From the States
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Minnesota officials claim nine child care centers mentioned in viral video 'operating as expected'
Minnesota officials with the state's Office of Inspector General conducted compliance checks this week as part of an "ongoing commitment to oversight," and found children were present for eight of the nine inspections.
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Seattle's new mayor, Katie Wilson, is another democratic socialist, signaling progressive shift
Her mayoral campaign focused on affordability, homelessness, and higher taxes on wealthy residents – a campaign that ultimately led to her electoral victory in November, despite her having never held elected office before.
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Hiker found dead in Colorado from suspected mountain lion attack: Officials
It was not clear if the woman had any bite or claw marks and the Larimer County Coroner’s Office is working to identify the cause of death for the woman, who has not been publicly identified.
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Washington state legislation to outlaw lying about elections raises free speech issues
The legislation could test a landmark US Supreme Court ruling that said speech can be criminalized only if it would cause imminent lawless action.
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Sacramento woman arrested for $2.75 million in employment development fraud
Law enforcement officials said it was the largest Employment Development Department fraud scheme ever in Sacramento County.
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Colorado officials formally act to remove Mesa County GOP clerk as designated election official
Secretary of State Jena Griswold sued seeking to replace Tina Peters as the designated election official.
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Rand Paul: Federal COVID stimulus to blame for record inflation
"While government stimulus spending was intended as a form of relief, and low and middle-income families as well as small business owners were promised that their taxes would not increase, Americans everywhere are now paying a hidden tax called inflation," Kentucky senator says in releasing new report.
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In Biden's first year, American sentiments made historic shift to right
Newly released polling shows that America has undergone a major political shift in the past year amid economic challenges, the ongoing pandemic and a series of bills and mandates out of Washington, D.C. Gallup released polling showing that during 2021, millions of
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Defense requests immunity for FBI agents, informants in Whitmer kidnapping plot
The request follows three lead sting FBI agents who won’t be testifying in the March 8 trial in Grand Rapids.
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Sinaloa Cartel operatives sentenced to prison in California for major drug smuggling operation
At least 28 peoples have been sentenced in a transnational drug trafficking and money laundering scheme after a local law enforcement effort last year resulted in the biggest drug bust in southern California history.
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Newsom solicited $226 million in private donations to fund California's pandemic response
Newsom was the top behesting official in California in 2020, far outranking any other elected official that year.
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Wisconsin lawmakers to try again to make Colby Wisconsin’s official state cheese
State Senate Committee on Government Operations is scheduled to hear the arguments Tuesday.
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Gov. Inslee pauses non-emergency surgeries in Washington state
The executive order, which took effect Monday and lasts for a month, marks the third time since the pandemic began in March 2020 that the governor has taken such an action.