From the States
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Louisiana law banning debit card surcharges takes effect
Senate Bill 254 prohibits retail businesses from imposing a surcharge on customers who pay with a debit card instead of cash, check, credit card or another form of payment.
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Delaware, Texas have highest business bankruptcy filings in U.S.
Business bankruptcy filings increased from 23,154 in the 12 months that ended March 31, 2025, to 25,796 in the 12 months
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Nearly 93% of NC's 1.7 million students eligible for Trump’s signature school choice initiative
By most every measure, Democrats inclusive of Stein and predecessor Roy Cooper – now a U.S. Senate candidate – have opposed school choice. For parents, it’s overwhelmingly wanted.
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Wisconsin voters more concerned about property taxes more than school funding
Polling shifted since 2018 from favoring funding for schools to being more concerned about property taxes.
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New Yorkers, fed up with insurance rates, want lawsuit reform
Voters in the state’s 4th, 17th and 18th Congressional districts seem to be on board, according to polling conducted by Impact Research earlier this month.
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Poll finds Wisconsin voters don't want online sports wagering
This comes as the Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill last week to enable the state’s tribes to conduct online sports wagering and it waits for action in the Senate.
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You Vote: With Trump and Mamdani having met again at the WH, what do you want to see from them?
The meeting was not previously announced in the president's schedule or by Mamdani, who became the city's mayor last month.
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Thune rules out changing filibuster as other Republicans double down on changing the process
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has thrown cold water on the possibility of tweaking filibuster rules to ensure passage of a key Republican election reform bill.
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Mamdani meets with President Trump at the White House
The meeting was not previously announced in the president's schedule or by Mamdani, who became the city's mayor last month, and comes the same day the Department of Homeland Security officials detained a Columbia University student.
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Illinois is latest state pushing to pass Convention of States, seeking limits on federal power
The Convention of States needs support from 34 states to convene an Article Five convention that would propose constitutional amendments.
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Arizona House to consider bill on notifying feds upon arrests of illegal immigrants
In Arizona, nine law enforcement agencies participate in the federal 287(g) program, which allows local law enforcement to carry out specific immigration enforcement duties.
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IMF says U.S. federal debt 'too big,' and a risk for the US and the global economy
A report from the International Monetary Fund warns that U.S. debt is likely to remain elevated in the coming years, a risk for the U.S. and the global economy. "The conclusion is that the current account deficit is too big."
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Colorado Senate passes bill making it easier to sue immigration officers
Ira Mehlman of FAIR, which advocates for limiting immigration, called the legislation “another attempt to use lawfare as a mechanism to deter or prevent ICE from carrying out its duties to enforce immigration laws.”