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Following 2025 fires, CA lawmakers discuss rising costs of multi-billion dollar wildfire fund
As California’s wildfire season is set to worsen, lawmakers talked briefly about the state’s seven-year-old wildfire fund, which is now projected to cost California’s taxpayers roughly $39 billion.
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COVID vaccine skeptic targets Pfizer officials after Trump admin pays him for Biden's censorship
Former drug industry reporter says he almost spurned $150,000 settlement because Trump's DOJ held out on admitting he was censored. Appeals court to consider Pfizer officials' possible role in Twitter deplatforming him.
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Co-conspirator in last year's New Orleans terror attack arrested by feds
Until now, it was thought the attack was committed by a lone perpetrator, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who drove his car down Bourbon Street, killing 14 people and injuring 57.
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Bill to protect Ohio election workers moves forward
Recent threats and gunfire helped push Senate Bill 173 through the Senate. The bill would prevent disclosing as public records any family information or where election workers live.
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Florida Satanists volunteer to be school counselors after DeSantis permits chaplains to fill posts
DeSantis signed this legislation in April and stated that satanism is not a religion and said satanists couldn't participate.
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Missouri GOP gubernatorial candidate says he supports bringing 10 Commandments law to state
Several Republican-led states are looking at passing laws that require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in their classrooms, after Louisiana passed the law last month.
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Attorneys general petition SCOTUS to weigh in on parental rights
The case hails from Wisconsin in 2022, where a school district – like many others nationwide – determined it would support students who wanted to change their gender identity at school.
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Seattle police used more than $350K in overtime to cover pro-Palestinian protests
In 2023, SPD spent approximately $39.6 million on overtime, which is over the $31.3 million dedicated in the annual budget.
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FEMA program for migrants grows along with border crisis
The funding for the program has increased from $363.8 million in fiscal year 2023 to $650 million in fiscal year 2024. Now, city officials and politicians are asking it be funded at as much as $3 billion.
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South Carolina attorney general asks Supreme Court to stop student loan plan
The attorneys general of Texas and Alaska joined in asking the nation's highest court to stop the loan repayment plan.
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Increased air travel has not resulted in increased airline profits
Airlines move to save money after an increase in air travel lacks profits.
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Four people killed in Kentucky mass shooting, police say
The suspect fled the scene in a car and was found with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
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Oregon revokes funding for Christian group fighting gang violence due to hiring practices
Now, the group has filed an appeal U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.