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Paxton: Courts cannot order agencies to issue 'transgender' driver’s licenses, IDs
Paxton’s opinion concludes that the “‘judicial power’ endowed to district courts does not countenance ex parte orders directing state agencies to amend a person’s biological sex on driver’s licenses or birth certificates.
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Supreme Court to hear argument over Louisiana congressional districts on racial issues
The U.S. Supreme Court has previously ruled that race can be considered in redistricting as long as it does not predominate over traditional redistricting principles.
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Gov. Abbott highlights school choice and parental rights support at Texas Pastor’s Council briefing
Abbott also pointed to a Dallas Independent School District program to provide information to children about how to change their biological sex.
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LA demolishes beloved family treehouse as fire victims stall in permit limbo; misplaced priorities
Although the petition to save the 24-year-old, iconic, front-yard treehouse of "Simpsons" producer Rick Polozzi has collected nearly 7,000 signatures, LA appears set to move forward with demolition.
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Pennsylvania legislators propose additional benefits for National Guard service
Representatives Arvind Venkat, D-Pittsburgh, and Craig Williams, R-Chadds Ford, have introduced a bill that extends the state’s GI bill to cover college tuition for an additional family member when service members re-enlist.
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Gov. DeSantis administration to give $2M grant to SeaPort Manatee after hurricane damage
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a $2 million grant from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund for infrastructure improvements at SeaPort Manatee as it recovers from hurricane damage.
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Ex-NYPD boss Kerik blasts NYPD Commish Tisch for not cooperate with ICE, federal law enforcement
Former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik says the current leadership is failing to cooperate with federal authorities.
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Sports columnist, author John Feinstein dies at 69
Feinstein is most well known for covering college basketball.
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Experts warn two US volcanoes could erupt soon after increase in seismic activity
Monitoring stations around Mount Adams noted nine earthquakes ranging from magnitude 0.9 to 2.0 near the volcano between September and October of 2024.
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Fast food jobs down by 16k amid $20 wage, debunking Newsom-cited study
A fast food study from the Berkeley Research Group found California fast food prices increased 14.5% from September 2023 to October 2024, or double the national average.
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Senate bill seeks to ban all federal labor unions
The bill's sponsors, Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., argue that these kinds of collective bargaining agreements harm worker efficiency and increase labor costs.
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NATO leader tells Trump it plans to stay out of his plans to acquire Greenland
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he doesn't want the transnational military alliance involved in the U.S. acquisition of Greenland, but said the high arctic territory is of vital importance to world security.
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Newsom’s seeks $3.4B bailout for Medi-Cal after spending $9.5B on noncitizens
At the time Medi-Cal expanded coverage to all illegal immigrants in the state at the start of 2024, the taxpayer-funded healthcare system was already under strain.