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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals usually can’t fix their own ventilators
In this July 6, 2020, file photo, a ventilator helps a COVID-19 patient breath inside the Coronavirus Unit in a…
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Food banks in Illinois serve record number of meals
Work underway at Northern Illinois Food Bank. Courtesy of Northern Illinois Food Bank By Scot Bertram (The Center Square) – Requests…
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Wisconsin ranks 12th highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin came in 12th highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based…
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Superior has highest property crime rate among Wisconsin cities
(The Center Square) – Superior experienced the highest property crime rate – 4,275.7 per 100,000 people – among the cities…
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Republicans demand answers whether Bernell Trammel killing was related to support of Trump
Bernell Trammell is seen above from a YouTube video posted in 2016. Photo: YouTube/Bernell Trammel By Benjamin Yount (The Center…
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Sen. Nass: State’s coronavirus count may be skewed by faulty data
State Sen. Steve Nass at a statehouse committee hearing in this picture from 2018. Photo: Wisconsin Legislature By Benjamin Yount…
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Races for U.S. Senate and open seat in Congress draw crowds as qualifying wraps up in Louisiana
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana Susan Walsh | AP By David Jacobs (The Center Square) – As candidate qualifying ended Friday,…
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Cameron Parish ranked as No. 1 coronavirus hot spot in Louisiana
The Center Square Cameron Parish is reporting 86 new daily coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, making it the highest risk…
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Minnesota ranks 3rd highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Minnesota came in third highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute,…
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COVID-19 expenses cost North Carolina $300M during initial months of pandemic
A worker wears protective gear while disposing of trash at PruittHealth Carolina Point in Orange County near Durham, N.C., on…
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Michigan Launch Initiative takes another step in Northern Michigan
A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket with a payload of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network lifts off from…
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Michigan Supreme Court rules in favor of resident seeking FOIA records
The Michigan Supreme Court building, also known as the Michigan Hall of Justice, in downtown Lansing. Shutterstock photo By Scott…
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Michigan ranks 29th highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Michigan came in 29th highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based…
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New Hampshire ranks 10th best in children’s health care study
(The Center Square) – New Hampshire came in 10th best in a new study by WalletHub that examined children’s health care data among the…
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Sununu acts on legislation addressing unemployment benefits, voting, energy, child welfare
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announces a series of emergency orders March 17, 2020, in Concord, N.H., in response to…
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New Hampshire ranks 4th highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – New Hampshire came in fourth highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based on…
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Survey results show most New Hampshire students, parents, teachers want schools to reopen
Strong Foundations Charter School students explore their new iPads on Jan. 3, 2012, as then-presidential candidate Jon Huntsman (right) visits…
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Taxpayers could bear brunt of depleted Georgia unemployment trust fund
David Goldman / AP By Nyamekye Daniel (The Center Square) – With Georgia seeing record numbers of people filing for…
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Cuomo, DHS officials spar over traveler program, New York’s noncompliance with immigration efforts
Passengers stand in line Jan. 7, 2019, as they wait to pass through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at LaGuardia airport…
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New York Gov. Cuomo pleads with Congress to pass new round of coronavirus relief
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks July 24, 2020, during a news conference in the Red Room at the State Capitol…
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New York Senate Republicans’ bid to repeal Cuomo’s emergency powers denied by Democrats
New York state Sen. Pam Helming. nysenate.gov By Sarah Downey (The Center Square) – Senate Democrats recently rejected calls to pull…
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New York Republicans say Democrats impeding work of redistricting commission
New York state Sen. Rob Ortt speaks against legislation granting undocumented Immigrant driver’s licenses during a Senate session at the…
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New analysis grades Tennessee lawmakers on responsible use of taxpayer dollars
Tennessee state Rep. Michael Curcio, R-Dickson (right) Mark Humphrey / AP By Vivian Jones (The Center Square) – The grades…
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Amazon plans to create 1,000 new jobs in Mount Juliet
Shutterstock photo By Vivian Jones (The Center Square) – Amazon plans on building a new fulfillment center in Tennessee that…
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Tennessee ranks 11th lowest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Tennessee came in 11th-lowest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based on…
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Tennessee Attorney General finds mask mandates constitutional
People wear masks Tuesday, June 30, 2020, as they cross Broadway in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Humphrey / AP By Vivian…
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Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf rethinking veto of transparency bill
Gov. Tom Wolf responds to questions from reporters July 24, 2020, during a visit to Lancaster Health Center in Lancaster,…
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House GOP member sponsors plan to discount property taxes during pandemic
Kate Way | Shutterstock.com By Christen Smith (The Center Square) – A Pennsylvania House Republican lawmaker thinks families should get a…
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Government transparency bill becomes law without governor’s signature, support
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf takes questions from the press after a visit to WellSpan York Hospital on July 21, 2020. …
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Upper Merion Township has highest property crime rate among Pennsylvania cities
(The Center Square) – Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania, experienced the highest property crime rate – 3,602.5 per 100,000 people –…
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