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White House provides another $9 billion in student debt relief as pandemic pause ends
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White House provides another $9 billion in student debt relief as pandemic pause ends

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WASHINGTON — As federal student loan repayments restart, the Biden administration Wednesday announced an additional $9 billion in student loan forgiveness for 125,000 borrowers. “For years, millions of eligible borrowers were unable to access the student debt relief they qualified...
First Amendment advocates fight growing number of U.S. book bans
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First Amendment advocates fight growing number of U.S. book bans

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Gov. Laura Kelly parachutes into Pittsburg to advocate for expansion of Medicaid expansion
Kansas

Gov. Laura Kelly parachutes into Pittsburg to advocate for expansion of Medicaid expansion

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Alabama

DNC hearing officer: Controversial Alabama Democratic Party bylaws ‘must be invalidated’

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Ohio

Plaintiffs say restraining order should have stopped Ohio K-12 education overhaul from starting

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Tennessee

End of pandemic era subsidies puts thousands of Tennessee child care centers at risk for closure

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Iowa

Federal agency alleges ‘extreme’ sexual harassment of Iowa restaurant’s workers

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Nevada

Clark County commissioners ban street food vendors on resort corridor

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Michigan Senate votes to advance prescription drug bills, nixes most GOP amendments
Michigan

Michigan Senate votes to advance prescription drug bills, nixes most GOP amendments

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Speaker fight fallout: Pelosi, Maryland’s Hoyer lose Capitol hideaways
Maryland

Speaker fight fallout: Pelosi, Maryland’s Hoyer lose Capitol hideaways

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R.I. can’t collect $6.1M in unpaid campaign fines. What’s BOE going to do about it?
Rhode Island

R.I. can’t collect $6.1M in unpaid campaign fines. What’s BOE going to do about it?

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Texas

Colony Ridge developer defends Houston-area community as state leaders vow action against it

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Kansas

Kansas child death report shows increase in gun-related deaths, suicides

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The absent legacy of Montana’s most successful Copper King
Montana

The absent legacy of Montana’s most successful Copper King

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William Bloss, the lawyer for Bridgeport mayoral candidate John Gomes, speaks to the press on Sept. 25. SHAHRZAD RASEKH / CT MIRROR
Connecticut

CT preserving fingerprints, DNA on Bridgeport absentee ballots

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The U.S. dreads a Trump-Biden rematch. Lincoln Project co-founder says we should face reality.
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The U.S. dreads a Trump-Biden rematch. Lincoln Project co-founder says we should face reality.

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Police chief embarrassed Marion with newspaper raid. His resignation was necessary, but not enough
Colorado
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Police chief embarrassed Marion with newspaper raid. His resignation was necessary, but not enough

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Clay Wirestone
Capitol Perspectives: The legacy of Missouri’s 2023 legislative session
Missouri
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Capitol Perspectives: The legacy of Missouri’s 2023 legislative session

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Phill Brooks
Nevermind the House GOP drama — pay attention to what they’re poposing, like cutting teachers
Minnesota
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Nevermind the House GOP drama — pay attention to what they’re proposing, like cutting teachers

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J. Patrick Coolican

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Underscoring need to adapt, climate group announces support for public power

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Maine

Maine has made substantial investments in housing but still can’t keep up with demand

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Rhode Island

After signature scandal, state looks to standardize training for local election administrators

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Arizona

Arizona veterans, state agencies battle over bingo machines deemed illegal under state gambling laws

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Kentucky

Letcher prison opponents urge Congress to reject Rogers’ ‘fast-tracking’ provision

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Florida

Dengue continues spreading in Miami-Dade County for the fourth month in a row

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Boston business leader speaks out in support of police grants

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont headquarters in Berlin. VTDigger file photo
Vermont

Vermonters’ options for online mental health care expand

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Probe by state auditor reveals steps by fired Ponca city clerk to render the community ‘non-operational’
Nebraska

Probe by state auditor reveals steps by fired Ponca city clerk to render the community ‘non-operational’

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Iowa

DNR reduces fine for creek contamination that killed 50,000 fish

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Florida

DeSantis ally withdraws from Broward College presidency over contract terms; new leader is female

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Louisiana

Does Venture Global’s Louisiana LNG plant profit from pollution?

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Tennessee

Blackburn and Johnson each announce seven-figure campaign hauls in the 2024 Tennessee Senate race

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North Carolina

Veteran educator, foundation leader announces run for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction

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North Carolina

Bestselling children’s author Jerry Craft laments book bans ahead of Raleigh visit

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Whitmer signs bills guaranteeing lead screening for young Michigan children
Michigan

Whitmer signs bills guaranteeing lead screening for young Michigan children

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Idaho

COVID levels rise above summer lows, as vaccine becomes available in Idaho

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Grassley bill would end taxing of Pell Grant funds on living expenses
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Grassley bill would end taxing of Pell Grant funds on living expenses

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New Jersey

N.J. panel to hear dispute over anti-teachers union emails sent to educators

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‘Restoring the recognition’: Wabanaki, state leaders discuss push for tribal sovereignty
Maine

‘Restoring the recognition’: Wabanaki, state leaders discuss push for tribal sovereignty

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Michigan

‘Bimbo’: Text messages reveal internal outrage over Michigan State Police’s ‘Barbie’ post

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Evergy, regulators near deal on Kansas electric rates
Kansas

Evergy, regulators near deal on Kansas electric rates

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Texas

Oilfield companies helped to craft Texas’ new waste rules for 2 years before the public got to see them

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After the pandemic, too many kids are still missing school
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After the pandemic, too many kids are still missing school

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Florida

Two Penn professors win 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine for research that led to COVID-19 vaccines

Oct 02, 2023

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Donlin Mine project in Southwest Alaska facing legal challenges over water impacts
Alaska

Donlin Mine project in Southwest Alaska facing legal challenges over water impacts

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Wisconsin

Evers to GOP committee chair: Schedule hearing for workforce, child care bill

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Civil Rights

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Proposed grain terminal would harm historic slave sites in St. John Parish, review finds
Louisiana

Proposed grain terminal would harm historic slave sites in St. John Parish, review finds

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Kansas
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Police chief embarrassed Marion with newspaper raid. His resignation was necessary, but not enough.

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Survivors file lawsuits as Child Victims Act goes into effect, but how many more to come remains unknown
Maryland

Survivors file lawsuits as Child Victims Act goes into effect, but how many more to come remains unknown

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Missouri

Retired Missouri Supreme Court judge joins staff of St. Louis circuit attorney

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