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Spanberger vows to get Virginians ‘representation we deserve’
Virginia’s Democratic governor responded to an invalidated election result and the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of an emergency stay
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Europe tried wealth taxes. Most gave up.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act in March. The proposal would impose a 5% annual wealth tax on the roughly 938 Americans with a net worth exceeding $1 billion.
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Budget Bloat: $5.7 billion deficit prompts prediction of 'crisis' in Pennsylvania
There has been no public indication by Gov. Josh Shapiro or any of the 253 lawmakers of any agreement to reduce gap.
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Seattle reaches settlement with chemical giant Monsanto totaling $160M
Seattle’s payment is the largest settlement of its kind that the company has paid to a single city.
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California high court rules gig workers can be treated as independent contractors
The ruling upheld the constitutionality of Proposition 22, which classified workers for companies such as Uber and Postmates as independent workers.
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Advocates challenge Hochul over congestion pricing pause
Another suit claims Hochul's move to suspend congestion pricing violates a constitutional right to clean air and a healthy environment.
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Feds disrupt jet ski powered human smuggling network
Nineteen alleged members of a human smuggling organization were charged for coordinating the smuggling of dozens of unauthorized migrants into the United States from Mexico, mostly aboard personal watercraft on the Pacific Ocean.
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LaRose wants Democrats to stop blaming Ohio for virtual roll call
The rules committee of the Democratic National Convention, in a meeting Wednesday, voted 157-3 for online voting. If Harris is the only candidate, that process begins Aug. 1 and will be completed in seven days.
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New Ohio law targets ticket prices at high school sporting events, one of 20 new state laws
The new requirements for ticket sales to school sports events became law recently as Gov. Mike DeWine signed 20 bills into law.
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New Orleans to fund $1 million guaranteed income program for students
The pilot program is an expansion of an earlier guaranteed income program for students that was a $50 a week to teenagers for 40 weeks that ran from 2022 to 2024.
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VP Harris condemns 'despicable acts' related to Netanyahu's official visit, address to Congress
Harris condemned the protestors' support for Hamas, desecration of the American flag
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New school safety system launches in Texas
Abbott created the role and appointed Scott in 2022 after the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde to ensure that all public schools in Texas are implementing school safety policies and using best practices to safeguard against school shootings or other dangers.
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'Egregiously wrong' again? SCOTUS urged to junk precedent widely used to suppress pro-life speech
After a quarter-century of prohibiting pro-lifers from getting within 8 feet of people entering abortion facilities, blessed by SCOTUS and copied nationwide, Colorado bans pro-life apparel in Capitol, drawing legal threat.