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Bipartisan calls for special session grow along with chorus for Madigan to step down
By Greg Bishop (The Center Square) – A bipartisan chorus of lawmakers calling on Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to step…
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Madigan says he won’t resign despite federal corruption probe
Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, talks on his cellphone from his desk during an extended session of…
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Illinois horticulturists warn about mystery seed shipments
Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture By Kevin Bessler (The Center Square) – As if 2020 couldn’t get any…
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Illinois’ Republicans demand transparency on how governor is allocating federal aid
By Greg Bishop (The Center Square) – Illinois’ Republican congressional delegation is calling for transparency on how Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s…
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Pritzker says Democrats will help progressive tax campaign despite corruption cloud over party leader
By Greg Bishop (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he is not worried that the chances of voters passing his…
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Blagojevich tells Madigan ‘from one Public Official A to another’ to publicly defend himself
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich dabs blood from his chin during a news conference outside his home Wednesday in Chicago. …
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Illinois sheriffs want clear guidelines for prisoner transfers amid COVID-19 pandemic
In this Sept. 25, 2014 photo, Illinois Department of Corrections employment recruiter, Forrest Ashby, left, speaks to students attending The…
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Ohio House elects Cupp as next speaker after ousting Householder
Ohio State Reps. Bob Cupp, R-Lima, left, and John Patterson, D-Jefferson. Cupp was named Larry Householder’s replacement as Ohio Speaker…
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Tennessee Supreme Court hears state’s appeal on mail-in ballots
The Tennessee Supreme Court hears oral arguments via Zoom on Earle J. Fisher et al v. Tre Hargett et al and Benjamin Lay…
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Whitmer shuts down indoor bar service again, reopens Detroit’s casinos
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asks for more federal aid to battle the COVID-19 pandemic on July 28, 2020. Image courtesy of…
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Michigan residents pay 51 cents per gallon in wine taxes
(The Center Square) – Michigan wine drinkers pay the equivalent of 51 cents per gallon in state wine excise taxes,…
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As popularity plummets, DeSantis rebrands Florida COVID-19 response
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks Tuesday, May 5, 2020, during a coronavirus news conference in Sarasota, Fla. Chris O’Meara /…
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North Carolina disburses $150M in COVID-19 relief funds to local counties
A drive-up patient receives a face covering at a community coronavirus testing site in Burlington, N.C., Thursday, July 9, 2020.…
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New Hampshire business have a few more days to apply for state assistance
A sign posted on the door of Consuelo’s Taqueria notifies customers April 27, 2020, that they are closed during the…
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Hampton Roads restrictions will hurt hotels and restaurants, business community says
Virginia Beach boardwalk Shutterstock photo By Tyler Arnold (The Center Square) – New COVID-19 restrictions for Hampton Roads that will…
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Audit: Unorganized oversight might have led to millions in Georgia Medicaid overpayments
Aaron Kohr | Shutterstock.com By Nyamekye Daniel (The Center Square) – About $41 million in Georgia’s Medicaid and PeachCare claims…
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Coronavirus oversight panel demands documents from Georgia, GOP congressman calls it harassment
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp listens to a question from the press during a tour of a massive temporary hospital at…
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On Trump’s election delay suggestion, Cuomo says ‘he has no authority,’ de Blasio pans ‘act of a tyrant’
President Donald Trump (left) and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Left: AP file photo / Right: Image courtesy of governor.ny.gov…
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NYPD joins list of recent agencies drawing criticism for arrest by officers not displaying identification
New York Police Department officers stand in formation after arresting multiple protesters marching after curfew on Fifth Avenue, Thursday, June…
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Thousands of New York’s primary ballots not counted because of technicalities
Republican commissioner Rachel Bledi examines ballots June 30, 2020, as observers at the Albany County Board of Elections count absentee ballots…
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Report calls on business community to help lead New York City out of COVID-19 economic crisis
The island of Manhattan seen from the air. TierneyMJ / Shutterstock.com By Sarah Downey (The Center Square) – With New York’s…
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New York ranks 9th highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – New York came in ninth highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based on…
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Republicans ask governor to open Maine to more New England states
Maine Gov. Janet Mills addresses the Climate Action Summit on Sept. 23, 2019, in the United Nations General Assembly at…
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Maine Economic Recovery Committee recommendations could require additional funding
Shoppers leave a clothing shop that now also sells masks to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, Thursday, July…
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Bangor has highest property crime rate among Maine cities
(The Center Square) – Bangor, Maine, experienced the highest property crime rate – 4,095 per 100,000 people – among the…
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Shri Nitin Gadkari dedicates to public the refurbished upstream carriageway of Mahatma Gandhi Setu in Bihar
Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the upstream carriageway of Mahatma Gandhi bridge over…
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Government of India launches a programme for the benefit of artisans involved in manufacturing of Agarbatti under the ‘Gramodyog Vikas Yojana’(as a pilot project)
Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India, approved a programme for the benefit of artisans involved…
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KVIC and ITBP sign MoU; Paramilitary forces to taste Khadi Mustard Oil Now
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has taken another big step towards making India “Aatmanirbhar” by joining hands with…
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Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – June, 2020
Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW (Food and General Indices) The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour and Employment,…
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Films Division to pay rare documentary tribute to Lokmanya on his 100th death anniversary on August 1, 2020
Films Division is paying tribute to great freedom fighter-social reformer, Baal Gangadhar Tilak, fondly called “Lokamanya” on his 100th death…
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