From the States
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Thousands of unionized California state employees strike, demanding more remote work in contracts
Last year, Newsom demanded wage cuts from the union to address a state budget crisis, and state workers have accepted cuts in pay in three of the eight years of Newsom's administration.
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Trump admin turns to SCOTUS in Big Bend border wall case
Sauer argued that the federal government’s “paramount interest in preventing a quarter of the border from becoming a magnet for cartel exploitation” outweighs any interest Texans may have in opposing border wall construction.
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Coast Guard is monitoring Chinese-flagged vessels in Arctic
The Coast Guard is also working with the Canadian military to expand maritime defense in the Arctic after U.S. and Canadian partnerships are building arctic cutters in Texas.
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Report: Public school in VA prioritizes student awareness of race, power, privilege
“Instruction on topics such as the ‘dynamics between race, power, and privilege’ not only takes time away from core academics, but can also encourage students to view issues primarily through the lens of race,” Runko said.
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Florida AG Uthmeier subpoenas environmental group over possible deceptive trade practices
“The Climate Cartel is trying to hijack our judicial system to accomplish their net-zero carbon agenda,” said Uthmeier. “But the Courts are not the place to push policy."
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Michigan House Republicans pass election security bills
Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt called on the Democrat-led Senate to take up legislation passed by House Republicans this week, framing the effort as a matter of basic election integrity.
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'I don't want you' say Northampton County residents fuming data center farm takeovers
The proposed Lower Mount Bethel Tech Center would be built on a 450-acre parcel at Gravel Hill Road and Martins Creek Belvidere Highway, with part of the site requiring rezoning from agricultural to industrial.
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Virginia gas prices could ease this weekend
Oil prices fell after Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz is open again under a ceasefire, easing concerns about global supply disruptions. The waterway carries a significant share of the world’s oil.
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Virginia outlook shows rising costs, job losses
Presentations to lawmakers showed the state has lost 31,600 jobs since the start of the fiscal year, including about 20,000 federal positions.
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Minnesota state Democrats thwart GOP-led impeachment effort in Legislature on Walz, Ellison
The House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee split along party lines, preventing the resolutions from advancing and effectively halting a push to investigate the governor and attorney general.
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Fugitives arrested in New England sanctuary jurisdictions wanted on homicide charges
Once in the country illegally, they made their way to the sanctuary jurisdictions of Connecticut and Massachusetts. Sanctuary jurisdictions are those whose leaders defy or obstruct federal immigration enforcement.
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Medicaid: 'How many millions are being lost to waste?'
First-term Republican state Auditor Davel Boliek recently hired a new staff member to lead a team focusing on Medicaid fraud.
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AZ Gov Hobbs threatens to veto most bills unless GOP releases their proposed budget
This week, Hobbs said she would veto every bill besides two safety bills unless she saw the Republicans' budget. But she hasn't been happy with what she's heard so far,