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Op-Ed: To reform policing, Illinois must rehabilitate its errant labor laws
Thousands of people gather for the Chicago March for Justice in honor of George Floyd at Chicago’s Union Park Saturday,…
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Unemployment taxes could put state in better shape, Georgia appropriations leader says
Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, talks to the media Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at the Georgia state…
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Maine ranks 18th highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Maine came in 18th highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based on growth,…
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Pennsylvania ranks 22nd highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania came in 22nd highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based on growth,…
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N.Y., N.J. and Connecticut add three more states, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, to quarantine list
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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Pritzker knocks neighboring states amid uptick in COVID-19 cases in Illinois
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker answers questions from the media during his daily press briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic from his…
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Op-Ed: A victory for government transparency in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. Pennsylvania Governor’s Office By Rep. Clint Owlett One of the biggest frustrations we have faced during…
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Florida ranks 30th highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Florida came in 30th highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based…
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Lawmakers unveil proposal to reform Ohio’s campaign finance laws after House speaker’s arrest
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder leaves the Federal Courthouse after he was arrested in a $60 million federal bribery probe…
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Federal aid package could allow Illinois cities flexibility to use already released COVID-19 resources for lost revenue
U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., wears a mask that reads “Heroes Act Now” as he appears at a news conference…
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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals usually can’t fix their own ventilators
In this July 6, 2020, file photo, a ventilator helps a COVID-19 patient breath inside the Coronavirus Unit in a…
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Wisconsin ranks 12th highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin came in 12th highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based…
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Minnesota ranks 3rd highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Minnesota came in third highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute,…
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COVID-19 expenses cost North Carolina $300M during initial months of pandemic
A worker wears protective gear while disposing of trash at PruittHealth Carolina Point in Orange County near Durham, N.C., on…
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Michigan ranks 29th highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Michigan came in 29th highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based…
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New Hampshire ranks 4th highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – New Hampshire came in fourth highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based on…
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Cuomo, DHS officials spar over traveler program, New York’s noncompliance with immigration efforts
Passengers stand in line Jan. 7, 2019, as they wait to pass through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at LaGuardia airport…
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New York Gov. Cuomo pleads with Congress to pass new round of coronavirus relief
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks July 24, 2020, during a news conference in the Red Room at the State Capitol…
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New analysis grades Tennessee lawmakers on responsible use of taxpayer dollars
Tennessee state Rep. Michael Curcio, R-Dickson (right) Mark Humphrey / AP By Vivian Jones (The Center Square) – The grades…
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Tennessee ranks 11th lowest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Tennessee came in 11th-lowest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based on…
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Ohio ranks 35th highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Ohio came in 35th highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based…
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State Senate plugs midyear budget holes without raising taxes
Michigan state Sen. Jim Stamas David Eggert / AP By Bruce Walker (The Center Square) – The Michigan Senate on…
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University of Wisconsin president says system has seen enough budget cuts
The University of Wisconsin System is going on the record as opposing federal rules that would send international students home…
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Bill shielding health care workers from liability during state of emergency moves to governor’s desk
The Henry Ford Hospital on West Grand Blvd in Detroit. Daniel J Macy /Shutterstock.com By Bruce Walker (The Center Square)…
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New York businesses grapple with quarantine compliance questions
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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‘We’re not going to be the mask police’: Colorado counties have mixed responses to statewide mandate
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, right, and Colorado Governor Jared Polis listen during an announcement that the City and County of…
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Cuomo travels to Savannah, Ga., to offer advice on fighting COVID-19
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo boards a plane July 20, 2020, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York for…
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Florida economists cite COVID-19 in shaving projected population growth
A sign welcomes visitors to Florida. Katherine Welles / Shutterstock.com By John Haughey (The Center Square) – The subprime mortgage…
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Op-Ed: With feds circling Madigan, Illinoisans will vote on his power
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan talks at a press conference Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. Image courtesy of BlueRoomStream Illinoisans watched a…
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