Peter Cordi

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Homepage Editor at Washington Examiner

Homepage Editor for the Washington Examiner

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Texas lawmaker counters teacher’s union on education funding levels

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Bethany Blankley |Peter Cordi

(The Center Square) – State Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, who authored the Texas Senate’s education package, including Texas’ first school choice bill, is countering a claim made by Texas AFT that public schools remain underfunded.
More expansion of state auditor’s role approved in House

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Alan Wooten |Peter Cordi

(The Center Square) – Expansion of the state auditor’s authority for investigations is on the way to the Senate in North Carolina. Clarify Powers of State Auditor, known also as House Bill 549, got considerable debate and some amendments along the way before Tuesday evening’s 66-46 passage in the chamber with 71-49 majority Republicans. There were no Democrats for it, and only Rep. Ray Pickett of Watauga County against it from the Grand Old Party. Dave Boliek is the first-term Republican auditor.
Californians line up to get REAL IDs before deadline

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Dave Mason |Peter Cordi

(The Center Square) – Lines have formed at California Department of Motor Vehicles offices as people try to meet the deadline for their REAL IDs.Starting Wednesday, Americans will need the ID to go on domestic flights or enter secure federal facilities or certain military bases. The deadline for the REAL IDs, which Congress adopted after 9/11, has been pushed back several times over 20 years. The federal REAL ID Act became law in 2005.
California lost 11,600 net jobs in March, nearly half of new jobs from welfare

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Kenneth Schrupp |Peter Cordi

(The Center Square) – California lost a net 11,600 jobs in March as private sector job losses exceeded taxpayer-funded job gains, the plurality of which came from a single welfare program in which Californians are paid minimum wage to care for family members. The California Center for Jobs and the Economy’s analysis for state and employment for March 2025 found the state lost a net 26,800 private sector jobs, while government and taxpayer-funded employment grew by 15,200 jobs.
Parents’ Medical Bill of Rights gets House floor vote next

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | David Beasley |Peter Cordi

(The Center Square) – Consent from parents or guardians for minors getting medical treatment will be required before physicians can act, says a bill that next goes to the floor of the North Carolina House of Representatives. In the Rules Committee on Monday evening, the proposal advanced from more than a dozen under consideration. It is on the calendar for Tuesday.
Legislators debate whether to sue over taxpayer’s bill of rights

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Zachery Schmidt |Peter Cordi

(The Center Square) – Colorado lawmakers are scheduled in the final days of the legislative session to consider a joint resolution that would require the General Assembly to sue over the state Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. The joint resolution only has until Wednesday to pass, before the General Assembly adjourns sine die. It hasn’t moved in the chamber since April 10, when it was laid over.
Trump makes good on pledge to kill DEI

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Peter Cordi

The first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term have been a whirlwind of activity, punctuated by action at the border, tariffs, turbulent markets, DOGE, multiple lawsuits, and constant headlines. This Washington Examiner series, “100 Day Report Card,” will look at six key issues and how they have come to define the early days of this administration. Part 4 is on eliminating DEI.
100-day report card: Trump makes good on pledge to restore ‘common sense’ and kill DEI

2 weeks ago | gazette.com | Mike Brest |Peter Cordi

The first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term have been a whirlwind of activity, punctuated by action at the border, tariffs, turbulent markets, DOGE, multiple lawsuits, and constant headlines. This Washington Examiner series, “100 Day Report Card,” will look at six key issues and how they have come to define the early days of this administration. Part 4 is on eliminating DEI.
Trump slams 'STUPID' NFL owners for snubbing Shedeur Sanders in draft

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Peter Cordi

President Donald Trump sounded off on the 32 National Football League owners whose teams passed on University of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday. Citing the prospect’s “phenomenal genes” as the son of Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders, Trump said Sanders should be picked “IMMEDIATELY by a team that wants to WIN.”“What is wrong with NFL owners, are they STUPID?” Trump posted on Truth Social.
Colorado Democrat Yadira Caraveo launches bid for rematch against Republican Gabe Evans

4 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Ernest Luning |Peter Cordi

Former Rep. Yadira Caraveo, the Thornton, Colorado, Democrat who lost her bid for a second term last year in one of the closest congressional races in the country, announced Tuesday that she wants a rematch with Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District. Ahead of her run, Caraveo has also opened up about more incidents surrounding a mental health crisis she faced last year that landed her in the hospital multiple times.