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Judge tells key witness in Madigan corruption case he handed defense ‘a gift’

(The Center Square) – A key witness in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s upcoming corruption trial was caught lying on a federal form to buy a gun, a major blow for prosecutors and a surprise boon for Madigan’s defense team. Fidel Marquez, the former ComEd executive who cooperated with federal investigators in the corruption […]

MARSHALL TRIGG: The Truth Behind Biden’s ‘Nonpartisan’ Voter Registration Efforts

Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t hiding it. The Biden-Harris team is using taxpayer dollars to advance its progressive cause. Recently, Harris championed the Biden administration’s plan to pay students to register voters and act as “nonpartisan poll workers.” Once again, the self-proclaimed defenders of our democracy want you to believe they are putting politics aside to focus on pure, […]

Madison Redirected $700,000 In COVID Relief Funds To Illegal Immigrants, Probe Finds

The blue city of Madison, Wisconsin, funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds to illegal immigrants, according to the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG). The funds were appropriated by the federal government to Madison’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) and intended to aid city residents in recovering from the coronavirus […]

New ETF looks to profit from municipal bonds – CNBC

A new ETF is looking to capitalize on the municipal finance space. Joanna Gallegos of BondBloxx is behind the IR+M Tax-Aware Short Duration ETF (TAXX). This ETF has been on sale for less than a month. “When you think about a municipal bond portfolio, I really want people to think beyond that and look for […]

Tony Bennett’s artwork depicting NYC up for auction

Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco, but his artistic eye loved the Big Apple. The late superstar’s watercolor paintings of Central Park and sketches of the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building are among a trove of treasures expected to fetch thousands of dollars at an April 18-19 auction. . Based […]