From the States
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Watchdog group says Mamdani's plans for ‘free’ NYC bus service would cost more than $900M a year
Mamdani's progressive plan to offer free bus service would saddle taxpayers with more than $900 million a year in new costs, according to a fiscal watchdog, which says the money would be better spent on reducing fares.
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Detention hearing pushed to next week for suspect in threats to President Trump
According to the federal complaint, "The defendant, did knowingly and willfully make a threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States."
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Chicago Mayor Johnson, other local leaders, clash with Gov. Pritzker over local funding cuts
As mayor of the largest city in the state, Johnson said the decrease in funding proposed by Pritzker for the coming year would slash an additional $12 million in funding to the city of Chicago, and a combined $60 million statewide.
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Hochul warns New York colleges that calls for 'genocide' of Jews won't be tolerated
New York authorities said the number of bias incidents investigated by the New York Police Department Hate Crime Task Force increased by 124% in October, led by a 214% spike in anti-Jewish incidents.
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Ohio pushes ahead with electric vehicle charging stations
Despite the growing dealership inventory and less than 1% of the total vehicle registrations in the state being electric, Ohio continues to move forward with charging station construction.
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Illinois legislators seek to utilize non-citizens for military, police despite pushback
Many Republicans oppose the idea.
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Tennessee tornado leaves at least six dead, dozens injured
First responders are working to get people trapped underneath collapsed homes, officials said.
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Texas, Florida troopers apprehend more human smugglers in border communities
Bodycam shows trooper caught one man after he ran through private property and was apprehended in front of resident’s front door.
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Texas pushes back, erects more wire barriers along Rio Grande River as federal lawsuit continues
Texas National Guard soldiers continue to erect concertina wire barriers along the Rio Grande River.
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Missouri governor urges state pension board to divest holdings in China
Last year, the organization adopted a new general investment guideline that it won’t invest directly in securities issued by the Russian government, Russian-government affiliated entities, or Russian-domiciled entities.
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Woman and son sentenced to prison for sex trafficking across southern border
Rita Martinez, a 65-year-old Mexican woman living in Mission, Texas, was sentenced to 360 months in prison, ordered to pay more than $840,000 in restitution.
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New report links strong families with less crime
The Illinois Policy Institute found that in Chicago, neighborhoods with more single-parent headed households face 226% higher violent crime rates and 436% higher homicide rates.
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Revised gun ban rules for Illinois to be reviewed as Jan. 1 deadline approaches
With less than three weeks before Illinois’ gun ban registry deadline kicks in, the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules is preparing to take up revised rules filed by Illinois State Police.