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GOP gubernatorial hopefuls seek support, blast Pritzker at IL gubernatorial candidate forum
The candidates generally avoided criticizing each other, but all four took aim at the state’s policies and governance under Pritzker.
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Trump spotted at college football championship alongside family, Marco Rubio
The president was spotted waving to the crowd and stood surrounded by members of his family for the national anthem.
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Founding pastor of MN church says anti-ICE outburst raises security concerns, calls for prosecutions
The pastor, who helped found Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota and served there for seven years, said the disruption was absolutely unjustified and mirrors recent encroachments on houses of worship by protesters.
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Food Network host and prominent chef Michael Chiarello dead at 61
He died surrounded by family and friends in Napa, California.
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Abbott: More than 50,000 illegal border crossers bused to sanctuary cities
The majority have been bused to New York City, followed by Chicago, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Denver and Los Angeles.
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Illinois governor acknowledges rental assistance funding diverted to help pay for migrant care
Chicago has seen at least 15,000 non-citizen arrivals sent to Chicago after crossing the U.S. southern border.
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Court upholds Oklahoma ban on gender transitions for minors
The ACLU of Oklahoma said the ruling is "not the end."
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Colorado to capture, transport wolves from Oregon for reintroduction by year end
Colorado announced a one-year agreement with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife on Friday for the capture of the wolves.
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California passes law overturning 2022 law that punished doctors who dissent from COVID consensus
A new law, SB 815, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, invalidates action against doctors for sharing COVID-19 information.
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Louisiana juvenile justice task force seeks reforms in upcoming session
The meeting of the task force followed the transfer of 15 incarcerated girls from the controversial detention center, Angola, in north Louisiana last week due to lack of funding.
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New Mexico politicos who blasted Trump border wall have stayed silent as Biden starts his own
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is doing something prominent New Mexico politicians have opposed for years: building more border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Pennsylvania transparency on environmental justice activity lags
Though not every state has an environmental justice advisory board, about half of them routinely post meeting recordings online.
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Iowa Democrats will announce results of mail-in caucus on Super Tuesday
Iowa Republicans will caucus in person on Jan. 15.