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Compromise or pick a side? Texas House members offer preview of school vouchers debate ahead of special session
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Compromise or pick a side? Texas House members offer preview of school vouchers debate ahead of special session

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Popularity of remote work by Kansas executive branch employees raises interest in policy reform
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Popularity of remote work by Kansas executive branch employees raises interest in policy reform

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Federal judge says area for oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico must be expanded
Louisiana

Federal judge says area for oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico must be expanded

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Montana

How will rural Americans fare during Medicaid unwinding? Experts fear they’re on their own.

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Pennsylvania

Republican Rob Mercuri gets key endorsement from Koch-funded super PAC

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Alaska

Arctic sea ice patterns put on display during New York’s Fashion Week

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New Jersey

New Jersey advances plan to allow midwives to perform early abortions

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Maryland

At Congressional Black Caucus Foundation conference, Maryland lawmakers stress value of diversity in schools and in business

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Political notes: Key endorsements in Senate race, including Jealous’ wish, plus news from Harford and the comptroller’s office
Maryland

Political notes: Key endorsements in Senate race, including Jealous’ wish, plus news from Harford and the comptroller’s office

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Watch former U.S. Justice Department officials speak at 4:15 p.m. CT at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
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Watch former U.S. Justice Department officials speak at 4:15 p.m. CT at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival

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Watch Colin Allred speak at 9 a.m. CT at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
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Watch Colin Allred speak at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival

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Texas

Watch Joe Manchin speak at 7 p.m. CT at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival

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Texas

Watch Ted Cruz speak at 1:45 p.m. CT at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival

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Watch Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly speak at 11 a.m. CT at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Texas

Watch Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly speak at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival

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Saltwater intrusion creates drinking water emergency for southeast Louisiana
Louisiana

Saltwater intrusion creates drinking water emergency for southeast Louisiana

Sep 22, 2023

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The biggest problem with our forests? The U.S. Forest Service
Montana
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The biggest problem with our forests? The U.S. Forest Service

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George Wuerthner
Commentary: Collaborative problem solving can save taxpayer dollars
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Commentary: Collaborative problem solving can save taxpayer dollars

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Weekend humor from Celia Rivenbark: Grandpa seeks a bride in new cringeworthy reality TV show
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Weekend humor from Celia Rivenbark: Grandpa seeks a bride in new cringeworthy reality TV show

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Celia Rivenbark
Biases against Black-sounding names can lead to discrimination, especially when hiring quickly
Kansas
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Biases against Black-sounding names can lead to discrimination, especially when hiring quickly

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Martin Abel

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North Carolina

For the second time in two months, Burlington discharged toxic 1,4-Dioxane into Haw River, Pittsboro’s drinking water supply

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Alaska

U.S. Department of Labor asks federal judge to force inspections of Fairbanks-area gold mine

Sep 22, 2023
Montana

Candidates announce for Congress, Attorney General’s Office in Montana

Sep 22, 2023
Arizona

Some 1,900 Arizona homeowners have fallen for a predatory title scheme

Sep 22, 2023
Nebraska

Mountain lion shot in Valentine after multiple sightings and disruption of a golf tournament

Sep 22, 2023
Nebraska

Students urged to get involved, ‘use their voice’ to address climate change

Sep 22, 2023

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Federal judge sides with West Texas A&M University president who canceled campus drag show
Texas

Federal judge sides with West Texas A&M University president who canceled campus drag show

Sep 22, 2023
Michigan has the most plants joining the UAW’s Detroit Three strike
Michigan

Michigan has the most plants joining the UAW’s Detroit Three strike

Sep 22, 2023
Kansas special committee leans harder toward raising legislators’ annual base salary to $45,000
Kansas

Kansas special committee leans harder toward raising legislators’ annual base salary to $45,000

Sep 22, 2023
Idaho

Idaho’s direct care workforce is in ‘crisis,’ state legislative panel hears

Sep 22, 2023
South Dakota

South Dakota-led poll finds alignment of rural, urban opinions on electric vehicles

Sep 22, 2023
Georgia

Okefenokee Swamp refuge will be nominated for high-profile World Heritage designation

Sep 22, 2023
Texas

Paxton critics pile on, calling impeachment trial rigged

Sep 22, 2023
Washington

Judge upholds Washington’s $17B transportation package

Sep 22, 2023
Oregon

Advocacy group seeks court order to limit use of solitary confinement

Sep 22, 2023

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Please share your Louisiana Medicaid story
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Please share your Louisiana Medicaid story

Sep 22, 2023
Indiana

Allen Court grants preliminary injunction in doctor’s noncompete case — but says new law doesn’t apply

Sep 22, 2023

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Colorado universal preschool leaders hope to iron out enrollment process for second year
Colorado

Colorado universal preschool leaders hope to iron out enrollment process for second year

Sep 22, 2023
Texas

New anti-DEI law for public Texas colleges presents hiring challenges

Sep 22, 2023

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Mother who helped teen daughter abort fetus is sentenced to two years in prison
Nebraska

Mother who helped teen daughter abort fetus is sentenced to two years in prison

Sep 22, 2023
Iowa

How one man’s actions led to proposed new limits on public-records access

Sep 22, 2023

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State is content to be a benchwarmer in aquatic invasive species battle
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State is content to be a benchwarmer in aquatic invasive species battle

Sep 22, 2023
Iowa

Local officials have potential to block carbon dioxide projects

Sep 22, 2023

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Louisiana’s unemployment trust fund expected to fully recover from COVID-19

Sep 22, 2023
Oregon

Health officials urge Oregonians to get vaccinated against COVID, flu, RSV

Sep 21, 2023

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PennDOT, Norfolk Southern reach agreement on expanded Amtrak service to Pittsburgh
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PennDOT, Norfolk Southern reach agreement on expanded Amtrak service to Pittsburgh

Sep 22, 2023
West Virginia

Biden will travel to Michigan on Tuesday to support striking UAW workers

Sep 22, 2023

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Maxwell Frost joins President Biden at WH announcement on Office of Gun Violence Prevention
Florida

Maxwell Frost joins President Biden at WH announcement on Office of Gun Violence Prevention

Sep 22, 2023
Florida

Florida represented in Congressional Black Caucus’ history panel

Sep 22, 2023

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Sen. Menendez should resign, top New Jersey Democrats say after newest indictment
New Jersey

Sen. Menendez should resign, top New Jersey Democrats say after newest indictment

Sep 22, 2023
New Jersey

Menendez indictment details attempts to influence federal prosecution of senator’s friend

Sep 22, 2023