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Even after near-record returns, California state retirement fund still $166B short
Taxpayer-funded Legislative Analyst’s Office warns the state should be ready for a possible stock market peak and downturn, worsening the 12-figure pension shortfall.
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Single ticket in Arkansas wins $1.8 billion dollar jackpot in Christmas Eve lottery bonanza
It was the second largest jackpot in US history, and only the second time someone won Powerball on Christmas Eve.
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Kennedy Center cancels Christmas Eve jazz performance after host pulls out over renaming
The board renamed the iconic performance arts center as "The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts," last week. The new name has already gone up on the front of the venue.
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Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote not to join to auto workers union
The workers in Vance, Alabama, rejected the motion to join UAW in a 2,642 to 2,045 vote, according to the National Labor Relations Board.
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Ethics Committee dismisses complaint over AZ Republican's signature controversy
The Wittmann Republican is no longer running for reelection as some of his signatures may have been forged.
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California Democrat lawyers urge AG to drop felony charges against top lieutenant of LA DA Gascon
The 11 charges are for illegally accessing confidential, "statutorily-protected" law enforcement files in ADA Diana Teran's current and prior role while investigating officers for potential misconduct.
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Illinois bill defines 'woman' as legislators oppose state sponsoring teen drag show
“We’re sitting with a $800 million budget deficit and we’ve got state agencies paying for 10-year-olds to be sexually groomed,” said state Rep. Adam Niemerg. “These kids need to be protected."
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Taxpayers losing billions to government overlap, duplication and fragmentation: GAO report
The report, from Gene Dodaro, comptroller general and head of the GAO, outlines 112 measures that Congress and federal agencies could take to save money and improve government services.
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Georgia Sen. Ossoff blasts Postmaster General's refusal to comply with oversight: 'disturbing'
Ossoff launched an "inquiry" in March into reports of delays of missing and delayed mail processed through the Atlanta Regional Processing and Distribution Center.
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Georgia committee poised to deliver Fulton Jail recommendations
Overcrowding at the Fulton County jail costs taxpayers millions of dollars and creates a dangerous environment.
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At least four dead in Houston after major thunderstorms blow through Texas
The total damage from the storms is still being assessed, but school districts cancelled classes for more than 400,000 students in the Houston area, multiple transmission towers were down, government offices were closed, and at least 2,500 traffic lights were out after the storms.
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Prosecutors charge 6 with faking robberies to get U.S. visas for 'victims'
The indictment alleges that the purported victims paid Nayi thousands of dollars to participate in the scam.
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California court orders Huntington Beach to zone more housing
Huntington Beach joined several other California municipalities defeated by California Attorney General Rob Bonta that have not adopted housing plans compliant with state law.