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Death toll in Los Angeles fires jumps to 16 as winds whip back up
Firefighters raced to save Brentwood and other neighborhoods near the UCLA campus as gusty wind pushed flames further inland.
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Youngkin's new school accountability system approved by feds
Work on the new framework began a couple of years ago after Virginia students’ test scores plummeted post-pandemic.
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North Carolina Democrat Gov. Stein pitches unity, pledges work with GOP in inaugural address
Democrat Gov. Josh Stein used his inaugural address to invite the Republican majorities of the General Assembly to work together.
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Ohio attorney general to appeal court's block of abortion ban
The attorney general has acknowledged that the procedure itself is now unconstitutional because of the amendment, but wanted to keep other parts of the state law related to notifications of the abortion and reporting guidelines.
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AG report: Washington state data breaches have reached an all-time high
Compromised information can include an individual’s name in combination with their Social Security number, driver’s license, medical information, and account numbers or credit card numbers.
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Illinois Speaker Madigan in undercover video: 'One thing you can do' for son Andrew
US v. Madigan et al bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to resume Monday morning.
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Mexico faces challenges getting cartels under control as Trump threatens tariffs
Sheinbaum said lawmakers in Mexico are in the process of changing the constitution to declare the production, distribution and marketing of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs a serious crime without the right to bail.
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Arizona man charged with threatening to kill Donald Trump
Manuel Tamayo-Torres has been charged with one count of making threats against Trump and four counts of making false statements during the purchase of a firearm.
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Executions to resume in Arizona
Gov. Katie Hobbs removed the special reviewer tasked to look into issues with capital punishment, which was stopped in 2022.
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Abbott: OLS troops provided unprecedented response to unprecedented border crisis
The governor and Homan met with OLS officers in Eagle Pass and Edinburg, Texas.
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Battle brewing over Washington state's $10B-$12B budget shortfall
“Another piece of this is a massive pay increase that Gov. Jay Inslee has signed off on in negotiations with the unions,” Corry said. “It’s about $3 billion of the projected shortfall."
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New York leaders under fire for failures of the criminal justice and mental health systems
Rep. Ritchie Torres, a Bronx Democrat who is weighing a run for governor, slammed the Adams and Hochul administration for being "complicit" in recent mental health related murders.
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Wisconsin Libertarians: Give taxpayers their money back
Wisconsin is looking at a projected $4 billion surplus by the end of the current state budget cycle, plus a $2 billion rainy day fund.