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Pritzker says he’ll close bars, restaurants if COVID-19 cases rise too high
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks in Chicago on July 14. From the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (The Center…
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As money pours in, progressive tax campaigns in Illinois heats up
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker John O’Connor | AP By Kevin Bessler (The Center Square) – The grassroots coalition “Vote Yes…
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Lawmakers ask Illinois officials to give downstate municipalities ability to help local businesses
State Sen. John Curran, R-Woodridge, in Springfield in 2019. Courtesy of BlueRoomStream (The Center Square) – Businesses in the Chicago…
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Illinois ranks 9th highest in WalletHub study of 2020 state tax burdens
The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Shutterstock photo (The Center Square) – Illinois came in ninth highest in a new…
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State collects $52 million from recreational cannabis sales in first half of 2020
In this Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, photo, cannabis flowers hang in a drying room at Revolution Global’s cannabis cultivation center…
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Pritzker announces plans to curb COVID-19 resurgence
Gov. J.B. Pritzker listens to a question during a news conference Wednesday in Chicago. Courtesy of BlueRoomStream By Kevin Bessler…
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Wisconsin public health managers: Source of most coronavirus cases not known
Wisconsin’s acting Health Secretary Andrea Palm. DHS Wisconsin.gov By Benjamin Yount (The Center Square) – The people in charge of…
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Rep. Sanfelippo: Killings are Wisconsin’s other epidemic
State Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, speaks at a statehouse hearing in this undated photo. Photo from Joe Sanfelippo’s website…
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Gov. Evers not looking to create a Wisconsin travel ban list
Drivers in Wisconsin see the Welcome to Wisconsin sign along several interstates and highways across the state. Photo from MacIver…
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Texas voters decide more than 30 races in Tuesday runoff
Allen J.M. Smith | Shutterstock.com (The Center Square) – Texas voters on Tuesday decided more than 30 races that remained…
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More COVID-19 federal funding, resources flowing into Texas
A Walgreens employee talks with a person in line for COVID-19 testing in Dallas, Saturday April 25, 2020. The location…
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Louisiana state education board adopts standards for COVID-19 safety
Steve Loya | Flickr via Creative Commons (The Center Square) – The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved minimum health…
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Study: More than 600,000 newly jobless Floridians have lost health insurance
The Florida state flag flies. railway fx / Shutterstock.com By John Haughey (The Center Square) – A new study estimates…
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Florida Republicans launch vote-by-mail campaign despite Trump’s criticism
Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota Steve Cannon / AP By John Haughey (The Center Square) – Florida Democrats have requested 1.6…
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South Florida mayors warn DeSantis COVID-19 situation will get worse before it gets better
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (left) and Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber leave a roundtable discussion Tuesday, July 14, 2020, between…
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Maine eviction restrictions could soon lapse as more courts reopen
The population center of Jay, Maine, is seen April 15, 2020. Robert F. Bukaty / AP photo By Sarah Downey…
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State Supreme Court ruling re-closes North Carolina bowling alleys
KARANOV images / Shutterstock.com By Nyamekye Daniel (The Center Square) – Bowling alleys in North Carolina will have to close…
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Cooper rolls out plan for partial in-person learning for North Carolina schools
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (right) listens to Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and…
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21% of average county population in New Hampshire has high coronavirus risk
(The Center Square) – On average, the share of residents in New Hampshire counties deemed most vulnerable to the coronavirus is 21…
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Judge upholds most of Virginia’s expanded background-check gun law
Kiattipong / Shutterstock.com By Tyler Arnold (The Center Square) – A circuit court judge upheld a Virginia law Tuesday that…
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27 percent of vulnerable county population in Virginia has high COVID-19 risk
(The Center Square) – On average, the share of residents in Virginia counties deemed most vulnerable to the coronavirus is…
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Virginia looks to increase COVID-19 mandate enforcement rather than revert to stricter restrictions
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam gestures Monday, May 4, 2020, during a news conference at the state Capitol in Richmond, Va.…
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Hampton Roads will be Virginia’s focus for stricter COVID-19 enforcement on businesses
Beachgoers crowd the shoreline along the oceanfront Monday, June 29, 2020, in Virginia Beach, Va. Steve Helber / AP By…
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NY, NJ, Connecticut add four more states to quarantine restrictions list
A sign seen June 30, 2020, in Secaucus, New Jersey, advises out-of-state visitors to call to learn if they should self-quarantine…
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New York City mayor insists city can get grip on rash of shootings
New York Police Department officers stand nearby July 7, 2020, as Black Lives Matter Protests continue in New York City.…
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Analysis: New York leads all states in residents’ interest in loans to make it through pandemic
The Fearless Girl statue stands in front of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in New York.…
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New York tourism seeing some improvement, but continuing closure of Canadian border limits recovery
A group of tourists wait in line to check in April 23, 2019, at the New Yorker hotel in New…
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Legal expert says Cuomo’s quarantine order likely to stand up to legal scrutiny
Arriving travelers walk by a sign in the baggage claim area of Terminal B on June 25, 2020, at LaGuardia Airport…
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Public employees win settlement in ‘limited window’ union dues case
Mark Janus, the plaintiff in Janus vs. AFSCME, speaks to supporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 26, 2018.…
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