From the States
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Newsom predicts budget deficit six times less than predicted by CA state agency
In his proposed budget, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is predicting a shortfall of $2.9 billion. That's much less than the $18 billion shortfall projected by the Legislative Analyst's Office.
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New law restricts homeless people on Las Vegas Strip
Lombardo and legislators agreed on the bill passed during the special session, but critics have expressed concerns about penalties being put on homeless people.
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TX Gov Abbott tells prosecutors and judges who aren't doing their jobs: 'We’re coming after you'
Abbott spoke in a city whose residents led a movement in the last two elections targeting judges who were releasing repeat violent offenders onto the streets
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What crime? Newsom budget proposes more than $300M to combat retail theft in California
Announcement came a few weeks after dozens of looters ransacked several high profile stores in the Bay Area.
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Pennsylvania legislature approves school curriculum transparency measure, sends to Wolf
Law requires schools to post information about school curriculum online for public review, tasks administrators with maintaining the information.
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Boeing suspends vaccine mandate for employees
Boeing said 92% of its U.S.-based workforce had either provided proof of vaccination or received a medical or religious exemption.
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Porch piracy runs rampant in San Francisco, driving some residents from city
City ranked second in SafeWise’s latest list of the worst metro cities for package theft.
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Sex offenders, gangs and smugglers: criminal element surges along southern border
Authorities have apprehended nearly 2 million people entering the U.S. illegally since the Biden administration began its open border policy.
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Michigan's $25 million catastrophic victim crash fund hasn't spent a cent
State hasn’t received any complete applications for the Provider Fund as of Dec. 13.
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Missouri schools seeking low-interest bonds must pledge to end masking, quarantines
Six school districts on the verge of closing low-interest bond agreements received notification from State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick about the new requirement,
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Wisconsin governor rejects eliminating state income tax
Conservative groups propose eliminating 6.27% personal income tax and replacing it by slightly increasing state’s sales tax.
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Arizona governor quietly bans all public worker vaccination mandates
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed the executive order but did not announce it.
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Texas keeps beating the Biden administration in court on immigration
Appeals court rules the administration’s decision to end the Migrant Protection Protocol violated the Immigration and Nationality Act.