9+ hour, 22+ min ago   (487+ words) (The Center Square) – Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to extend federal highway infrastructure funding before it expires, but the U.S. House has only a week left in session to help get the job done. The bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act, a…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (579+ words) (The Center Square) – Redrawn districts and tight polling are bringing national attention to candidates in Alabama who are divided on tariffs, healthcare and education policy. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed Alabama’s use of a 2023 congressional map that would…...

2+ day, 42+ min ago   (566+ words) (The Center Square) - Spokane's wildfire relief fund has grown to more than $1.2 million, city officials said Friday, as the city prepares to announce its next major round of financial assistance for people impacted by the Spokane Complex Fires. The fundraising…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (283+ words) (The Center Square) – Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell's political action committee is funding a Voter Protection Program to be run by the Tennessee Democratic Party. The program will provide information to voters in all 95 counties of Tennessee. "This program will cut…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (231+ words) (The Center Square) – Families of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing are gathered alongside survivors and first responders Friday to remember those who were lost. Every year following Sept. 11, 2001, a commemorative ceremony is held at…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (261+ words) (The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Elections Commission says there was no increase in late mail-in ballots last month, but there also wasn't a decline. The commission this week released a survey of local election clerks that focused on the problem of…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (784+ words) Seattle Metro Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Joe Nguyen speaks during the group's annual meeting Thursday. Randy Diamond / The Center Square (The Center Square) - Seattle Metro Chamber of Commerce officials didn’t name Mayor Katie Wilson at their annual meeting…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (342+ words) (The Center Square) - Seattle City Councilmember Maritza Rivera hit back strongly against Mayor Katie Wilson Thursday, pushing back on the mayor's characterization of her gun violence prevention efforts as "grandstanding and politicking." Rivera’s statement follows a recent interview Wilson did…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (468+ words) thecentersquare.com (The Center Square) — The Spokane City Council approved emergency tenant protections for residents financially impacted by the Spokane Complex Fires this week, but two council members voted against the measure, raising concerns about potential fraud and…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (434+ words) (The Center Square) - A $4 million Seattle program is continuing to help illegal immigrants as the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on those in the U.S. without authorization, said Oksana Bilobran, interim director of Seattle's Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs....