From the States
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Legislator raises concern that CA bill would prioritize illegal immigrants for disaster aid
“You are carving out the authority for state funding to go to illegal immigrants,” said DeMaio. “The bill would allow the director of emergency services to prioritize funds for people who not here legally.”
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Voters in over 20 congressional swing districts want Trump tax cuts extended: Poll
Worried about high living costs, Americans in key battleground districts want lawmakers to extend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, according to a new poll commissioned by the National Taxpayers Union.
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HOPE Florida controversy divides GOP as board agrees to take actions to improve situation
Amid these controversies, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has defended HOPE Florida and said Republicans maligning it are helping Democrats.
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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%.
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Va Gov. Youngkin appoints Cuccinelli to UVa board
Bert Ellis is out, Ken Cuccinelli is in, and Gov. Glenn Youngkin's latest move to reshape University of Virginia leadership is already drawing fire from alumni.