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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 Paxton, a Republican, issued a statement over the weekend opposing the writ of mandamus filed…

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Republican leaders ask Texas Supreme Court to intervene in lawsuit over cancellation of GOP convention

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Statewide program providing summer jobs for youths

New education bill addresses some changes caused by pandemic

Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Monday, July 13, 2020

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Two weeks in, Illinois retailers, restaurants still struggling with Phase 4 restrictions

Deadline approaches for coronavirus relief fund assistance for local governments

Louisiana Gov. Edwards issues mask mandate and orders bars to close again

VP Pence plans to visit Baton Rouge Tuesday

Louisiana voters go to the polls in election delayed twice by COVID-19

WMC Survey: Wisconsin businesses still hurting from coronavirus, government-ordered shutdown

UW President ‘fully supports’ lawsuit to allow foreign students to stay in U.S., despite ICE ruling

State audit finds shortcomings in North Carolina virtual school curriculum

Department of Labor takes steps to catch up as Tennesseans still wait on unemployment claims

Op-Ed: The devil stayed in Georgia when Charlie Daniels went to heaven

Virginia finished fiscal year with lower-than-expected $236M budget deficit

Quick hits: Ohio news in brief for Monday, July 12

Marcellus Shale region project, others scrapped after increased regulatory requirements and environmental opposition