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Cuomo: Any establishment in New York serving alcohol must also serve food
Bartender Lindsay Pacepours a beer for a customer June 22, 2020, at Shade Bar NYC in New York City. John Minchillo…
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37 states have Blaine Amendments blocking public funds from religious schools in their constitutions
The United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. Shutterstock image On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in…
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Colorado governor mandates masks in public, indoor spaces
Colorado Governor Jared Polis Adjusts his face mask after a news conference on the state’s efforts to contain the spread…
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AG Landry calls Louisiana order closing bars and requiring masks unconstitutional
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announces a drug donation meant to help in the fight against COVID-19 on April 6,…
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Op-Ed: Civil Justice Reform Act will help fix Louisiana’s broken legal system
House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales, right, speaks about the legislative session with Senate President Page Cortez, R-Lafayette, left, on Monday,…
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Legislators, Gov. Walz face off over emergency powers via Zoom court battle
The Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Shutterstock photo By Scott McClallen (The Center Square) – The result of…
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Judge agrees Houston mayor’s action was unconstitutional but denies restraining order based on technicality
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner speaks during a peace march honoring George Floyd Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Houston. Floyd died…
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Bowling alleys cry foul over Pritzker’s 50-person handicap
This Dec. 25, 2018, photo shows bowling shoes at the Back Bowl bowling alley in Eagle, Colo. AP Photo/Jenny Kane…
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Challenge to Florida’s vertical integration marijuana law to get second Supreme Court hearing
Shutterstock photo By John Haughey (The Center Square) – The Florida Supreme Court has ordered parties engaged in a lawsuit…
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Kemp renews COVID-19 restrictions, does not require Georgians to wear masks
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Elijah Nouvelage / AP By Nyamekye Daniel (The Center Square) – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed…
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Unemployment rate in Georgia drops by nearly 2 points in June
David Goldman / AP By Jason Schaumburg (The Center Square) – Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.6 percent in June,…
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Pennsylvania puts new restrictions on bars, restaurants amid COVID-19 surge
Dominic Lombardo, owner of Domenicos restaurant, looks over the bar area, with the barstools separated, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in…
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Virginia’s new COVID-19 workplace regulations approved without input from businesses
An American flag flies outside the Tyson Foods Temperanceville Complex on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, in Temperanceville, Va. Steve Helber…
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Gun-rights group applauds gains in Virginia background check lawsuit, says fight continues
Demonstrators stand outside a security zone before a pro-gun rally Jan. 20 in Richmond. Julio Cortez / AP By Tyler…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Pennsylvania police reform bills become law
Gov. Tom Wolf signs two measures on July 14, 2020 in Harrisburg, Pa. designed to overhaul law enforcement hiring and…
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