From the States
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Georgia state senator arrested for attempting to enter state House chamber despite ban
Conservative state Sen. Colton Moore was banned from the lower chamber last year, after he made disparaging statements about the late-Georgia state Speaker David Ralston. Moore's outburst at the time was condemned by lawmakers on both sides.
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U-M ends partnership with Chinese university
This marks the third American university to end a joint institute partnership with a Chinese university in the past five months.
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Some state governors order flags up for Trump inauguration
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a prominent Democrat, has joined in with an order for his state to raise flags for the inauguration.
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New Hampshire Gov. Ayotte pledges to ban 'sanctuary' communities
Trump's border 'czar' Tom Homan has pledged to make good on the president-elect's campaign promises to detain and deport undocumented immigrants and is threatening to punish states that don't comply with a federal immigration crackdown.
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GOP Rep. Byron Donalds telling potential donors he'll run for Florida governor in 2026: report
Five or six GOP candidates are in the run to replace DeSantis in 2026 as he cannot run again after his second term.
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Entry-level California home costs up 88% from 2020, fires to spike prices further
The LAO also notes that home prices dropped briefly early in the pandemic during 2020.
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‘We have their back’: Seattle readies to protect immigrants from incoming Trump admin
According to city statistics, there are more than 143,687 foreign-born residents within Seattle, including 21,000 undocumented people.
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Denver mayor receives pushback about violent crime, which was up in 2024
According to data from the Denver Police Department, overall violent crime throughout the city in 2024 was up slightly from 2023.
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Kim Reynolds announces plans to create a statewide DOGE in Iowa
“I like to say that we were doing DOGE before DOGE was a thing,” Reynolds said. “And to build on our success, I’m launching our own state DOGE to find even greater savings and efficiencies in both state and local government ... In just a few short years, we’ve turned our state into a national model for bold, get-it-done government. And we’re not stopping."
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Arizona lawmaker proposes tax credit for landowners along border
The legislation comes at President-elect Donald Trump vows to resume construction of the wall, which President Joe Biden stopped at the start of his administration in 2021, with only a few exceptions since then.
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At least one alleged California arsonist arrested was in U.S. illegally as gotaway
One “person of interest” was arrested after being caught on video holding a blowtorch near the source of the Kenneth Fire.
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New York's Hochul pitches $1B tax cut as part of reelection agenda
Hochul also highlighted a new proposal to expand New York’s child tax credit in the speech.
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Newsom expands special 'Trump-proofing' session to include wildfire relief proposal
On Saturday, the 28 members of the Legislature’s Republican delegation sent a letter to Newsom urging a separate special session on the wildfire and insurance crisis to adopt reforms to stabilize the state’s insurance market and implement wildfire prevention measures.