From the States
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Former Los Angeles fire chief sues Mayor Bass for defamation
In the lawsuit, Crowley claims Bass made and continues to make false statements about her and has damaged her reputation.
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Pro-life orgs urge an end to mail-order abortion in letter to Acting AG Blanche
Over 80 pro-life organizations sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche asking for Louisiana v. FDA to be settled and mail-order abortion ended,
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Illinois Gov Pritzker defends plan to raise highway toll rates
Pritzker said there has been a lot of inflation since tolls were last raised for passenger vehicles in 2012. Commercial tolls have risen in Illinois every year since 2021.
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Wisconsin senator wants to reinstitute race-based scholarships via zip code
Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled program violated the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th Amendment.
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California’s billionaire tax officially heads to Nov. 3 ballot
The initiative aims to impose a one-time 5% wealth tax on the Golden State’s billionaires to generate $100 billion in revenue.
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Washington state high court upholds $35 million campaign finance penalty against Meta over ads
Meta argued that Washington's strict regulations unfairly burdened its platforms, effectively suppressing free speech.
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Disability-rights advocates sue Illinois over physician-assisted suicide law
The law, signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker last December, is set to go into effect on Sept. 12.
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Iran deal fails to address terror proxies, ballistic missiles, human rights
In addition to the lack of language addressing Iran’s terror proxies, questions surrounding the Islamic Republic’s ballistic missile production have been raised.
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Property tax proposal could cost Florida locals $11B
A constitutional amendment would provide a $150,000 exemption the first year and a $250,000 exemption the next year.
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Sen McCormick wants Gov Shapiro to opt Pennsylvania into national school choice
As U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick continues to advocate for a federal school choice program, he expressed optimism that first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro would opt Pennsylvania into it. "I think that the rationale of this opportunity will hopefully convince him..."
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Georgia Republicans balk at Gov Kemp's move to redraw congressional districts
Just hours before Georgia lawmakers were set to go into special session on Wednesday to redraw the state's congressional districts, House Speaker Jon Burns said it will not be on the agenda.
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Florida Gov DeSantis approves new penalties for gang and drug-trafficking crimes
Five public safety bills signed into law Tuesday by DeSantis create new drug trafficking penalties, strengthen protections for law enforcement officers and update criminal gang statutes to recognize social media activity as evidence of gang involvement.
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Businessman Jackson beats Trump-endorsed Jones in Georgia gubernatorial runoff
Jackson will go on to face former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in November, who defeated seven candidates to win her primary without a runoff.