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TODAY’S TOP STORIES
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Quadruple fatal magnifies focus on CDL licensure
(The Center Square) – Four people killed in Indiana by a big rig driver with a CDL license from Pennsylvania has magnified the consequences of a program in jeopardy of losing $75 million in fiscal funding from the federal government.
Lawsuit: First, 14th amendments violated by Penn State Extension School
(The Center Square) – First and 14th amendments were violated by the Penn State University Extension School because of “DEI-focused criteria and compelled DEI narratives, rather than merit” in the denial of an employee's promotion, says a lawsuit filed Thursday.
Report: Philadelphia short $17,000 per taxpayer
(The Center Square) – Philadelphia carries the third-highest tax burden in the nation, meaning it's short on its bills by roughly $17,000 per taxpayer.
NATIONAL HEADLINES
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Civil group seeks revival of student loan forgiveness lawsuit
(The Center Square) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an opening brief this week with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, asking the court to bring back a lawsuit brought by the Mackinac Center for Public…
Professor: California sees nation's least affordable electricity
(The Center Square) – California is experiencing the country's biggest hikes in electricity rates, according to new research from the Energy Institute at the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley.
December job openings lowest in five years
(The Center Square) – Despite several quarters of strong GDP growth, job openings continued trending downward in December to an estimated 6.5 million – the lowest number in five years and about 1 million less than a year ago.