From the States
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NYC Council approves Central Park horse carriage ban over GOP, union objections
"This bill is a train wreck of constitutional and due process violations," carriage driver union president says, calling measure "anti-worker" and "theft." Passage follows death of Indian tourist who jumped from runaway carriage.
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Hochul favorability goes negative despite 14-point lead over Blakeman in NY governor’s race: poll
Quinnipiac poll shows only 4% of likely New York voters still undecided, with 46% seeing Democratic incumbent unfavorably and 40% unfavorable for her GOP opponent. High cost of living top issue in poll.
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Ohio subsidiary of Japanese auto parts maker to pay $3 million in COVID fraud settlement
Murotech Ohio falsely represented how many employees it had on two applications, excluding affiliates, prosecutors said. Whistleblowers will get each get $150,000.
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Colorado Dems pushing 2 new bills that would add rules for gun stores, ban 3D-printed firearms
Both bills, introduced by Democrats in the state legislature last week, are in addition to two other bills lawmakers are considering that would expand the state’s “Red Flag” law and require any gun barrel purchases to be made from a firearm dealer.
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Report shows that rising health care costs could affect midterm elections
President Donald Trump (62%), Democrats (63%) and Republicans (64%) in Congress all received nearly two-thirds votes of "not too much" confidence to "no" confidence to address the general cost of living.
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Zuckerberg eyes potential move to Florida's 'Billionaire Bunker' over California's rich tax: Report
The estate adds to Zuckerberg's already lucrative real estate portfolio in cities like Lake Tahoe and Palo Alto in California, and Hawaii's Kauai island.
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GOP lawmakers pushing 3 federal election security bills
“I think we can trust the outcome of the election, but what I will tell you is that there is still a great concern that in certain pockets of the country, that there’s not strict enforcement of the laws,” U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters Tuesday.
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Texas AG withdraws Cornyn legal opinion that allowed illegal migrants to have occupational licenses
Paxton claimed that the 2001 opinion allowed licensing authorities to circumvent state law that required applicants to submit their social security numbers in their applications.
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RFK Jr. lays out future health agenda, including more price transparency; cites past success
Kennedy, in honor of the one-year anniversary of his Senate confirmation to the post of HHS, called for increased drug and medical price transparency on Monday.
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Florida behind other states in stopping Medicaid fraud despite vast elderly population
In Florida, a state with more elderly people than any other, state government officials lag their peers in deterring Medicaid fraud. AG James Uthmeier said the numbers alone don't tell the full story.
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Border crime busts in TX, OK: cartel tunnel trafficking, fake ID enterprise
In Tulsa, an HSI-Dallas and HSI Tulsa-led investigation uncovered a nationwide counterfeit document scheme resulting in the sentencing of a Mexican couple who produced and sold thousands of fake IDs.
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School superintendent group details in webinar how schools can create 'safe zones' from ICE
The webinar highlighted that public schools should function as “safe zones” for children and are not legally required to assist federal immigration enforcement without a valid judicial warrant.
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Virginia lawmakers weigh wide-ranging tax hikes
The proposals span multiple areas, including local sales taxes, expanded sales taxes on services, a new payroll tax to fund paid family and medical leave and higher income tax brackets for top earners.