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Wildfires burn thousands of acres in Central California
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – Many new wildfires continued to burn in Central California Wednesday after torching thousands of acres. The TCU September Lightning Complex, which consists of 22 fires of various sizes in Calaveras and Tuolumne…
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NYC mayoral drop out urges alliance against ‘Trojan horse’ Mamdani
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) — Independent New York City mayoral candidate Jim Walden has dropped out of the race and is urging other hopefuls to consolidate to help defeat frontrunner and Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani, calling him…
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Michigan Republicans seek to cut spending that ballooned during pandemic
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – Republicans who gained control of the Michigan House of Representatives this year want to cut more than $4 billion – about 5% – from the state budget. It would be the…
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Wisconsin ranks 20th nationwide in gas tax
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s 32.9-cent gas tax ranks it 20th in the country, according to a new report from The Tax Foundation. The taxes run the gamut from 8.9 cents in Alaska to 70.9…
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Section 8 covers Colorado rents up to $3,879 per month, ‘lap of luxury’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – Taxpayers are covering rents of up to $3,879 per month in Colorado, leading taxpayer advocates to question the growing duration of federal Section 8 housing choice voucher (HCV) usage. “Section 8…
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Texas legislature replaces STAAR Test with three new tests
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – Student excitement about the legislature abolishing the annual statewide standardized test may be short lived. Instead of one test, students will soon have to take three. HB 8, filed by state…
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Georgia Republicans call for test of hand-marked ballots
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – Georgia Reps. Tim Fleming and Victor Anderson are asking for a test of hand-marked ballots ahead of the 2026 midterms. The two sent a letter to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on…
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Wisconsin raw per-pupil spending doubled since 2000: Report
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – Students in Wisconsin are heading back to school this week with a new snapshot of the state’s school spending picture. The Badger Institute released a report that shows raw, per-pupil spending in…
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Shooting association sues Colorado over new gun control law
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – A new lawsuit seeks to block one of Colorado’s newest gun control laws before it takes effect next year. The suit, brought by the Colorado State Shooting Association and litigated by Lakewood, Colorado-based…
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Donalds: Congress must do what mayor, D.C. Council will not
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – What Mayor Muriel Bowser and the 13-member Council of the District of Columbia will not do, says a Florida congressman, “the federal government has a responsibility” it must provide. U.S. Rep.…




