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November 27

Cook County in Illinois establishes permanent guaranteed income program

The Cook County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved $7.5 million to make a guaranteed basic income pilot program permanent.

November 25

Mamdani economic advisor is reparations activist who says 'devaluation of Black lives' ingrained in US system

Reparations activist Darrick Hamilton, who argues the U.S. economy is racist, joins NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team to help shape economic and workforce development plans.

November 21

Eric Swalwell announces California gubernatorial run

Podcast host Ben Ferguson joins 'The Faulkner Focus' to discuss Rep. Eric Swalwell's, D-Calif., political career as he enters the state's gubernatorial race.

November 21

Mamdani struggles to explain how he'll fund free buses

Zohran Mamdani, who is slated to become New York City mayor, faces the practical question of how to secure funding to make bus rides free.

November 21

Unearthed FEC records expose Katie Porter's hypocrisy after she fumes at 'new billionaire' joining race

Katie Porter’s jab at billionaire Tom Steyer after he entered California's gubernatorial race backfired after records showed she took more than $10k from him.

November 20

Trace Gallagher: This is like calling rain in Seattle a 'one-off'

'Common Sense' Department: Chicago crime is back in the headlines and the CSD isn’t surprised at all.

November 20

Trump admin threatens to slash $75M from Pennsylvania amid terror suspect CDL scandal

Pennsylvania faces federal funding cut after Uzbek terror suspect caught with state-issued commercial driver license, sparking safety audit of CDL system.

November 20

Climate deadlines collide with politics as Dem-led states chase Big Oil in court but spare local refiners

Democrat-led states sue fossil fuel companies like tobacco firms while struggling to maintain power grid reliability during clean energy transitions.

November 20

Shapiro responds to illegal immigrant trucker fiasco – says driver was in fed database first

Gov. Shapiro clashes with DHS over Uzbek immigrant's Pennsylvania commercial license as officials trade blame over vetting process failures.

November 19

The map just 'opened up' for Democrats: Jessica Tarlov

'The Five' discusses who was dubbed as Democrats' 'front-runner' for 2028.