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Spokane pushes for public safety tax increase after eyeing $9M cut to police
Brown proposed the one-tenth of 1% sales tax increase earlier this month in an effort to plug some of the city’s approximately $50 million deficit.
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New York Republicans blast Hochul over prison closures
Democratic lawmakers approved the closure of five correctional facilities as part of the recently signed state budget, citing a declining prison population, lack of new staff and the rising cost of operating the aging facilities.
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Election integrity efforts underway as IL early voting begins in two months
Early voting in Illinois begins 40 days before the November election in Illinois, or around Sept. 26.