From the States
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Texas to accept water from Mexico but demands it follow terms of treaty
International Boundary and Water Commission announced U.S. and Mexican authorities signed an agreement on Nov. 7 to ensure Mexico made regular water deliveries to the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.
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Georgia University to ban DEI across the board, teach the Constitution, commit to neutrality
Beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year, the school’s civic instruction will require students to study founding American documents among other things.
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Colorado Democratic party head demands reform after string of post-election lawmaker exits
Resigning after an election allows local party members to select a new lawmaker without an expensive campaign.
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Ohio schools, cities, counties have growing losses from abatements
Abatements come through tax increment financing, allowing businesses to retain increases in property taxes to spend that money on property improvements.
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At least 2,084 California children received gender reassignment procedures from 2019-23
State leads country in part because of California’s requirement that insurance coverage include “gender affirming care.”
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Federal action sought on paying college athletes
Pennsylvania legislature presses Congress to set standard of “Name Image Likeness (NIL) politics across all states and universities.”
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Four people confirmed dead in Florida's St. Lucie County amid Hurricane Milton
The storm has resulted in roughly three million people having no power and widespread flooding.
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Florida county reports multiple fatalities after tornado crashes through senior community
St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson did not indicate how many people had died, but said search and rescue operations are currently underway at the Spanish Lakes Country Club.
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DeSantis vows accountability for dog owners who leave pets tied up outside ahead of hurricane
"It is cruel for anyone to leave a dog tied to a post in the middle of an oncoming storm," DeSantis posted to X. "FL will hold anyone who mistreats pets accountable."
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Hurricane Milton downgraded to Category 2 storm, brings tornados and record rainfall
The storm began the day as a potentially devastating Category 5 hurricane, but lowered to a Category 4 on Wednesday afternoon, before downgrading to a Category 3 storm at 4 p.m. Eastern.
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Gov. Brian Kemp extends Helene emergency, southeast Georgia braces for Milton
Governor left a statewide moratorium on the gas tax in place for the duration of the emergency.
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Forecasters downgrade Hurricane Milton to a Category 3 storm
The hurricane now has sustained winds of 125 mph, which puts it in the Category 3 zone which ranges from 111-129 mph. The storm started as a Category 5 hurricane early Wednesday morning, but spent most of the day as Category 4.
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Poll: Large majority of Missourians support citizen-only voting amendment
Even though federal law bans noncitizens from voting in federal elections, at least 19 cities in four U.S. states – California, Maryland, Vermont, and Washington, D.C., – allow noncitizens to vote in local elections.