From the States
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Illinois lawmakers want to end foreign language requirement in high schools
State Rep. Travis Weaver, R-Edwards, is backing legislation introduced by Democratic state Rep. Rick Ryan, D-Evergreen Park, that would eliminate the statewide requirement that high school students complete two foreign language credits to graduate.
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Seattle seeks to expand its pushback against federal immigration enforcement
The city already has prohibitions on sharing the data with federal officials for residents who are participants in its programs, such as senior citizens and health and mental health programs.
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Colorado committee passes vehicle registration reform bill
License plate transfers could get a bit easier in Colorado after a state legislative committee approved a bill that would let residents move license plates between vehicles.
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Trump's plan to deliver $2,000 tariff rebate checks depends on Congress
"I would expect that in the new year, the president will bring forth a proposal to Congress to make that happen," Director of the NEC Kevin Hassett said on "Face the Nation" on Sunday.
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Raffensperger says 2020 election blunder 'does not erase votes' despite over 300k questionable votes
Nearly two weeks after the December meeting of the Georgia State Election Board, some continue to claim Fulton County was fraudulent because tabulation tapes were not signed that included 315,000 votes.
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South Carolina AG secures nearly $150 million settlement with Mercedes Benz
South Carolina itself will only receive just over $2 million from the settlement, and approximately 1,820 of the impacted vehicles were sold or registered in the state.
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Federal lawsuit seeks court oversight of Virginia prisons
The lawsuit argues that prison officials failed to address known safety risks that preceded a deadly attack and continue to place correctional officers in danger.
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Flu season arriving early in US, amid warning of a fast-spreading 'super flu' variant
Britain, Australia and Japan have already reported spikes, in what has turned out to be an early flu season
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California attorney general pushes back on Trump’s new rules on trans care for kids
The new Medicaid and CHIP Reimbursement Rule would block both federally-funded health care programs from paying for gender-affirming care for minors. Under the new rules, funds can’t pay for that care for patients under age 18 who get Medicare and for those under 19 benefitting from the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
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Colorado adopts first-of-its-kind water protections in U.S.
Rules were in reaction to U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled that the Clean Water Act only applied to streams or wetlands that flowed year-round.
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Republican in Washington state proposes near-real-time overdose dashboard ahead of 2026 session
Law would require the DOH to input new data into the Washington EMS Information System.
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High insurance costs still plague Georgia
Georgia has over 400 personal home and automobile insurers, and approximately 500 commercial line insurers, according to Rob Hoyt, Professor of Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Georgia
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Two Texas GOP reps launch new Sharia Caucus
Texans continue to lead anti-Sharia law initiatives, including launching a new caucus in the U.S. House and filing legislation to remove the tax-exempt status of organizations that fund terrorism.