U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP, ‘Deeply Troubling’ for Economy, National Security

For The Center Square Daily host Greg Bishop looks at top headlines from across the country including the national debt surpassing 100% of GDP and the concerns advocates are raising, California High-Speed Rail Authority missed the May 1 deadline to submit a report to the Legislature on the Merced-to-Bakersfield project and its costs, a North Carolina policy change could improve benefits for public employees on the state retirement program, and a newly introduced measure in the Illinois General Assembly aimed at expanding ballistic imaging technology is drawing criticism from gun rights advocates who question both its effectiveness and intent.