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Washington redistricting committee misses deadline; state Supreme Court to draw new political maps
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Better late than never turned out not to be the case for Washington state’s redistricting commission that failed to approve new legislative and congressional maps by statutory deadline. The bipartisan panel’s failure means the state’s…
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Lawsuits challenging Biden’s private sector vaccine mandate combined
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Multiple legal challenges to President Joe Biden’s workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandate will be consolidated and heard by justices with the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. States, businesses and other groups filed 34…
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Illinois sports betting has a big September
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sports betting in Illinois roared back to life in September after a pedestrian summer and pushed the nationwide handle past $5 billion for the month. It is the first time in history the country has…
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Virginia Supreme Court extends deadline for redistricting map drawer nominations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republicans and Democrats have until Wednesday to provide the Virginia Supreme Court with their nominees to redraw the state’s district maps after justices ordered a deadline extension. The court extended the original Monday deadline until…
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North Carolina Legislature releases new state budget proposal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save North Carolina’s new state budget proposal includes additional money for education and billions of dollars for capital projects and tax cuts, but it also would reduce the governor and the attorney general’s authority. Republican legislative…
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Arizona spends $375K in expanding golf program for underserved children
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Arizona will give kids who aren’t likely to golf the chance to pick up some of the sport’s better virtues. Students in rural and underserved communities will have the chance to participate in the Tee…
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Missouri’s Republican House floor leader predicts focus on federal COVID funds, redistricting, education
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tracking federal COVID-19 relief money coming into Missouri, redistricting and education will be the focus of legislators in January, said Dean Plocher, the majority leader of the House of Representatives. “We’ve got a lot going…
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Tennessee board reviews $3.1B in ARPA spending, previews $6.2B in infrastructure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Tennessee Financial Stimulus Accountability Group came a step closer Monday to finalizing more than $3.1 billion in federal stimulus spending while getting a preview of an estimated $6.2 billion in infrastructure funding related to…
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Inslee demands apology for friendly op-ed that wasn’t approved by his office first
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In a case of no good deed going unpunished, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee’s office has objected to a recent op-ed published in The Seattle Times citing Washington State Department of Health (WSDOH) COVID-19 data…
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Clock runs out on challenge to Tennessee’s 48-hour waiting period for abortions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tennessee’s 48-hour waiting period for abortions will stand. The law was first challenged six years ago, with a district court ruling the statutory waiting period violated a woman’s right to have an abortion. The full…




