From the States
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Louisiana Gov Landry signs EO for investigation of Orleans Parish jail break
Ten inmates at the New Orleans facility escaped on Friday after removing a toilet and burrowing through a hole in the wall, even writing "to [sic] easy LOL" as a bit of parting graffiti.
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FTC considering legal action against doctors behind gender transitions for kids
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., responded to the media report by praising the FTC “for investigating the horrific scheme to target minors with barbaric gender procedures.”
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Court hands Texas a win against Biden-era EEOC on 'pronoun police' case
Last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the EEOC, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, former U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and other federal officials to block an EEOC guidance
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WI Rep Steil pleased with progress on ‘big, beautiful bill,' but needs more
Steil said on Thursday he shares Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson’s worries that the federal reconciliation package doesn’t do enough to trim federal spending. But he said there is plenty in the package to like.
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'Significant' welfare fraud uncovered during COVID-19 aid investigation
Federal committee found tens of thousands of dishonest or erroneous Paycheck Protection Program applications.
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Louisiana Gov Landry announces partnership for state and federal immigration enforcement
The initiative is framed as a response to what it characterized as the Biden administration's failure to enforce immigration laws, which it claims contributed to record levels of unauthorized migration.
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Texas House passes bill to address 'sexual abuse crisis' in public schools, by educators
“In the last three years, there were 6,888 reports of sexual and violent misconduct by public school employees against our students in the state of Texas,” Rep. Little said. “As of July 2024, 6,654 of these allegations were left unresolved."
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Texas Gov Abbott to sign Fentanyl Child Endangerment Act
As the border crisis worsened, law enforcement officers across Texas began dealing with an unfamiliar crisis: children not waking up after taking a Percocet or other pills, later discovered to have been laced with fentanyl.
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Antisemitism watchdog seeks IRS probe of nonprofit group supporting anti-Israel protests in NYC
A Montana-based nonprofit that works to combat antisemitism is calling on the IRS to investigate the tax-exempt status of a group it says is funding anti-Israel protests in New York City. The Zachor Legal Institute and its president, Marc Greendorfer, sent a letter
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California approves up to 38% property insurance rate hike for State Farm customers
The rate hike will be 38% for rental owners, 15% for tenants and condominium unit owners, and 22% for home-owner-occupants. State Farm in California will receive a $400 million cash infusion from its parent company.
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GA Gov Kemp signs bill eliminating taxes from military retirement income
More than 102,500 retired veterans live in Georgia, and more than 92,000 receive military retirement benefits, according to 2022 statistics from the DOD, which were included in the bill's fiscal note.
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CA judge requires parental notification and opt-outs for elementary school gender lesson
Typically, students select the books to be read, and parents receive weekly notices of which books would be read next. This time, there was no such notice.
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Louisiana Gov Landry signs EO to protect Louisiana student-athletes in NIL era
The order protects Louisiana colleges from “adverse action” by the NCAA, athletic conferences or other governing bodies if they facilitate or offer NIL compensation.