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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 a bonding bill. Image courtesy of Minnesota Public Radio (The Center Square) – The Minnesota…

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Efforts to ease open government laws in COVID-19 era face pushback

COVID-19 cases in Illinois increase amid reopening, ‘quarantine fatigue’

In Phase 4, Illinois no longer an outlier in terms of COVID-19 restrictions

24% of average county population in Illinois has high covid risk

Study ranks Illinois as the 21st most prosperous state

Grant benefits tempered by minimum wage increase, business group says

As Louisiana officials prepare to reopen schools, football remains in doubt

Quick hits: Louisiana news briefs for July 13

Louisiana’s $275 million COVID-19 grant program for businesses expected to run out quickly

Official says Louisiana unemployment trust fund could be insolvent by September

New York to impose tighter tracking rules on travelers from 19 states, under threat of $2,000 fine

New York businesses find insurance policies don’t cover COVID-19 interruption

Business groups leery of Virginia joining regional greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program

Fabus only anticipated hire for Nessel’s new Criminal Investigation Division

Michigan Civil Service Commission approves rule change to require annual union dues opt-in

Lansing City Council hears comments on resolution to halve police budget, chief raises concerns

Georgia education officials offer more COVID-19 guidance for school districts

FEMA expected to dispatch 1,500 nurses to Florida as COVID-19 hospitalizations surge

Florida school boards say they will decide when to resume classes, as state constitution prescribes