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Fetterman may pursue expulsion of ‘defiant’ Menendez from U.S. Senate
Pennsylvania

Fetterman may pursue expulsion of ‘defiant’ Menendez from U.S. Senate

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WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman said Thursday he would be open to expelling New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez from the Senate. “Now that it’s confirmed that he’s not going to go the honorable way. You know...
Man in police custody for allegedly shooting person during prayer to oppose Oñate statue
New Mexico

Man in police custody for shooting person during prayer to oppose Oñate statue

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St. Tammany library board chips away at mountain of challenged books 
Louisiana

St. Tammany library board chips away at mountain of challenged books 

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Texas

Texas “Ike Dike” coastal barrier project could cost $57 billion with inflation, Army Corps says

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Iowa

GOP witnesses at Biden impeachment hearing see insufficient evidence of wrongdoing so far

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Rhode Island

BOE director to retire in 2024

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Department of Education makes uncommon ask for budget cut

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Maine

With two days until shutdown, border security package eyed by U.S. Senate GOP

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Inslee’s COVID-19 eviction ban was legal, state Supreme Court rules
Washington

Inslee’s COVID-19 eviction ban was legal, state Supreme Court rules

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State Board of Regents, universities target campus mental health
Iowa

State Board of Regents, universities target campus mental health

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5th Circuit cancels redrawing of Louisiana’s congressional district map
Louisiana

5th Circuit cancels redrawing of Louisiana’s congressional district map

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Iowa

Iowa athletic trainer’s license sanctioned after Idaho students allege improprieties

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Missouri

Appeals court sets hearing date on Missouri abortion rights initiative ballot title

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Roughly 100 Arkansas state employees to be impacted by potential federal shutdown
Arkansas

Roughly 100 Arkansas state employees to be impacted by potential federal shutdown

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With no opposition in the room, a rural Texas county makes traveling for an abortion on its roads illegal
Texas

With no opposition in the room, a rural Texas county makes traveling for an abortion on its roads illegal

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Opinion: A Letter for Brooks Robinson
Maryland
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Opinion: A letter for Brooks Robinson

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Nevada’s most important taxpayers deserve a rebate
Nevada
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Nevada’s most important taxpayers deserve a rebate

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Hugh Jackson
Budget reforms that could lead to lower taxes and more transparency
Indiana
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Budget reforms that could lead to lower taxes and more transparency

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Cody White
DeSantis betrays Florida, insists the solution to climate change is burning more fossil fuel
Florida
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DeSantis betrays Florida, insists the solution to climate change is burning more fossil fuel

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North Carolina

NC Gov. Cooper vetoes bill giving legislators all appointments to state and local elections boards.

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Colorado

Republican Dan Woog runs to regain Colorado House seat

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Indiana

IEDC releases full early Wabash aquifer results

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Virginia

Virginia ABC head steps down 

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Indiana

Maxwell sworn in to Indiana Senate, succeeds Perfect

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Florida

Democrats blast DeSantis for blowing off Spanish TV network after GOP debate

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Student debt relief scams on the rise. Here’s what borrowers need to know
Nebraska

Student debt relief scams on the rise. Here’s what borrowers need to know

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House panel hears testimony on whether to remove ban on local regulation of plastic bags
Michigan

House panel hears testimony on whether to remove ban on local regulation of plastic bags

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Student loan repayments restart Oct. 1, even if there’s a government shutdown
Pennsylvania

Student loan repayments restart Oct. 1, even if there’s a government shutdown

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Kansas

Voting rights advocates pan Kansas Republican’s ‘invite-only stage for election conspiracies’

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South Dakota

Noem invites California-based gun manufacturers to SD to escape new taxes

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Michigan

As Michigan considers a homeless bill of rights, lawmakers hear about issues facing the community

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Florida

State Sen. Thompson elected chair of African American History Museum Task Force

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Texas

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn accepts Paxton impeachment acquittal, notes pending legal issues

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Oregon

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek expects to vote against Salem payroll tax

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Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina, July 13, 2023. | Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
New York

Rikers Programs Suffer After Cuts, Despite Mayor’s Promises

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Connecticut

Plan to overhaul child care in CT — Too ambitious, or not enough?

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Education

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Ukrainian students find home, community at University of Northern Iowa
Iowa

Ukrainian students find home, community at University of Northern Iowa

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Florida

How Florida teacher unions are coping with a new anti-union law

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Think tank demands release of ‘secret’ Kansas voter registration deal. It was readily available.
Kansas

Think tank demands release of ‘secret’ Kansas voter registration deal. It was readily available.

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Nevada

Lombardo appoints former AT&T lobbyist to PUC 

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Nsombi Lambright-Haynes speaks during a Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition press conference about Jackson's water issues at the Mississippi E-Center at Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Mississippi

Advocates attempt to intervene in Jackson water case, respond to judge’s criticism

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Rhode Island

State offshore wind RFP: If at first you don’t succeed, try try again

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DHHS promotes free COVID test program, offers additional testing options
Michigan

DHHS promotes free COVID test program, offers additional testing options

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New Jersey

New Jersey Supreme Court weighs insurance payouts for COVID closures

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Activists protest outside of The White House to “Cancel Student Debt” on March 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court’s decision that the Biden administration didn’t have the authority to cancel student debt helped sow confusion that scammers are using to their advantage. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We The 45 Million)
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Student debt relief scams on the rise. Here’s what borrowers need to know.

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Rhode Island

Treasurer: State relationship with Washington Trust ‘under evaluation’

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Celebration of life services scheduled for Idaho Latino activist, J.J. Saldaña
Idaho

Celebration of life services scheduled for Idaho Latino activist, J.J. Saldaña

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Florida

Former ACLU-FL legal director Nancy Abudu to begin service on Eleventh Circuit

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Former Adams County sheriff, two senior staff members charged with felonies in false records case
Colorado

Former Adams County sheriff, two senior staff members charged with felonies in false records case

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Texas

Convicted murderer Scott Panetti isn’t sane enough to be executed, federal judge rules

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