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Gov. Walz to convene special session on Monday, city associations push for bonding bill
Gov. Tim Walz on June 10 calls the Minnesota Legislature back for a special session focusing on police reform and…
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Texas public schools required to open next month, children over 10 must wear face coverings
Shutterstock photo (The Center Square) – The Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) guidance for in-person public school instruction requires that children…
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Texas Attorney General opposes state GOP request over cancelled convention
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Tony Gutierrez / AP By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken…
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Republican leaders ask Texas Supreme Court to intervene in lawsuit over cancellation of GOP convention
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner speaks during a peace march honoring George Floyd Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Houston. Floyd died…
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Abbott extends emergency declaration as critics call for special legislative session
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Shutterstock.com By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced he has…
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Statewide program providing summer jobs for youths
The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Shutterstock photo By Pat Morris (The Center Square) – It is no secret…
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New education bill addresses some changes caused by pandemic
The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Shutterstock photo By Zeta Cross (The Center Square) – When Illinois schools were…
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Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Monday, July 13, 2020
The dome of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Shutterstock photo State spends $2.1 million to combat elder abuse…
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Lawsuit challenging Pritzker’s COVID-19 orders moves toward appellate court
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, wears a face mask as he confers with a staff member at the Bank…
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Two weeks in, Illinois retailers, restaurants still struggling with Phase 4 restrictions
Illinois Retail Merchants Association CEO Rob Karr and Downtown Springfield restaurateur Peter Praia talk about operating during with pandemic restrictions (The…
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Deadline approaches for coronavirus relief fund assistance for local governments
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel…
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Louisiana Gov. Edwards issues mask mandate and orders bars to close again
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards holds a press briefing on June 8, 2020. Image courtesy of Louisiana governor’s office By…
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VP Pence plans to visit Baton Rouge Tuesday
Vice President Mike Pence, right, Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, center, and Florida Gov. Ron…
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Louisiana voters go to the polls in election delayed twice by COVID-19
Barbara Kalbfleisch / Shutterstock.com (The Center Square) – Louisiana finally will hold an election Saturday that has been postponed twice…
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WMC Survey: Wisconsin businesses still hurting from coronavirus, government-ordered shutdown
A protester holds up a sign urging Gov. Tony Evers to let Wisconsin reopen during an early May rally at…
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UW President ‘fully supports’ lawsuit to allow foreign students to stay in U.S., despite ICE ruling
The University of Wisconsin System is going on the record as opposing federal rules that would send international students home…
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State audit finds shortcomings in North Carolina virtual school curriculum
North Carolina State Superintendent Mark Johnson Emery P. Dalesio / AP By Nyamekye Daniel (The Center Square) – While states…
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Department of Labor takes steps to catch up as Tennesseans still wait on unemployment claims
The Tennessee state flag flies. railway fx / Shutterstock.com By Vivian Jones (The Center Square) – More than a quarter…
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Op-Ed: The devil stayed in Georgia when Charlie Daniels went to heaven
The grave site of music legend Charlie Daniels, who died July 6, 2020. William Haupt III / The Center Square…
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Virginia finished fiscal year with lower-than-expected $236M budget deficit
Displays of brightly-hued blooms soak up the rain as Cathleen Trail of Arlington, Va., visits an outdoor shop for colorful…
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Quick hits: Ohio news in brief for Monday, July 12
Ohio state Sen. Theresa Gavarone. Photo courtesy of the Ohio Senate By Todd DeFeo Speaker: Outcome of lawsuit over taxes will…
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Marcellus Shale region project, others scrapped after increased regulatory requirements and environmental opposition
Construction site of a Marcellus Shale gas drilling operation in rural northern Pennsylvania. George Sheldon / Shutterstock.com By Bethany Blankley…
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State could approve $300 million more for Ohio schools
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine addesses steps the state is taking to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus Wednesday, March…
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Community participation, increased police presence among steps to reduce New York City violence
Police officers watdch as demonstrators arrive at Barclays Center on Sunday, May 31, 2020, the Brooklyn borough of New York.…
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New York congressional candidate calls donations in her name ‘identity theft’
Liz Joy, Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from New York’s 20th District, and incumbent Democratic Rep. Paul Tonko.…
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25% of average county population in Michigan has high covid risk
(The Center Square) – On average, the share of residents in Michigan counties deemed most vulnerable to the coronavirus is…
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Disney World’s reopening Saturday evokes cheers, fears
Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, the world’s most-visited theme park with almost 21 million visitors a year. John Raoux /…
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Florida ranks 5th lowest in WalletHub study of 2020 state tax burdens
(The Center Square) – Florida came in fifth lowest in a new study by the WalletHub website that examines the level of…
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Analysis ranks Maine 31st highest among states for its municipal bond credit outlook
(The Center Square) – Maine came in 31st highest in a new ranking of states’ credit outlooks by municipal bond manager Conning Investment Products…
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Maine’s Bath Iron Works, employees remain at stalemate as strike enters fourth week
Striking shipbuilders picket June 22, 2020, outside an entrance to Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty / AP…
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