From the States
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Florida pays hunters to remove invasive pythons
With $25,000 up for grabs in prizes, including the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000, the python contest kicked off Friday.
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Audit shows errors in Georgia primary came from hand-marked ballots, Raffensberger says
The ballot image audit shows an accuracy rate of 99.93% for hand-marked ballots and 100% for machine-marked ballots.
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Texas land office says they blocked covert Chinese attempt to lease mineral assets
Texas' land commissioner says that her office caught a Chinese company masquerading as an American company to purchase a mineral land lease, as the state escalates efforts to break China's rare earth mineral monopoly
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Arizona at crossroads in border crisis as street releases could begin in April
While many Republicans have placed the blame on Biden and Hobbs, some Arizona Democrats have footed the bill onto Congressional Republicans, many of whom did not back the bipartisan border deal that failed in the Senate last month.
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California proposes prioritizing gender-affirming care in medical licensing
Under existing law, individuals seeking medical licenses as abortion practitioners already receive expedited licensing.
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Connecticut elections chief calls for reforms after ballot stuffing scandal
The allegations include claims that one campaign offered cash in return for completed absentee ballots and a complaint from a voter who reported that someone arrived at his home to help him with his ballot, asked him to sign unknown paperwork and took his ballot.
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Georgia lawmakers sign off on increased penalties for swatting
The move follows the swatting of several Georgia officials during and since the Christmas holiday.
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Massachusetts to spend additional $245 million for shelters as migrant crisis worsens
House members are trying to limit shelter stays to nine months as part of the bill. The current average is 13-14 months.
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Biden administration appeals case alleging government censorship to Supreme Court
Did the White House, the FBI and the CDC violate the First Amendment by influencing social media companies in moderating content on COVID-19 and the 2020 election?
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Colorado Republicans file misconduct complaint against Griswold over Trump ballot case
The Republicans charge Griswold with violating several rules in the Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct.
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Arizona AG Mayes issues consumer alert on crisis pregnancy centers; Republicans want retraction
"Her publication unjustly targets businesses operating well within the bounds of the law for no other reason but to advance a political agenda," said GOP Rep. Neal Carter.
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End of realtor commission model poses biggest 'jolt' in housing in 100 years
In settlement with homeowners, realtors association will pay $418 million in damages and end litigation on the
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California revises 2023 job growth down from 325k to just 50k jobs as deficit to rise
The downward revision resulted in decreased counts for all industries except for health and government; Gov. Newsom proposes $8.5 billion in cuts with expected deficit of $73 billion.