From the States
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New York Democrats, Mamdani urge private parking lot owners in NYC to ban ICE officers
Mamdani highlighted that many New Yorkers who use private parking facilities are immigrants and said 3.1 million New Yorkers were born outside the United States.
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Six Flags roller coaster rider fainted before his "latch snapped," victim's niece says
Hassan Kariem, 42, was riding the Goliath hypercoaster, a high-speed roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia, when he was thrown from the ride, killing him and injuring four others in the park.
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Newsom claims gains in student achievement in California, analyst disagrees
The English and math results remain below pre-pandemic levels recorded during the 2018-19 school year, when 51.7% of students met proficiency standards in English language arts and 39.7% did so in mathematics.
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FSU reopens after shooting, allows students to attend classes remotely
Tallahassee campus resumes classes the week after two people were killed and six were injured by an active shooter.
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Arizona Democrat governor vetos bill requiring local and state cooperation with ICE
“I will continue to work with the federal government on true border security, but we should not force state and local officials to take marching orders from Washington,” Hobbs said in the veto letter.
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Illinois legislation to protect public university press raises concerns about 'blanket immunity'
Under bill, state-sponsored institutions of higher learning would be immune from lawsuits over expression made by public media.
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Nevada attorney general starts Social Security disruptions webpage
The 11-question webpage does not offer any additional help to fix the issue of unclaimed Social Security.
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Homelessness in Colorado is up by 90% since 2020: Report
The report, by the free-enterprise Common Sense Institute, also called into question most of the state’s “housing first” approach, saying it “may not be the best approach to addressing this challenge.”
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Legislator raises concern that CA bill would prioritize illegal immigrants for disaster aid
“You are carving out the authority for state funding to go to illegal immigrants,” said DeMaio. “The bill would allow the director of emergency services to prioritize funds for people who not here legally.”
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Voters in over 20 congressional swing districts want Trump tax cuts extended: Poll
Worried about high living costs, Americans in key battleground districts want lawmakers to extend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, according to a new poll commissioned by the National Taxpayers Union.
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DEI on Campus: George Mason University renames diversity office after Trump crackdown
On Jan. 20, Trump issued an executive order that called for the “termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and ‘diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility’ (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government, under whatever name they appear.”
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HOPE Florida controversy divides GOP as board agrees to take actions to improve situation
Amid these controversies, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has defended HOPE Florida and said Republicans maligning it are helping Democrats.
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Blue State Blues: Michigan’s unemployment continues to rise
For third straight month, the state’s jobless rate rose in March.