The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has extended the termination date for critical weather satellite data to July 31, 2025, following an initial announcement that would have ended the service on June 30. The extension comes after NASA requested additional time and amid significant backlash from the meteorological community during […]
Republicans are setting up a celebration of HR1 (the One Big, Beautiful Bill) for the Fourth of July weekend while many of the most impactful parts of the measure will not be felt by the American people until the next president and congress is seated in 2028. The delayed impact […]
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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released its latest list of pediatric high-risk ZIP codes for lead exposure, highlighting several communities in Champaign and Vermilion counties as areas of concern. This designation means that children living in these ZIP codes are at increased risk for lead poisoning, a serious health […]
The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a memorandum that expands the federal government’s pursuit of denaturalization, the revocation of citizenship from naturalized Americans. A June 11, 2025 memo, signed by Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate, directs Civil Division attorneys to “prioritize and maximally pursue denaturalization proceedings in all cases […]
The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Universal Service Fund (USF), rejecting arguments that the funding mechanism violates the Constitution’s nondelegation doctrine and affirming the FCC’s authority to collect and distribute billions of dollars annually to support communications services for underserved communities. The Universal […]
The Supreme Court has ruled that federal courts lack the authority to issue “universal injunctions,” orders that block the enforcement of federal laws or executive actions against anyone in the country, not just the plaintiffs who brought the case. The 6-3 decision, delivered by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, grants the […]
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, must be allowed to excuse their children from elementary school lessons involving LGBTQ+-inclusive storybooks, citing constitutional protections for religious freedom and parental rights. The 6-3 ruling, authored by Justice Samuel Alito, reverses lower court decisions and orders the Montgomery […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Texas’s law requiring age verification for access to online pornography, ruling that the statute is a constitutionally permissible means of protecting minors from sexually explicit content. The case, Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, centered on Texas House Bill 1181, enacted in 2023. The law […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District No. 3 has announced the appointment of Jessica Bryson as its new Director of Communications, a position created to lead the district’s strategic messaging and public relations efforts. Bryson brings 10 years of communication experience to the role. An Eastern Illinois University graduate, Bryson […]
