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Gov. Walz announces $100 million in housing assistance
Gov. Tim Walz announces $100 million housing support program on July 14. Image courtesy of KARE11 live stream By Scott…
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First public hearing on charter amendment to replace the Minneapolis Police Department will take place Wednesday
Members of the Black Visions Collective and Reclaim the Block hold banners outlining the City Council’s plan to dismantle the…
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Gov. Whitmer extends emergency declaration until Aug. 12
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 9 gives an update on COVID-19 cases in Michigan. Image courtesy of Michigan State Police…
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Doctor backs bill to stop housing COVID-19 patients with nursing homes residents
A woman in a wheel chair traveling down a nursing home corridor. fadedphotoshop / Shutterstock.com By Scott McClallen (The Center…
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DeVos: Children need to get back into school routines
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks at a news conference Tuesday, July 14, 2020, with Vice President Mike Pence in…
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Arizona school choice advocates hail Supreme Court decision
The United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. Shutterstock photo (The Center Square) – A recent U.S. Supreme Court…
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Colorado sees record $192M in cannabis sales in May
In this Wednesday, April 8, 2020, photograph, Ben Prater checks over his stock at his marijuana dispensary as a statewide…
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Experts weigh in on giving federal aid to states like Illinois
Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks from his office in Springfield on Wednesday. Courtesy of BlueRoomStream By Kevin Bessler (The Center Square)…
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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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New Hampshire health care officials claim FEMA sent faulty personal protective equipment
Brendan Williams, president of the New Hampshire Health Care Association, wears an isolation gown July 1, 2020, with no sleeve openings…
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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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