From the States
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Amid scheduled opening this week, funding and tax questions loom over Obama Center
Groundbreaking for the development on the city’s South Side was held in 2021, but the project was delayed several times. Construction cost estimates rose from around $350 million to at least $830 million.
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New Florida law gives local governments authority over data center development
This year, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 484, which deemed local governments had the power to decide development regulation for data centers.
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SCOTUS set to take up cases on jury limits, intellectual disability in death sentences
Justices on the high court will likely hear arguments in both of these cases in the fall and issue decisions by 2027.
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New Orleans named as a sanctuary city by Department of Justice
The Justice Department defines sanctuary jurisdictions as those that limit ICE detainer requests without judicial warrants, restrict ICE access to detainees, limit information sharing on immigration status.
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Average pension for NYC firefighters tops $170K a year: Report:
At least 784 retirees were eligible for pensions over $200,000, 34% more than the previous year’s total of 584. Out of these, 46 were eligible for pensions over $300,000, quadrupling since last year’s tally of 11.
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Newsom continues blasting Trump, says crime fell in CA without military deployment
Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to bash President Donald Trump’s initiatives to enhance public safety, claiming California saw lower crime rates in 2024 without the deployment of the U.S. military.
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Trump to meet with Democratic leaders to discuss a bipartisan govt funding deal
With government funding progress halted and a government shutdown deadline looming, President Donald Trump is reaching across the aisle to Democratic congressional leaders to discuss a bipartisan deal.
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Gov. Pritzker suggests ending Illinois' ban on new large-scale nuclear plants
When asked about high energy costs at the Illinois State Fair Wednesday, the governor said Illinois could do something important by lifting the decades-old moratorium.
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Trump's 'Liberation Day' reignites debate over D.C. statehood
“It's times like these when America needs to know why your nation’s capital, a place where 700,000 taxpaying Americans live, should be the 51st state,” DC Mayor Bowser said on The Breakfast Club.
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S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs amid speculation that Fed may reduce interest rates
The S&P has recorded 16 all-time highs so far this year, with the Nasdaq approaching 20, according to financial magazine Barron’s.
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Feud continues as Newsom challenges Trump in court over US Military in LA
In court, the Newsom administration is arguing the National Guard members and Marines deployed to Los Angeles under the orders of Trump and Hegseth illegally engaged with civilian law enforcement.
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Feud intensifies as Chicago group says Illinois officials break laws as they blast Trump
Trump called Pritzker and Johnson “incompetent” on Monday and suggested that he could send the National Guard to reduce violence in Chicago.
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Elon Musk has support from tech companies in lawsuit threat against Apple over App Store treatment
Musk claimed Apple refused to feature both X and Grok, his AI chatbot, in its “Must Have” app section despite X ranking as the top news app and Grok ranking fifth overall.