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Study ranks Illinois as the 21st most prosperous state
Chicago Board of Trade building. CiEll / Shutterstock.com By Kevin Bessler (The Center Square) – Illinois ranked in the top…
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Quick hits: Louisiana news briefs for July 13
A worker in protective suit and mask talks to a driver who has been through the COVID-19 drive-through testing at…
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Louisiana’s $275 million COVID-19 grant program for businesses expected to run out quickly
Louisiana Treasurer John Schroder. Melinda Deslatte | AP By David Jacobs (The Center Square) – Louisiana’s $275 million grant program…
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New York to impose tighter tracking rules on travelers from 19 states, under threat of $2,000 fine
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo converses with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (on screen) during a news briefing July 13, 2020,…
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Business groups leery of Virginia joining regional greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program
Shutterstock photo By Tyler Arnold (The Center Square) – Virginia’s entry into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) – a…
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Lansing City Council hears comments on resolution to halve police budget, chief raises concerns
Image courtesy of Lansing Police Department’s Facebook page (The Center Square) – A day after five people were shot in…
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Georgia education officials offer more COVID-19 guidance for school districts
In this Thursday, May 7, 2020, photo, Azandria Torbert, stands in line for graduation information at Chattahoochee County High School…
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FEMA expected to dispatch 1,500 nurses to Florida as COVID-19 hospitalizations surge
An entrance at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Wilfredo Lee / AP By John Haughey (The Center Square) – The…
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Florida school boards say they will decide when to resume classes, as state constitution prescribes
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho Lynne Sladky / AP By John Haughey (The Center Square) – A growing…
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DeSantis cites dip in COVID-19 positivity rate as ‘pretty good indicators’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures as he speaks during a news conference Monday, July 13, 2020, at Jackson Memorial Hospital…
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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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New Hampshire congressional delegation touts $3.45 million grant for high school apprenticeships
An engineer shows teen apprentices how to use a tool making machine. Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com By Joe Chen…
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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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Controlling Board approves federal funds for schools, other state departments
Ohio state Rep. Jack Cera. Photo courtesy of the Ohio House of Representatives By Todd DeFeo (The Center Square) –…
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Kemp: Atlanta mayor cannot override executive order, revert city back to phase one
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp listens to a question from the press during a tour of a massive temporary hospital at…
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Op-Ed: Washington wants to forfeit our best weapon against coronavirus
Shutterstock.com By Tommy Thompson Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and several senior House lawmakers recently announced a plan to impose price…
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Policy group pushes back on union’s labor complaint over salary freeze, furlough days
People play blackjack at the reopening of the Bellagio hotel and casino Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. Casinos…
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Hospital says it has morgue capacity after Phoenix mayor says it’s full
Image from twitter.com/MayorGallego By Cole Lauterbach (The Center Square) – A Phoenix-area hospital says it’s only following state protocols in…
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Arizona governor’s approval rating falls amid coronavirus outbreak
Gov. Doug Ducey answers questions at the online town hall meeting Thursday, April 30. Courtesy of Gov. Doug Ducey’s office…
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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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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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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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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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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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