Author: The Center Square
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Critics cite concerns over oil-and-gas ‘credit schemes’ said to help environment
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Forty-three lawsuits have been waged against more than 200 energy-related companies in Louisiana since 2013, and many, if not all, are angling for cash settlements with environmental credit schemes. Similar credit initiatives have failed to…
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Western States review group aligns with FDA, approves boosters for all adults
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup officially recommended expanding Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna booster eligibility to all adults 18 and older, allowing adults living in several West Coast states to get a booster shot ahead…
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Minnesota taxpayers spending $3 million on malls
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced recipients of the $3 million Minnesota Cultural Mall Operator Grants program. The Legislature passed the $64 million bipartisan Main Street COVID-19 Relief package in 2021…
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GOP lawmakers take issue with Pritzker’s comments after Rittenhouse verdict
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Several downstate Illinois lawmakers are blasting Gov. J.B. Pritzker for his comments following the Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty verdicts. A Wisconsin jury acquitted the 18-year-old from Antioch, Illinois, on charges stemming from killing two men and wounding another during unrest last year, finding he acted…
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31 state employees terminated over vaccine mandate
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Ned Lamont said 31 executive branch employees have been terminated from employment for not following the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. In a news release, the governor announced that nearly 95% of executive branch employees…
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Missouri judge stops state, local agencies from issuing pandemic public health orders
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A judge Tuesday ruled local health departments cannot issue orders, close businesses, quarantine students, and stated parts of Missouri’s Code of State Regulations pertaining to the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) violated the…
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Lawmakers send gun violence bill to Pritzker
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A bill that would create the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention to help combat gun violence has been sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. House Bill 2791 is a trailer bill to the Reimagine Public Safety…
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Virginia upgrades unemployment system
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Virginia Employment Commission launched an upgraded unemployment system last week designed to make it more modern. Under the new system, customers can access documents online and view a customer dashboard for claims filing status…
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Justice awards grants to last two West Virginia schools for vaccination rates
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jim Justice awarded his last two $50,000 grants to West Virginia schools with the highest vaccination rates as the governor finishes the “I Got Vaxxed” competition. The governor visited Grafton High School in Taylor…
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Flurry of Congressional candidates expected to announce under new map not yet signed by Pritzker
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A flurry of announcements from those vying to represent Illinois in Congress is expected in the coming weeks. Some incumbents are preparing to keep their seats, despite the changing legislative boundaries. Among those who’ve recently…




