From the States
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he has a plan to keep NFL Bears in the city
As he travels to Springfield to lobby for state funding of local governments, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he has ideas to keep the Chicago Bears in his city.
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Dell Technologies returns to its roots as it becomes latest company to redomesticate to Texas
“From my dorm room at the University of Texas in 1984 to our headquarters today in Round Rock, Texas has given Dell what every great company needs to grow — extraordinary talent, world-class research universities, and a business environment that lets us build for the long term,” Dell Technologies chairman and CEO Michael Dell said.
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ACLU sues to stop TX border security law from going into effect after 5th Circuit ruling on it
The law, which makes illegal entry into Texas a state crime, is set to go into effect May 15. It gives Texas law enforcement the authority to return illegal foreign nationals to a port of entry and/or arrest them for unlawful entry,
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Illinois lawmakers propose legalizing 'magic mushrooms' for therapies
Medical cannabis has been legal for years in Illinois, and now there is a push to legalize psychedelic mushrooms for medical purposes.
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In Arizona, guaranteed income programs face GOP opposition
An estimated 150 guaranteed income programs have popped up across the state and Republicans are now trying to ban them.
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Colorado House GOP pushes impeachment hearing for Secretary of State who removed Trump from ballot
Following the ruling Monday, state party officials and U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert said they're exploring legal options, including a recall effort to oust Griswold.
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South Carolina governor signs 'constitutional carry' measure
Earlier this week, Louisiana became the 28th state with Constitutional Carry.
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Houston Police chief apologizes as 264,000 crime reports went uninvestigated
The police chief's apology came one day after Whitmire announced he was forming an independent panel to review what is now an HPD internal investigation into how hundreds of thousands of reports went nowhere.
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Trump looms large in NC elections, turnout pivotal to expected congressional runoffs
“The two potential runoff elections for congressional nominations appear to be battles of which candidate can align him or herself more with former President Donald Trump.”
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Montana law enforcement seized record amounts of fentanyl last year
Knudsen said that while the state has increased resources to combat fentanyl, it's up to the Biden administration to secure the Southern border.
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Florida lawmakers pass bill to prohibit kids from having social media accounts
According to the bill, children under age 14 will be prohibited from creating a social media account, while parents would be empowered to opt-in for their 14- and 15-year-old minor children.
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Georgia sanctuary cities could lose taxpayer funding under new bill passed after Laken Riley murder
Republicans say Laken Riley's death in Athens at the hands of a 26-year-old Venezuelan national was avoidable and Joe Biden's immigration policies are partly to blame.
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'Preventable and predictable': WA lawmaker laments trooper's death
Trooper Christopher Gadd, 27, was a married dad whose father and sister are also in law enforcement.