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DOJ sues Kansas school district over alleged secret gender transitions for children
“Parental rights are paramount in the operation of America’s public schools, and Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools does not know children better than their own parents,” Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon said in a statement.
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Shooting in downtown Minneapolis leaves two dead, multiple wounded, including three police officers
Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz said his public safety team is responding to the shooting and the Minneapolis Police Department warned the public to stay away from the area.
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New polling shows Texas governor and Senate races statistically tied
The Overton Insights and Texas Public Policy Foundation poll shows that Abbott leads state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, by one point and James Talarico leads Ken Paxton by one point.
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Muslim diversity leader at Quaker group accused of being white: ‘She’s chosen to live a lie’
Raquel Evita Saraswati allegedly of German, Irish extraction.
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Measure would allow noncitizens to vote in Illinois school board elections
Critics see measure introduced in Legislature as a threat to democracy.
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Country music songwriter Kyle Jacobs dead at 49
An assistant for Jacobs's wife, Kelly Pickler, called the authorities after the pair could not locate him and were unable to enter an upstairs room.
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Prosecutors statewide ask Illinois Supreme Court to rule no-cash bail law is unconstitutional
The Pritzker administration is fighting to keep the law alive after a court struck it down.
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California creates a post-conviction review unit to police for unjust prosecutions
Panel will study integrity of criminal convictions statewide and work to correct potential miscarriages of justice.
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Measure to enshrine abortion in Virginia Constitution defeated
Proposal would add section to Virginia Constitution stating every individual has the “fundamental right to reproductive freedom.”
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Bill banning octopus farming in Washington state passes House committee
Legslation would make it illegal for any person or company to raise the eight-limbed mollusks in the state for human consumption.
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Detroit contributing nearly quarter million dollars of public money to commission 200 murals
Commissioned art pieces are part of Mayor Mike Duggan’s 2022 Blight to Beauty campaign.
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Businesses surprised by new health prices rule; could face $100 a day fines
New requirement is the product of Trump administration efforts to make health care prices more transparent.
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North Dakota House passes bill banning transgender treatment for minors
Medical professionals who perform gender reassignment surgeries could be found guilty of a Class B felony.