The Center Square
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Right: Mainstream conservative perspectives focusing on market freedom and tradition.
State-government news service with a free-market orientation. Mantle v1 rating based on story selection, framing and sourcing in recent news coverage, cross-checked against independent public ratings. Under review; see the methodology page.
The rating covers The Center Square’s news reporting, not its opinion pages. It is Mantle’s editorial judgement, last reviewed Sep 27, 2026. How outlets are rated. Disagree with this rating?
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Rated RightSep 27, 2026
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Recent coverage
U.S. House committee subpoenas NJ SOS, probes 6.6k illegal voter registrations
Part of: House committees subpoena New Jersey over noncitizens on voter rolls
Florida mayor arrested for grand theft, fraud
Part of: Kissimmee mayor Jackie Espinosa arrested on grand theft and fraud charges
Memphis rejects data center moratorium in favor of 135-day review
Part of: Memphis council rejects longer data center moratorium, approves shorter pause
Mehmet Oz targets Medicaid fraud at New York adult day care centers
Part of: Federal agents raid Brooklyn adult day care centers over alleged Medicaid fraud
U.S. Supreme Court allows prisoner transgender operations
Part of: Supreme Court declines to lift block on Bureau of Prisons policy for transgender inmates
Feds charge 40 people in $40M SNAP fraud schemes
Part of: Vice President Vance announces charges against over 40 people in alleged SNAP fraud
Poll: More than half of Americans disapprove of Trump, economy
Part of: Trump’s approval falls to new low in polls before midterm elections
Trump announces release of Russian-held American prisoner
Part of: Russia releases American Stephen Hubbard after years in custody
Economists: Billionaire tax would hurt, not help, California
Part of: Economists and a study warn of effects of California’s proposed billionaire tax
Plaintiffs in Maryland case stress equal opportunities for all
Part of: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Maryland middle school magnet admissions
Trump promises farmers $8B to offset record-high diesel costs
Part of: Trump announces $8 billion in harvest payments to farmers for diesel costs
Importer sues over $40M in cheese duties under 1930 tariff law
Part of: Importer sues over Trump’s 50% tariffs on Canadian goods in trade court
New fraud whistleblower program pays up to $30,000 per qualifying tip
Part of: Trump and Vance announce $25 million fraud whistleblower program
Hochul touts tort reforms in auto fraud busts
Part of: New York arrests 16 people accused of staging car crashes for insurance claims
Commission staff urges rejection of Dominion merger as proposed
Part of: Spanberger seeks six-year rate freeze in NextEra-Dominion merger
Federal funding still available to Carolina in Trump administration settlement
Part of: University of North Carolina settles federal probes with Trump administration
Trump uses European riots as flashpoint ahead on campaign trail
Part of: Trump links unrest in France to US midterm elections at Kansas rally
WATCH: Everett schools to pay $275,000 settlement over Bible club
Part of: Everett School District settles lawsuit brought by religious nonprofit LifeWise Academy
Supreme Court takes up race based school admissions case
Part of: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Maryland middle school magnet admissions
State says use of force justified; family of toddler killed disputes findings
Part of: Mississippi attorney general finds police shooting of 1-year-old was justified