From the States
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As border crossings drop, U.S. attorney in AZ files more than 500 border crime cases in 2 weeks
By fiscal 2023, more than 775,000 foreign nationals illegally entered Arizona, including apprehensions reported by CBP and gotaways reported by Border Patrol agents
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Pennsylvania taking up plan to ban gender transitions for minors
“The gender-related procedures at the center of this hearing are not health care and are not harmless,” said bill sponsor Sen. Judy Ward, R-Hollidaysburg.
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Trump seeking to claw back over $100M from New York City’s migrant funds
New York City has spent an estimated $7 billion on housing and other costs for more than 230,000 migrants who have arrived since early 2022, with about 45,000 individuals still under its care
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Nebraska Supreme Court to hear lawsuit challenging local firearms restrictions
Lawsuit alleges that Lincoln, Nebraska regulations violate state constitutional carry law.
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Report: Lawyers PAC funnels over $1 million to Illinois Democrats
According to Executive Director Phil Melin, from 2022 through early 2025, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Committee has contributed to only one side of the aisle, sending 100% of its contributions to Democrats in the General Assembly and statewide offices.
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USDA paid to study queer farmers, Latinx masculinity, more on taxpayer dime
For instance, one taxpayer-funded research grant studied “queer farmers quality of life in Pennsylvania,” federal records show, one of several grants of its kind.
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Louisiana voters overwhelmingly reject all four constitutional amendments
"This was a 'primal scream' kind of vote, driven by robust Democratic EV turnout that I'm not seeing being offset by a strong GOP Election Day vote," John Couvillon, an award-winning pollster, said in a post on X.
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Illinois’ rainy-day fund, emergency reserves lowest in country
Illinois state Rep. Dan Ugaste, R-Geneva, wonders when state lawmakers will get out of their own way when it comes to fiscally steering the state in the right direction.
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Education Dept investigates California ban on disclosing children's gender identities to parents
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office framed the bill as measure to prevent the outing of LGBTQ+ children to their parents.
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Dems proposal to close WA schools for developmentally disabled draws GOP ire
During this week’s Democratic leadership media availability, Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, D-Seattle, was asked about the proposal to close the facilities.
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16 Democratic senators demand hearings on discussing military operations on cellphones
The White House Thursday said it was "making changes" to prevent the mistake from happening again and noted Waltz has taken responsibility for the error.
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Kennedy touts legislative effort by WV to ban certain food dyes from school lunches
“West Virginia is leading the nation in passing a bill to clean up our food supply and submitting a waiver to remove soda from SNAP,” Kennedy said.
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Washington one of four states where the opioid crisis is worsening, report shows
Per Addiction-Rep’s analysis, in the 12 months ending in June 2023, Washington saw 34.1 opioid-related deaths per 100,000 residents. By June 2024, that figure had climbed to 35.7, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.9%.