In spring 2020, state and local governments were confronted with cascading costs in managing the public health response to the pandemic, spiking unemployment, and steep sales tax and user fee revenue declines resulting from business disruption and restrictions.
Thinktank finds states that resisted the stricter COVID-related lockdown measures appear to have faired better overall during an assessment of pandemic-related detriments.
Award-winning actor Will Smith has been banned from Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences events for 10 years for slapping comedian and host Chris Rock during the Oscars last month, the organization's Board of Governors announced on Friday.
The Defender’s Big Brother NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to governments’ abuse of power, including attacks on democracy, civil liberties and use of mass surveillance.
Movie star Will Smith issued an apology to Chris Rock for slapping himat the Oscar awards ceremony after the comedian made a joke at the expense of Smith's wife.
“Girls have a right to excel in their sport and compete for records on a national scale, to compete for scholarships for universities and not have those taken,” said the bill’s author.
Thanks to a sudden $140 million cash infusion, officials in Broward County, Florida, recently broke ground on a high-end hotel that will have views of the Atlantic Ocean and an 11,000-square-foot spa.
Top 5 states with most expensive average cost of regular gasoline are led by Democratic governors and Democratic-controlled legislatures.
While all Americans are feeling the...
