in 1970. […]
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Assassination of Minnesota lawmaker the latest in a string of violent political attacks

  Mike Moen, producer/reporter, Minnesota News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   Minnesota and the nation are feeling the emotional weight of political violence after this weekend’s assassination of a top Democratic state lawmaker and the attack on a fellow legislator. State Rep. Melissa Hortman, D-Brooklyn Park, who had served as Minnesota House Speaker, was killed inside her home […]
Thursday, April 17, 2025

President Trump doubles down on undocumented workers and SSA benefits

  Note:  In general, by law, undocumented immigrants are barred from getting social security benefits, even though many pay into the system through payroll taxes. More on this at MSN, Newsweek, and MarketWatch .
Friday, April 4, 2025

Markets plunge over tariffs CA Governor attempts to ease pain on Golden State

To say it’s a down day on Wall Street is an understatement. The Dow dropped more than 2,200 points today. This comes after President Trump announced a series of far-reaching new tariffs on most of the US trade partners last Wednesday, kicking a trade war into high gear. Today, China retaliated with a 34% tariff on US imports. Also today, California […]
Friday, March 28, 2025

Why the Wisconsin Supreme Court race is getting national attention

    Judith Ruiz-Branch, producer/reporter, Wisconsin News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   Early voting is surging in Wisconsin’s spring election. Thousands have either sent in absentee ballots or voted in person. Meanwhile, political maneuvers continue with the pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court race less than a week away, the latest coming from the White House. In the weeks […]
Sunday, March 16, 2025

Former Rep. Katie Porter joins race for CA governor

  Former Orange County Congresswoman Katie Porter is back on the campaign trail. Last Tuesday, Porter officially announced her candidacy for California governor in 2026.  Porter joins a crowded field of candidates that include former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, wealthy Southland entrepreneur Stephen Cloobeck, former State Controller Betty Yee, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis, State […]
Thursday, January 16, 2025

President Biden asked to pardon deported veterans

Zamone Perez, reporter, Maryland News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   “Deported veterans” may sound like an oxymoron. But it is not, and those veterans are working to get pardons in the last days of President Joe Biden’s term. Around the country, 94,000 veterans do not have citizenship, So if they violate certain laws, they are at risk of […]
Sunday, January 12, 2025

Mourning former President Jimmy Carter

Flags at Burbank City Hall remain at half-staff as part of the mourning for former President Jimmy Carter. The former commander-in-chief died last month on December 29 at the age of 100. The following day, the Media City announced that as a tribute to the former president from Plains, Georgia, flags would be lowered to half-staff for 30 days. Last […]
Saturday, September 7, 2024

Watch out for election scams

  Shanteya Hudson, producer/reporter, North Carolina News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.    Scammers are on the prowl this election season. They target the emotions of voters to steal donations, seek polling information, or gain their financial data. The Better Business Bureau is warning residents about bad actors impersonating campaigns and nonprofit organizations. Meredith Radford, senior communications specialist […]