From the States
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Simi Valley fire forces evacuations, burns more than 700 acres
No injuries have been reported so far, but the fire expanded to nearly 200 acres by noon local time Monday.
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Kentucky to select candidates in high profile races
Voters will select candidates for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the state legislature. The races for federal office have drawn intense scrutiny from national political figures, including President Donald Trump.
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Spanberger vows to get Virginians ‘representation we deserve’
Virginia’s Democratic governor responded to an invalidated election result and the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of an emergency stay
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Ted Cruz says Biden derelict of duty on border security after visit to overwhelmed Rio Grande
Group of senators visited the border as U.S. reported that more than 2 million migrants were apprehended in fiscal 2022 through June.
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Bidenomics: Nearly half of small businesses fear shutting down amid elevated inflation
Small business concerns about closing has risen 12% since last summer.
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More than 2 million illegal border encounters so far in fiscal 2022
It’s the largest number recorded in a fiscal year in U.S. history.
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Georgia claims Stacey Abrams-founded election group failed to report $7m in spending
Nonprofit allegedly acted in concert with action fund.
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Missouri Treasurer pleads for legislature to address ESG influence on public pensions
“They’re basically using taxpayer money to do things like elect climate activists to the boards of oil companies,” Scott Fitzpatrick says.
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Midwest truckers group warns of catastrophe if California environmental, labor regulations spread
“It’s across the board, the state economy would suffer immeasurably if we were to adopt some of these California regulations in Illinois,” said Don Schaefer of the Mid-West Truckers Association
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Virginia unfunded pension liabilities could triple this year
Retirement systems are seeing bigger swings in unfunded liabilities every year because the plans are taking on higher-risk investments to meet needed returns
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Alaska will elect its first candidate using ranked choice voting on Aug. 16
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Nick Begich, and Mary Peltola are vying to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Don Young, who died in March.
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Catholic voters sour on Biden, split over midterms, poll shows
Some 59% of all Catholics said the country is on the wrong track.
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Boeing worker wins settlement with union; unlawfully collected dues to be returned
Washington is not a right-to-work state.