From the States
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NYC to post 'know your rights' signs about sanctuary law in public buildings
Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, has pledged to target New York City over its sanctuary policies that restrict local cooperation with federal immigration crackdowns.
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Louisiana Gov Landry signs law limiting climate change lawsuits against energy producers
“In signing that bill, basically it says that people can’t theorize the fact that climate change is manmade and then take that as a theory and hold those companies that are producing energy liable for that,” Landry said at a news conference.
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Ag Secretary Rollins defends tax policies to support farmers, calls for more domestic fertilizer
“This is what farmers want. They don’t want to farm for a check from the government,” Rollins said. They want a farm to be able to sell their goods on an open market that is fair.”
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Nevada gubernatorial candidates locked in head-to-head race
Incumbent Republican Joe Lombardo are Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford are in a statistical 41% tie.
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Georgia Legislature to consider bill in 2026 to eliminate state income tax, key senator says
Georgia would be 10th state to move to go income tax free.
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Ohio high school athletes can be paid
The athletes can now officially be paid for their name, image and likeness.
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Another cause of Thanksgiving/Black Friday stress? Lawsuits
Though generally seen as a two-day holiday for eating and spending, Thanksgiving and Black Friday also present increased risks for lawsuits alleging anything from turkey explosions to shopping injuries.
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Michigan wasted millions on deceased Medicaid enrollees
Of the 14 states the audit examined, report found that Michigan reported one of the highest amounts of Medicaid payments to the deceased.
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Questions remain after Slender Man stabber escape
One of Wisconsin’s most famous stabbing suspects fled her group home over the weekend.
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Indiana state officials urge Trump, Congress to address national debt
The State Financial Officers Foundation letter noted that the cost of interest on the nation's debt is constraining spending on other programs.
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Nearly 550 truck drivers cited for not understanding English in Illinois YTD
In the wake of a fatal crash involving an illegal immigrant that killed a Coles County official and his wife last month, Niemerg has filed legislation to require those wanting an Illinois issued standard driver’s license to be a U.S. citizen
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California loses one taxpayer per minute, Florida gains
Andrew Wilford, director of the Interstate Commerce Initiative at the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, said state policies are attracting people and generating revenue. He estimated Florida is collecting $4 billion more per year for its budget from people moving to the Sunshine State.
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Texas governor, members of Congress lead effort to ban Sharia law in US
Gov. Greg Abbott this week issued three directives targeting Islamic groups, first designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on Islamic American Relations (CAIR) as foreign terrorist organizations.