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Defying Senate, House GOP passes DHS funding stopgap

(The Center Square) – The Department of Homeland Security shutdown will continue into the weekend after House Republicans snubbed the Senate’s funding deal and passed their own funding stopgap instead. Rather than approve a dead-of-night compromise that Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., made with Senate

Auditors to review Montana Secretary of State's use of federal grant money for mailers

The Secretary of State's use of a federal elections grant to pay for controversial mailers will be audited, the legislative auditor said in a memo dated Wednesday. Earlier this month Republican Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen used grant money from the Help American Vote Act (HAVA) to pay

Groups ask trade court to pause Trump's new tariffs amid legal fight

(The Center Square) – Several groups joined together to ask a Manhattan trade court to pause President Donald Trump's latest wave of tariffs as states and small businesses move ahead with legal challenges. A coalition of advocacy groups is urging the U.S. Court of International Trade to halt

The cities attracting the most Millennial transplants

The cities attracting the most Millennial transplants

The cities attracting the most Millennial transplants Millennials now make up an estimated 36% of the workforce, making this cohort highly valuable to any local economy. With more flexibility than ever due to remote work and rapidly developing technologies, many Millennial households opt to move locations in pursuit of job

Rubio sees G7 building 'coalition' against Iran strait control

Rubio sees G7 building 'coalition' against Iran strait control

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday he saw European readiness to help form a coalition against Iranian control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz after US-Israeli attacks unleashed a regional war. Rubio joined top diplomats from the Group of Seven powers for talks as he assured them

Montana GOP state senator begins effort to get 2% property tax cap on Nov. ballot

A longtime Republican state senator and member of a prominent Montana family unveiled a campaign this week to cap property taxes through a constitutional amendment he's working to get on the ballot this November. After eye-popping residential property tax spikes in 2023, reforming the system has dominated

House Republicans reject Senate bid to end US airport chaos

House Republicans reject Senate bid to end US airport chaos

US House Republicans on Friday effectively shot down an effort by the Senate to end a budget standoff that has forced thousands of airport security staff to work without pay, likely extending the partial government shutdown. A lapse in federal funding has left Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff -- who screen