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Study shows Democrat-run Illinois is worst state for racial economic equality
Finding by WalletHub comes despite a heavy emphasis on equity at the Illinois Statehouse.
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Corporate donors favor Dems in midterms despite party's stance against 'dark money' in politics
Donations from corporations and big business across many sectors of the economy have favored the Democratic Party in the 2022 election cycle.
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Offshore wind project construction underway in Providence
The Providence project is anticipated to create more than 125 local jobs for skilled workers.
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New York retail crime 'panic button' plan faces pushback
Most opponents cite concerns that the costly security upgrades will be ineffective in stopping violence and theft.
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GOP turns tables on Dems as Biden administration loses track of thousands of migrant children
House Republicans are expected to grill Office of Refugee Resettlement director at hearing Tuesday on HHS failure to vet, monitor and track unaccompanied migrant children, whose arrival at the border has grown more than 10-fold under Biden.
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NY Gov. Hochul's pick for chief judge rejected by Democrat Senate panel
The fight over LaSalle's confirmation has garnered national attention amid the political infighting between the state's top Democrats over filling the post with a fellow Democrat.
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France's Macron survives 'no-confidence' vote after pushing through pension reform
Macron has said the reform is necessary to maintain the pension system.
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Biden to call for $4 trillion in new spending during joint address to Congress
Biden's forthcoming $1.8 trillion American Families Plan is the follow-up to his $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan, and Dems are ready to move elements of the plans through Congress without GOP votes
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Building trades say carbon tax plan ‘sets the Thanksgiving table’
Active in 11 states, the pact – called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI – tightens the cap on allowable emissions every year until reaching zero in 2040.