From the States
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Controversy, debate intensifies regarding Washington state child care center fraud allegations
Licensed childcare providers can receive taxpayer subsidies through grants from the state.
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Here's a look at Colorado's top 10 stories in 2025
Denver and its officials felt the wrath of the Trump administration for its immigration policies, which congressional Republicans said made it a so-called “sanctuary city.”
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Southwest states - CA, NV, AZ - dealt with fires, unrest, lawsuits and more in 2025
There were high-profile deaths this year in the Southwest. Among them was the Sept. 10 assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk when he spoke at a rally at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
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California Legislature denies GOP effort to end state of emergency
California is keeping its state of emergency even as it hosts the Super Bowl.
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Biden administration lost track of thousands of unaccompanied minors who entered U.S. illegally
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says his state didn’t “want to be facilitating very harmful policies not only in terms of the rule of law, not only in terms of what drug cartels may be introducing into our country, but also the treatment of people who are basically being trafficked."
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court suspends primary election calendar
Decision comes as justices review a lawsuit over congressional redistricting.
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Cuomo to file complaint against AG James, alleging misconduct in harassment investigation
Investigation concluded 11 women who made sexual misconduct complaints against the then-governor were credible.
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Biden administration plays defense over soaring inflation
Republicans are blaming runaway federal spending for taking a bite out of Americans’ wallets.
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Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi sue Biden over minimum wage hike for federal contractors
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration again Thursday, this time for requiring federal contractors to pay a $15 an hour minimum wage. It’s the 21st lawsuit the attorney general has filed against the administration. Joining him are the attorneys general from
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Indiana attorney general vows to defend bill banning biological males from girls' sports teams
Legislation declares a male, defined as “a student’s biological sex at birth in accordance with the student’s genetics and reproductive biology,” cannot be a member of a girls’ sports team at a public school in Indiana.
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Comedian Dave Chappelle threatens to pull investments from Ohio town over housing development plan
The comedian spoke at his hometown village council meeting to speak in opposition to plans for an affordable housing development.
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Georgia legislators advance bill banning critical race theory in schools
Sponsor says legislation “empowers parents to ensure that kids and children in our schools of all races are not pitted against each other.”
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Republicans gain on Democrats in Washington state party ID polls
Poll conducted last month showed percentage of respondents in Washington state who identified as Republicans jumped 10 points since last July.