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Penn State fraternity brothers charged with running cocaine trafficking ring
The operation involved fraternity brothers from the Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi fraternity houses, which is where the cocaine was packaged before it was distributed. The drugs were mostly trafficked to other Penn State students.
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With tariffs set to come into effect Wednesday, Canada scrambles to negotiate: report
Despite meetings between Canadian and American negotiators over the last three weeks, the two countries can't move beyond an impasse in these last days before the tariffs take effect.
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Buc-ee's opens first location in Arkansas as aggressive expansion effort continues
Besides its home state of Texas, the company also has locations in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
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South Carolina governor receives proposed ban on transgender treatments for minors
The House bill prohibits doctors from administering puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries to transgender minors.
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Iowa immigration law sees first legal action in civil rights lawsuit
Thursday's lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and the American Immigration Council, on behalf of the Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice and two Iowans. It alleges that the law interferes with the federal government’s authority to enforce immigration law.
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Wisconsin county to spend $150,000 on 2024 election integrity push
Schoeman said the first change will be an optional expansion for early voting.
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Groups sue Minnesota university system, group over 'coerced' speech
The Board of Trustees requires all students attending any of the seven universities in the Minnesota State system to be members of and pay fees to Students United.
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Texas launches compensation program for those affected by border-related crimes
The law allows landowners to receive up to $75,000 in reimbursement for damages per incident for repair costs not covered by other sources.
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California home insurer raises rates 15% to avoid leaving the state
Global ratings agencies say high property insurance costs is driving workers out of the state and could have damage the state’s credit rating.
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Kemp signs bill to update Georgia's election law
However, the most controversial provision is perhaps an expansion of the ability to challenge and potentially remove ineligible voters from the voter rolls.
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Proposed Arizona border ballot referral splits Republicans, Democrats
Migrant encounters in Arizona continue to be high, with the Tucson Sector being the busiest nationwide.
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Decriminalizing prostitution in Illinois proposed; lawmaker shocked at idea
No bill has been introduced yet.
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New Ohio bill targets repeat offenders using guns
Currently, the penalty for possessing a weapon still under felony penalties is a third-degree felony.