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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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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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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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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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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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Polis vetoes pair of bills, one ending private investigator licensing
Colorado Governor Jared Polis makes a point during a news conference on the state’s efforts to curb the spread of…
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Walz extends peacetime emergency through August 12; legislature targets police reform, 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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North Carolina lawmakers feud over wearing masks
House minority leader Darren Jackson, D-Wake, is seen wearing a mask on the House floor in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday,…
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Lee signs Tennessee heartbeat abortion bill, judge halts roll out
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Monday, July 13, 2020, signs into law a bill that prohibits abortions at six weeks,…
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COVID-19 precautions in spotlight ahead of possible Tennessee Legislature special session
Rep. Charlie Baum (front left), R-Murfreesboro, and other House members sit behind glass partitions because of the coronavirus pandemic during…
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Polis signs law extending to-go booze services
A sign hangs on the window of a restaurant advertising the establishment is still open for pickups and deliveries during…
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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 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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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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