From the States
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California fails audit of federal programs, 66% of COVID unemployment benefits in question
The audit found that even in 2023 — years after the state made $55 billion in fraudulent COVID lockdown-era benefits payments — the state likely made “potentially ineligible payments” of nearly $200 million.
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Billionaire who owns Sahara Las Vegas Casino seeks $100 million from Reno for new stadium
Publicly funded stadiums are common. The $1.9 billion Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium received $750 million from the state in 2016.
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Newsom asks nations to exempt CA-made products from retaliatory tariffs
The governor Friday announced he is asking the state’s longtime international trade partners to exempt California-made products from retaliatory measures as his administration pursues new strategic trade relationshipstaliatory
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Amid movie industry decline, CA aims to double film tax credits to $750M
“California is the entertainment capital of the world – and we’re committed to ensuring we stay that way,” said Gov. Newsom.
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PA Gov Shapiro hears and agrees with craft brewers’ concerns about Trump tariffs
From the beer’s ingredients to the very aluminum cans it’s packaged in, the incoming cost spike feels inevitable, they say. And it’s a reality Gov. Josh Shapiro acknowledged during a visit to Fegley’s Brew Works in Bethlehem.
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GA Senate passes another controversial election bill after heated debate
Georgia Republicans and Democrats differed significantly on the intent of a sweeping election bill.
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Gov DeSantis says 7,800 officers have taken recruitment bonuses; recruits have come from 49 states
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday that 7,800 law enforcement officers have taken advantage of the state's recruitment bonus program since its launch in 2022.
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Gas prices in CA nearly $2 above US average due to state policies: Report
Last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom called a special session of the state legislature to pass new regulations on refineries, citing price gouging.
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Trump admin says border crossings reach new low in March
“Border Patrol encounters for the month of March was 7,181 total,” wrote border czar Tom Homan on X, formerly Twitter. “I started as a Border Patrol Agent in 1984, which was 41 years
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GOP legislators introduce bill to repeal gun control rule on pistol braces
A Biden-era rule placing greater constraints on millions of legal American gun owners could be struck down if newly introduced Republican legislation becomes law.
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2028 Olympics could prove to be a costly undertaking for LA: city could be on the hook for $270M
The city of LA could be on the hook for $270 million if the 2028 Olympics are not on budget. With the city already facing a $1 billion deficit, many wonder if the city can handle it.
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Rep Foxx sounds warning against judges intruding on presidential powers and actions
More than a dozen orders from President Donald Trump – more than in the entire time Joe Biden, Barack Obama and George W. Bush served as presidents – have been thwarted or attempted to be blocked.
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Bill advances in Pennsylvania to notify ICE when noncitizens become criminal defendants
Laken Riley’s death inspired an eponymous federal law that requires the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to detain noncitizens who have been charged with or convicted of theft or violent crimes.