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New Jersey officials blast $15 toll for New York congestion pricing December 02, 2023 07:03 AM (The Center Square) — New Jersey officials are blasting the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s plans to charge motorists $15 to enter Manhattan as part of the nation’s first congestion pricing program. The MTA’s Traffic Mobility Review Board will

Wisconsin Democrats look to undo shared revenue limits with local control legislation December 02, 2023 07:02 AM (The Center Square) – Democrats at the Wisconsin Capitol are pushing ahead with a series of proposals they say will fix the problems with the state’s new shared revenue agreement. A handful of Democratic lawmakers Thursday introduced 15

Numbers show small businesses leading job growth in Illinois December 02, 2023 07:01 AM (The Center Square) – The latest U.S. Census data for the state of Illinois shows small businesses are leading the way in terms of job growth as they added more than 51,000 jobs in 2022. According to the U.S. Department of

Hunter Biden attorney takes veiled jab at his former Trump clients, raising ethics questions December 02, 2023 07:00 AM Abbe Lowell, who represents Hunter Biden in his ongoing legal battles, accused Republicans this week of “turning a blind eye” to concerns about the business practices of former President Donald Trump and Trump family members who

State using new emergency savings account strategy December 02, 2023 07:00 AM (The Center Square) – The Pennsylvania Treasury switched investment strategies this week to grow the state’s emergency savings account. The change of course comes after three years of hefty deposits from the General Assemby in what’s known as the Rainy Day Fund –

On October 21, 2023, Bobi the dog died. As with most celebrity deaths, the press coverage was wall-to-wall, but Bobi’s demise wasn’t unexpected. At 31 years and 163 days (or 217 in “human” years), he was old. So old, in fact, that in February 2023 Bobi had been crowned the “oldest dog ever” by Guinness

Ozempic and Wegovy’s usefulness might not stop at weight loss. For more than a decade, research has emerged that similar drugs used to treat diabetes have a surprising side-effect: They make people want to drink less alcohol—way less. The apparent effectiveness of drugs like semaglutide won’t come as a surprise to doctors who have been

I loved the original Withings ScanWatch (8/10, WIRED recommends). It was a refined, elegant, health- and fitness-focused hybrid smartwatch with impressive stamina. The ScanWatch 2 retains everything that made the original so compelling and adds some subtle improvements, most notably temperature tracking, but this comes with an unpalatable price hike. Unlike your average smartwatch, the

Brave Books’s Mouse in the House releases in time for Christmas season December 02, 2023 06:00 AM A faith-based children’s book publisher aims to offer families an alternative to Elf on a Shelf with a new Christmas book offered just in time for the holiday. Mouse in the House is a Christmas book from publisher

What’s driving the efforts from Wisconsin Republicans to remove top elections official December 02, 2023 06:00 AM Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are working to oust the state’s nonpartisan top elections official, a move that could affect the battleground’s election rules going into the 2024 cycle. The long-standing battle to remove Wisconsin Elections Administrator Meagan Wolfe