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SAVE database in NC assisting cleanup of voter rolls
The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database, also known as SAVE, will receive voters’ names, dates of birth and last four digits of Social Security numbers.
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California LGBTQ+ organization seeks $25M from state for gender-affirming care for minors
In a letter signed by 87 organizations in Calif. sent to Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders in February, LGBTQ+ advocates urged the state’s leaders to allocate the money.
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TX threatens loss of funding to major cities over police ICE directives unless they reverse course
Talks underway between Gov. Greg Abbott and Houston Mayor John Whitmire after the Houston City Council voted to restrict the Houston Police Department from cooperating with ICE, causing the city to lose $110 million in grants.
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Judge strikes down Minnesota ban on conservative religious colleges in reimbursement program
State Department of Education tried to change law to ban "faith statements" for four years, then Legislature doomed it by failing to add severability clause, Trump nominee says. Christian colleges obviously not state actors, she says.
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Virginia AG Miyares says Roanoke College discriminated against women swimmers
Gov. Glenn Youngkin also commented, saying men should not compete in women’s sports and thanking Miyares for “standing up for common sense and the law.”
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America's largest Christian university triumphs over Biden administration's 'coordinated lawfare'
All-Republican Federal Trade Commission says pursuing holdover case "presents consumers very little upside relative to the cost of pursuing it to completion," after court losses for government.
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Marine's mother takes on troop transport duties for family visits
Maureen Byrne started the program in 2023 after flying her son, Ronan, a Marine, home from base. At one point, she spent $900 to fly him home for less than 48 hours. That led to a question: How can junior enlisted troops making around $30,000 a year afford to go home?
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Home purchase cancellations happening at record rate, Redfin says
According to Redfin, more than 15% of home sales were canceled in July, which is about 58,000.
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Wealthy schools finally allow LGBTQ lesson opt-outs, call 'significant burden' with little evidence
Wealthy D.C. suburb admits half its school employees have outdated criminal background checks after trashing inspector general, but still making factual claim SCOTUS rejected as it launches notice and opt-out system for curriculum.
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Four Republicans running for Texas AG so far
U.S. Chip Roy is the latest to announce he’s running for AG, joining state Sens. Joan Huffman and Mayes Middleton, and Aaron Reitz, a former Texas deputy attorney general.
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Texas Senate approves new Republican-drawn congressional map, it now heads to governor's desk
The new map contains five new congressional districts that lean Republican.
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Dow hits record high after Fed Chair hints at September rate cuts
The Dow climbed 846 points, or 1.89%, from Thursday’s close to an all-time high of 45,631.74.
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CA bill to give interest on insurance payments to homeowners
Legislators said they felt compelled to pass Assembly Bill 493 after thousands of Los Angeles homeowners lost their homes during the Palisades and Eaton fires in January.