From the States
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Illinois legislation to protect public university press raises concerns about 'blanket immunity'
Under bill, state-sponsored institutions of higher learning would be immune from lawsuits over expression made by public media.
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Homelessness in Colorado is up by 90% since 2020: Report
The report, by the free-enterprise Common Sense Institute, also called into question most of the state’s “housing first” approach, saying it “may not be the best approach to addressing this challenge.”
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Legislator raises concern that CA bill would prioritize illegal immigrants for disaster aid
“You are carving out the authority for state funding to go to illegal immigrants,” said DeMaio. “The bill would allow the director of emergency services to prioritize funds for people who not here legally.”
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DHS Secretary Noem says 'gravy train' over at HUD for illegal immigrants
HUD Secretary Scott Turner and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem signed a Memorandum of Understanding to end the use of taxpayer dollars to benefit noncitizens in the country illegally.
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Arizona lawmakers consider bill protecting college athletes by regulating their advisors
The legislation also prohibits regulators from preventing athletes from competing in sports because they were paid for their name, image or likeness.
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Republicans defend, Democrats decry changes at the USPS, as losses in 2024 were nearly $10B
Trump has suggested a move to privatize the agency or merge it into the Department of Commerce.
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2 GOP congressmen slap articles of impeachment on federal judges for being 'partisan activists'
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., reportedly seems uninterested in moving the impeachment articles forward. Only 15 federal judges have been impeached in U.S. history.
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Pentagon looking at 'monster' challenges in creating Golden Dome missile defense system
Some skeptics say the technology needed to protect a land mass the size of the U.S. still isn't ready. Israel's Iron Dome system works only against short-range rockets.
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Gov. Tim Walz says he was joking about enjoying watching Tesla's stock drop
"This guy bugs me in a way that’s probably unhealthy," Walz said, referencing Tesla CEO Elon Musk
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Chicago reigns as country’s ‘homicide capital’ for 13th straight year
Even as overall murder rates across the country dipped, Chicago also claimed the top spot for highest murder rate per capita among big cities at 21.5 per 100,000 population, or three times the levels of Los Angeles and nearly five times of New York City.
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DeSantis says he returned nearly $880 million in federal funds after meeting with Musk, DOGE
"For years, Florida has been trying to return federal funds to the federal government due to the ideological strings attached by the Biden Administration—but they couldn't even figure out how to accept it," he wrote on X.
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CA gained 76% fewer jobs in 2024 than estimated, grew just 0.3%
A 2024 state-funded report found that California private sector employment went into a downturn in 2022, with jobs growth only coming from the public sector and related employment.
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Illinois House presents package of bills to address human trafficking
Package of bills would remove the statute of