From the States
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Gabriel’s Law signed into law to protect kids in California welfare system, takes effect immediately
Law stipulates that social workers employed by county child departments who falsify documents are subject to felony imprisonment.
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Texas Gov. Abbott orders a halt on all data center permits
Monday’s action was the fourth directive Abbott has issued in four months related to data centers.
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Florida adds 21,800 jobs as unemployment falls to 4.5%
Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was down slightly last month, decreasing from 4.6% in July to 4.5% in August. Meanwhile, the national seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1% in August.
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Indiana Senate amends anti-CRT bill to require permission from parents for invasive surveys
The surveys often are done by outside companies that have come under fire from parent groups for asking personal questions.
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Texas declares gender transition procedures on minors are child abuse, and California balks
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for “prompt and thorough investigation” into reported instances of “gender-transitioning procedures” among minors.
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Americans don't want to play a major role in Ukraine conflict, poll shows
AP/NORC poll found only 26% of surveyed Americans support the U.S. playing a “major role” in Ukraine conflict.
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Michigan Senate approves resolution asserting parents’ rights in children’s education
All Democrats voted against the resolution, which asserts “the fundamental rights of parents to direct their children’s education.”
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Arizona could soon put homegrown rocker Alice Cooper on license plate to aid nonprofit
Proceeds from new license plate would support Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers.
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Bill would prevent Hawaiian lawmakers from fundraising during legislative sessions
Legislation comes after the arrests of former Senate Majority Leader Jamie Kalani English and former House member Ty J.K. Cullen on fraud charges
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Whitmer signs bipartisan bills to reduce prescription drug prices
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed into law three bills aiming to reduce the price of prescription drugs.
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Fourteen attorneys general demand Homeland Secretary Mayorkas resign over border crisis
The fact that being in the U.S. illegally is a federal crime that DHS will no longer enforce is a dereliction of duty, the state officials said.
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Taxpayer-funded federal program trains teachers in critical race theory
The program in question is called Partners United for Research Pathways Oriented to Social Justice in Education (PURPOSE).
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DeSantis pressed to veto bill preventing families from suing health providers over COVID
Legislation would provide liability protection to health-care providers that follow “government-issued health standards.”