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Report: Illinois grocery tax end would affect city revenues

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has proposed eliminating Illinois' 1% tax on groceries, a move that could mean millions of dollars less revenue for municipalities.

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Squatting bill goes to Georgia Gov. Kemp's desk | News

ATLANTA — Squatting is having a moment. Recently, there has been a rise in high-profile reports about trespassers seizing control of vacant homes, violently clashing with real estate agents and

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US shoppers buy less bread in bad news for farmers

America’s wheat crop is making a comeback. Too bad U.S. grocery shoppers want to buy less food made with it. Although crop conditions for the staple grain are the best

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Trump has only $6.8 million for legal fees with trial underway

Donald Trump spent $4.9 million on legal fees in March and has just $6.8 million left in the accounts he’s been using to fund his lawyers, setting him up for

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A Paul-Massie alliance fight FISA's renewal. They're running out of time | World News

WASHINGTON — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul formed a noisy alliance with Rep. Thomas Massie this week that scrambled Congress’ plans to renew the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without additional privacy

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As session winds down, which bills made the cut

Banning gender replacement hormones for minors, alcohol being delivered to your doorstep, hunting hogs by helicopter, restrictions on marketing vaping to young children and cracking down on Xylaine usage. All

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Idaho politics are polarized. Can these projects help people 'see each other's humanity'? | News

BOISE, Idaho — Onstage at Boise State University, Jarom Jemmett, a third-generation Idaho farmer who identifies as “right-leaning,” spoke about how much he values family. Not just his own, but

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Aderholt wants to delay vote for new Appropriations chair

WASHINGTON — House Republicans shouldn’t rush to pick a new Appropriations Committee leader until they have a fuller discussion about changing the process to avoid massive packages like the long-delayed

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McConnell: GOP can win Senate even if Trump loses

Even if Donald Trump loses to Joe Biden again this fall, Mitch McConnell still sees the odds of a Republican Senate majority in his party’s favor. During an interview with

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San Diego sailors and Marines are helping lead a major training exercise with India's Navy

SAN DIEGO — Amphibious Navy and Marine forces based in San Diego County are conducting a major training exercise this week with India, one of America's most important partners in

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