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Trump admin targets tax breaks for private schools that use race-based admissions or DEI programs
“Schools rebranding race-based preferences as equitable, inclusive, or diversity-enhancing does not change their discriminatory nature," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.
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Judges in open mutiny against Supreme Court on parental rights in vaccine, gender policies: petition
Several appeals courts are distorting clear recent precedents against infringing parents' right to direct religious upbringing of children, challenge to West Virginia's idiosyncratic school vaccine mandate says.
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California government workers to vote on potential strike
Union says state failed to bargain fairly over priorities that state workers wanted to highlight during contract negotiations.
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Lack of operational control at northern border poses national security threats
Some officials have suggested the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has just 1% operational control over the northern border after a 2019 General Accounting Office audit of U.S. Customs and Border northern border operations.
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North Carolina lawmakers pass ban on face masks in public even for medical reasons
Republican supporters of the bill said eliminating face masks, even for medical conditions, would help law enforcement crack down on unlawful protests. Critics say the masks would make things safer for people who are immunocompromised, including those undergoing cancer treatments.
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Three years into Operation Lone Star, Texas sheriff highlights successes
The group includes law enforcement officers from roughly 30 agencies in nearly 20 counties dedicated to stopping cartel-related trafficking and smuggling operations.
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Arkansas' TikTok lawsuit moving forward after ruling
Attorney General Tim Griffin called the decision a "big win."
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Los Angeles prioritizes legal aid to 'privileged' UCLA Israel-Palestine arrestees
The day before the encampment clearout, violent skirmishes between counter protesters and protestors went on for hours before the police arrived and did little more than separate the two groups.
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California district attorney faces recall election in November over high crime rates
The Alameda county board of supervisors decided on Tuesday that Price's recall would take place in November, at the same time as the general election, in order to avoid a separate and more pricey special election.
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Ohio expands push to verify voter citizenship status after amendment to state constitution
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants local elections boards to start removing non-citizens from the state's voter registration rolls.
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With NYC facing migrant crisis, Democrat Mayor Adams travels to Italy to find answers
NYC has receive roughly 180, 000 migrants since April 2022 – many, if not most, sent there from border states overwhelmed by the influx at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Walmart cuts hundreds of jobs, requires remote workers to come to the office
Walmart said change for remote workers aimed at "bringing more of us together more often.”
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Adams pitches migrants as solution to New York City’s lifeguard shortage
He said migrants could fill other in-demand professions, including food service work and nursing if the Biden administration acts on tens of thousands of applications for work authorization.