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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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Three states, three deaths: ICE arrests illegal aliens charged in fatal crash, capsizing, stabbing
Three separate times an ICE detainer went unhonored and the same man walked out of local custody before being arrested for vehicular manslaughter.
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Pope Francis decries transgenderism as ‘ugliest danger,’ urges embracing differences between sexes
“Erasing differences is erasing humanity,” pontiff tells anthropology conference.
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'A hot mess': WA Lt. Gov. Denny Heck blasts Dems over natural gas ban bill
The original bill said PSE can instead offer alternative options in place of natural gas, Heck noted.
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Iowa vaping bill draws opponents from retailers, health care groups
Bill would require vaping manufacturers that sell products in the state to include them on a new registry.
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Parents' bill of rights initiative moves ahead in Washington State Legislature
Legislation requires a range of school materials – textbooks, curriculum and a child's medical records – to be easily reviewable by parents.
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Hawaii tourism continues recovery from COVID, Maui fires
Visitors spent $1.81 billion in the Aloha State in January, up 4.5% from the previous year.
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DeSantis vetoes youth social media bill, says better one coming
Bill would have required social media firms to verify age of anyone setting up an account, and prohibit anyone under 16 from signing up.
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Initiative to ban state and local income taxes advances in Washington state
House and Senate committees in the Washington State Legislature on Friday morning gave a do-pass recommendation to Initiative 2111 to ban state and local jurisdictions from imposing a tax on personal income, moving the initiative one step closer to becoming law. On
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Washington state's 'misinformation' program flags factual stories on noncitizens voting
The report warned that the story could “motivate individuals to call for stricter voter registration laws and more oversight of the process.”
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Georgia Senate tackles swatting, fentanyl trafficking
The move comes after several Georgia officials were swatted during and since the Christmas holiday and follows a national trend of an increased number of swatting calls, a hoax 911 call reporting a fake emergency prompting authorities to respond to an unsuspecting house.
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Republican AGs press BlackRock on ESG activism as firm admits risks
ESG practices have come under scrutiny from conservatives over concerns that they may present a conflict of interest and constitute the breach of a firm's fiduciary duty to its investors.