From the States
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Seattle Mayor Wilson's approval rating has dropped by 20% since April
The new poll showed Wilson retained her biggest support among progressive voters, though it has dropped 17 percentage points to 72% from April. Wilson is a self-described democratic socialist.
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California legislators discuss federal rule changes for gender-affirming care
Effectively, that means federal taxpayer money will not go to pay for medical procedures and services such as puberty blockers and surgeries for children.
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Treasury Secretary Bessent calls $166B court-ordered tariff refund a 'corporate bonanza'
By law, the refunds go to the importers of record who paid the duties at the border, not directly to the consumers who absorbed the cost through higher prices.
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Legislation intended to reward pandemic fraud whistleblowers highlights clawback challenges
The OIG has estimated that the SBA gave out $200 billion in fraudulent COVID-19 loans. A fraction of that amount has been recovered.
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Tennessee Star editor in court to defend 1st Amendment rights in Covenant School shootings case
Law enforcement has resisted the Star's efforts through a lawsuit to release the shooter’s journal.
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Texas Supreme Court halts Harris County 'Guaranteed Income' program
This is the second time the high court has ruled on, and halted, the program.
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Texas DPS: epicenter of border crisis is now San Diego, 'we'd like to keep it that way'
In the last two years, 18 states have deployed roughly 2,400 National Guard troops to Texas to participate in OLS, he said.
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Auditors: Oregon state gov't has compliance problems over requirements for use of federal funds
Typically, Oregon received between $11 billion and $12 billion annually, but that funding ballooned to over $20 billion annually once the coronavirus pandemic began.
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Utah Gov. Cox criticizes Denver mayor for busing migrants to Salt Lake City
Cox was referencing reporting by KUTV that said Denver has paid to bus approximately 2,000 migrants to Salt Lake City.
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A quarter of Iowa students are chronically absent from school: Report
Nationally, 68% of fourth graders lack reading proficiency and 74% of the states third graders do not have adept math skills, according to the report.
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Audit questions Washington state agencies’ handling of more than $1 billion in COVID aid funds
Last year’s audit for Washington state showed 34 unresolved findings and just under $1.2 billion in questioned costs in the 2022 fiscal year.
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Nationwide, Gen Z concerned about inflation, Supreme Court
Fifty-three percent of those sampled ages 18-29, those defined as Gen Z, said inflation has impacted major spending decisions in the past year.
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New York Governor Hochul considering mask ban on transit after anti-Semitic subway incidents
Hochul said she is talking with NYC Mayor Adams. One demonstrator on the subway train was caught on video calling for any "Zionists" to "raise their hands" to identify themselves.