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Minnesota students could miss out on millions in education funding as Walz opts out of program
According to the America First Policy Institute, Minnesota could generate an estimated $810 million for students over three years if it participates
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Louisiana adds 36,000 jobs, with construction leading
Construction added 18,800 jobs compared with September 2025, accounting for about 52% of the state’s net annual increase. Professional and business services added 8,000 jobs, while private education and health services gained 7,200.
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‘Double Tax:’ Bill to tax global profits from Illinois generates opposition
State Sen. Robert Martwick, D-Chicago, told the Illinois Senate Revenue Committee it is time for businesses to pay high taxes just like his neighbors do to fund public education.
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North Dakota Supreme Court sides with Energy Transfer in Greenpeace fight over Dutch lawsuit
The dispute stems from litigation surrounding disruptive protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Maricopa County seeks mediator over who controls the county's elections
Maricopa County Supervisor Mark Stewart is hoping a court-ordered mediator can settle the dispute between the Board of Supervisors and Recorder Justin Heap about who controls the county’s elections.
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Man who squirted Ilhan Omar with vinegar pleads guilty to charges of assaulting a federal official
In a plea deal filed in federal court, Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, acknowledged that he squirted vinegar at Omar during a town-hall meeting on Jan. 27.
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Seizure of gun suppressor at JFK airport from Hong Kong leads to seizure of 39 firearms, explosives
Officers also discovered 58 high-capacity magazines, five suppressors, three sets of body armor, ammunition and narcotics.
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US economy added 115K jobs in April, unemployment rate remained at 4.3%
The job gains were in health care, transportation and warehousing, and retail trade,
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Business woman with ties to Michigan Democrat Gov Whitmer charged with 16 felonies
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced this week 16 felony charges against Fay Beydoun, 62, of Farmington Hills
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NCAA expands March Madness field, says change allowing alcohol sponsorships helped with expansion
The 76-team brackets will fit eight more games into the front half of the first week of each tournament, for a total of 12 involving 24 teams.
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Senegal native who killed 3, wounded 15 in Austin bar shooting motivated by support for Iran: FBI
Ndiaga Diaga, 53, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Senegal, was wearing a T-shirt with an Iranian flag design, sweatshirt that read "Property of Allah."
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PA Sen Fetterman says in op-ed that Dems can't 'simply be the opposite' of 'whatever Trump says'
After a series of votes and statements putting him at odds with his fellow Democrats over the past year, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., says that he has “no plans to leave” the party.