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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis commutes sentence of ex-Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, to be freed in June
Polis denied that the commutation was an attempt to appease President Donald Trump, instead highlighting that Peters was a first-time nonviolent offender who was given an "unusually harsh sentence."
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Paxton announces settlement with Texas Children's Hospital will include first 'detransition clinic'
The clinic will provide medical care to patients who had undergone gender-affirming care and work on reversing its effects. All services provided through the clinic during its first five years will be funded by the hospital and be free to patients.
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Alleged commander of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq accused of plotting attacks against Jewish sites
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi was allegedly planning to kill Americans in attacks in Los Angeles and New York City, as well as planning 18 attacks in Europe and Canada.
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Increasing taxpayer cost of migrant health care in Illinois raises concerns
After an initial budget estimate by Gov. J.B. Pritzker for migrant health care of $550 million, that figure has ballooned to about $770 million.
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Only two genders? Jesus is only savior? School district won't tell court they're protected speech
First Circuit implies promoting sexual binary might harm nonbinary students, but won't give schools "total deference" to censor students for sharing beliefs.
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Florida Senate committee advances lobbying transparency bill
It would make various changes to ethics regulations for local governments and prohibit state and local officials from accepting or soliciting anything from a foreign country of concern.
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Oregon to make state employee retirement fund net-zero on carbon emissions
The OPERF was worth $93.8 billion as of last month, according to the release.
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California sues nonprofits offering 'abortion pill reversal' treatment
California’s lawsuit contends that APR does not “reverse” an abortion and thus the term “reversal” thus constitutes false advertising.
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Unfunded cost of retirement benefits reaches $1.14 trillion, report warns
New Jersey, California, New York, Texas and Illinois face a hundred billion plus deficit.
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Military confirms 5 Marines aboard helicopter that crashed in mountains near San Diego have died
Military personnel lost contact with helicopter Tuesday night while it was returning to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego from Creech Air Force Base, outside Las Vegas
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Top economist says Super Bowl prices are skyrocketing due to inflation
According to Earl, that is a 93% increase from Super Bowl tickets in 2023.
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Top economist expresses concern about shrinking job total under the Biden administration
"In 28 years, I've never seen 11 of 12 months where job where job numbers came out looking very strong, and then they were revised downwards," Earle said.
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Iowa bill would ban minors from drag shows
While the bill did advance, lawmakers agreed work needed to be done to clarify language around who could face legal action if the bill were to go into effect.