From the States
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Biden to attend 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York City along with Obama, Bush and JD Vance
Biden will attend the ceremony with his wife, Jill, along with other former presidents, including Barack Obama and George W. Bush and members of their families to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks
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California legislature raises several new taxes to bring in billions of dollars more
This year, the gas tax went up 2.2 cents, bringing the tax to 63.4 cents a gallon. On the day before the gas tax went up on July 1, the average price of a gallon of gas in California was $5.43, above the national average that day of $3.85 a gallon.
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Arizona AG Mayes seeks moratorium on new data centers despite pushback
AG Kris Mayes urged state lawmakers and Gov. Katie Hobbs to pass a law temporarily pausing data center construction until Arizona develops a plan to address the increasing demand for the centers.
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DEA issues public safety alert lethal fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills
Six of 10 fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills DEA analyzed in 2022 contained a potentially lethal dose.
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Newsom to release $1 billion in homelessness funding, calls for more ambitious plans
Newsom said he has agreed to release the $1 billion in grant funding to address homelessness so long as local governments “agree to more ambitious reductions in unsheltered homelessness.”
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Texas launches investigation into drug makers over inflated insulin costs
Insulin prices are exponentially higher in the U.S. than in other developed countries.
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Attorneys general fight EPA 'environmental justice' rule, say it will increase energy costs
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argues that this is another attempt by the Biden administration to revive an Obama-era “environmental justice” regulation.
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Biden, world leaders sign declaration to adopt vaccine passports for international travel
President Joe Biden signed a G20 Bali Leaders’ Declaration agreeing to adopt vaccine passports to “facilitate” all international travel.
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Texas AG Paxton vows to protect interstate Rio Grande Compact over Biden administration objection
After years of dispute, the Rio Grande Compact Commission, a body of commissioners from Texas, New Mexico and Colorado, reached an agreement in a special meeting held on Nov. 10.
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Florida economy continues 30-month job creation streak, record low unemployment
DeSantis: “We have made record investments in our infrastructure and workforce while building a record budget surplus and providing record tax reduction for Floridians.”
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Red Hot: Texas again breaks all-time record for total job gains
Texas also had the fastest annual jobs growth rate from October 2021 to October 2022.
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Lawsuits, legislators hope to alter Illinois' no-cash bail law taking effect Jan. 1
The measure faces a consolidated lawsuit from dozens of states' attorneys and sheriffs and, since its passing, has led to debate between lawmakers about what is a detainable offense.
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Nevada official resigns after 3 months with $110,000 payout
Resignation comes after the Board announced a special meeting would be held Friday to consider terminating official.