From the States
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Coalition of 15 states get court to block Trump's move to cut school mental health grants
According to the lawsuit, in February 2025, the U.S. Department of Education adopted a new priority of “eliminating discrimination” to ensure that the grants “do not support or take part in diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives."
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Fewer than half of Florida kindergartners are prepared to start school: Report
Only 44% of children entering kindergarten in Florida are ready to learn, according to a new Early Learning Report released by the Florida Chamber of Commerce Thursday.
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Dulles Airport overhaul already grows to $20B-plus project
The proposal increases planned investment from about $7 billion, building on Dulles’ long-term master plan. Construction would take place in phases while the airport remains open.
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Biden considers gas tax holiday amid nearly $5 national average
Biden’s pledge came after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made similar remarks during an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.
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Illinois state audit shows nearly $2 billion in pandemic aide wasted by fraud
State officials blame Trump administration for illicit payouts.
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Fall sales may reveal whether farmland prices will keep rising
Since January 2021, Class A farmland prices in central Illinois have risen 35%.
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Lawmakers say whistleblower memos show Homeland chief misled Congress about disinformation board
Republican senators demand hearing after whistleblowers step forward.
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Texas taxpayers pick up $2.9 million tab to bus illegal migrants to D.C.
A total of 1,778 immigrants have been transported to Washington D.C.
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Border blink? Abbott says Texas-bound caravans appear to disband, but surge still expected
"Even if they are breaking up doesn’t mean they won’t be coming," governor warns,
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Hogan to lead diplomatic mission to France, Ireland
The trip, according to the release, will be Hogan’s first since September 2019
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Arizona bans government contracts with Chinese labor camps
The bill is in response to the ethnic cleansing of the Muslim minority population known as the Uyghurs
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California bill would require all gun owners to obtain liability insurance
Although the law would be first in the nation at the state level, if passed, it’s not a new idea
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Iowa Supreme Court rules state constitution doesn't guarantee fundamental right to abortion
The Court's decision overruled its 2018 determination in Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v Reynolds, which an Iowa Supreme Court judge had cited in striking down a law that required women to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion.