From the States
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Social media bill passes California Assembly amid Meta lawsuit settlement
Tech giants like Meta, the company that owns social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, could face steep penalties if they are found to have caused harm to children if a bill that passed the legislature Friday is signed into law.
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Legal battle erupts in Pennsylvania over data center projects
A legal battle over public access and transparency has erupted in a community with major data center projects that once were on Gov. Josh Shapiro's "fast track" list, and a group of citizens acting without a lawyer scored a victory.
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New York Democrats file complaint over Trump-Blakeman rally
The complaint, filed Friday by New York Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs, calls on the state Board of Elections to investigate Blakeman's "improper" use of public resources for the political rally at the Nassau County David Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in furtherance of his statewide candidacy for governor.
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New Illinois law creates a task force to examine ranked choice voting
The Ranked Choice and Voting Systems Task Force will begin convening to analyze the state’s capacity for implementation of the practice and will release a report in March 2024.
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Study: Michigan charter students best traditional peers
Charter schools in Michigan are public schools.
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Texas attorney general appeals ruling on abortion exceptions
The district judge ruled that Texas abortion laws were too restrictive.
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Wisconsin Ethics Commission eyes new guidance for anonymous campaign contributions
Wisconsin election law allows candidates and their campaign committees to accept anonymous donations up to $10.
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ACLU opposed to Wisconsin requiring jail time for fentanyl deaths
The ACLU said the law may cause more deadly overdoses because people may be less likely to call 911 if something goes wrong.
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New Mexico issues health warning after fire in plastics facility
The fire started outside of the plant but it quickly spread and required more responders, officials said.
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3 dead after firefighting helicopters collide midair in California, officials say
The crash also caused an additional fire spanning four acres, but it was extinguished.
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Coyotes: The lynchpin to human smuggling operations and purveyors of misery
A coyote, a colloquialism for a human smuggler, is critical to Mexican cartel human smuggling operations.
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Ken Paxton's legal team files two impeachment-related motions with Texas Senate before deadline hit
Earlier, the legal team had argued to dismiss the 19 articles of impeachment against Paxton.
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Crisis at southern border creates national security threat for US, observers say
The number of terror suspects captured trying to enter the U.S. illegally has soared since President Joe Biden took office.