Noncitizens Can Vote in Local Elections in 2 Vermont Cities After Legislature Overturns Governor’s Vetoes

Noncitizens Can Vote in Local Elections in 2 Vermont Cities After Legislature Overturns Governor’s Vetoes

Noncitizen legal residents will be able to vote in two cities in Vermont after the state Senate narrowly overrode Gov. Phil Scott’s vetoes of two bills earlier this month. The Republican governor earlier this month vetoed two bills, H.177 and H.227, which are charter changes to allow noncitizen residents in Montpelier and Winooski to vote in local…

On the Border, Can Harris Succeed Where Biden Failed?

On the Border, Can Harris Succeed Where Biden Failed?

Nearly two weeks after Vice President Kamala Harris told Central Americans considering making the perilous journey to the United States not to come because they can “find hope at home,” the U.S. Embassy in Honduras put out a starkly different message. “Refugee resettlement in the United States is being restored to offer hope and a…

Charlie Kirk: Tyrants Want to Overturn Our Constitutional Rights but People Hold Political Power

Charlie Kirk: Tyrants Want to Overturn Our Constitutional Rights but People Hold Political Power

The constitutional rights of Americans are under assault from politically biased tyrants who want to use their power to restrict freedom of speech, according to Charlie Kirk, founder and president of conservative student group Turning Point USA, Whether it’s from Big Tech and big government working together on censorship, lockdowns restricting church services, or a slew of…

PA Gov. Attacks Lawmakers' Sensible Election Reforms

PA Gov. Attacks Lawmakers' Sensible Election Reforms

After the 2020 election, many Pennsylvania voters were left confused, frustrated, and distrustful. A new and inefficient mail-in balloting process, unrealistic and shifting voting deadlines, and often non-binding guidance from state government led to varied experiences across precincts and delays in reporting the election’s results. Issues concerning Pennsylvania’s administration of elections, though, weren’t limited to…

Uber Pays $3.4 Million for Seattle Gig Worker Leave Law Mistakes

Uber Pays $3.4 Million for Seattle Gig Worker Leave Law Mistakes

SEATTLE—Uber has agreed to pay more than $3.4 million to 15,000 drivers after making mistakes related to Seattle’s pioneering paid sick leave law covering gig workers. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Seattle City Council last year temporarily extended sick and safe leave protections to gig workers, who previously didn’t qualify because many companies treat them…