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Automated license plate reader regulations close to becoming WA law
Washington is one step closer to adding guardrails to the use of automated license plate readers. The state House on Thursday passed a revamped version of legislation to implement Washington’s first regulations of the cameras, which have become more common in recent years. The bill now returns to the Senate to concur with the changes […]
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Jobs losses, rising unemployment and Iran War sparks recession fears
WASHINGTON — The United States lost 92,000 jobs in February, edging unemployment up slightly according to the latest employment figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report showed, for the third time in the last five months, losses among nonfarm jobs and highlighted a continued “trend down” in the information sector and federal […]
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‘They’re giving me up to die’
Greg Parr was sentenced to10 years in prison for possession of child pornography in 2016. He was a talented artist, and he told his wife he was using the images for drawings he planned. As flimsy as that excuse was, and as revolting as the images may have been, he was not sentenced to death […]
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Blue states push to ban ICE at the polls amid federal voter intimidation fears
Several Democratic states are moving to bar federal immigration agents from being near polling places and other election sites, amid persistent worries that President Donald Trump will use federal law enforcement or the military to disrupt the midterm elections. Measures to restrict federal agents from operating at or near election-related locations have been offered in […]
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LocalGALongtime Georgia lawmakers look forward to a frantic – and for some, their last – Crossover Day
It’s sink or swim time for bills in the Georgia Legislature. Georgia’s annual lawmaking session is intensifying, and Friday marks a key deadline: Crossover Day, the final day for bills to clear at least the House or the Senate to have a smooth path to becoming law. Typically, that means backroom deals, hurt feelings and […]
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Arizona families say AHCCCS left autistic children stranded without therapy options
The families of hundreds of children with autism spectrum disorder fear they’ll lose access to therapies they rely on, and they say that Arizona’s Medicaid program is to blame. Families and advocates gathered Thursday at the state Capitol in Phoenix to call on the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, the state’s Medicaid plan, to […]
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Campaign video targeting ‘sharia law’ draws a new candidate to Georgia’s lieutenant governor race
The race to become the next leader of the Georgia Senate heated up this week as one candidate’s incendiary campaign video drew criticism from both sides of the aisle and another lawmaker made a last-minute entry into the race. The ad, released earlier this week by state Sen. Greg Dolezal, depicted Muslims terrorizing white Georgia […]
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Judge gives Arizona 8 months to fix unconstitutional school funding system
A judge ordered state lawmakers to properly fund school construction and maintenance in Arizona, a move that comes more than six months after he ruled that the state has unconstitutionally underfunded public schools. In a final judgment in a case that began in 2017, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dewain Fox wrote that state lawmakers […]
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What’s the cost of Trump’s war in Iran? US House Dem asks budget agency to add it up
WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on the U.S. House Budget Committee sent a letter to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Thursday, asking its experts to determine how much the war in Iran could cost. “The Constitution grants Congress both the power of the purse and the responsibility of declaring war,” Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan Boyle […]
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GOP-led Congress completes its surrender to Trump on Iran war as House blocks War Powers Resolution
WASHINGTON — House Republicans and a handful of Democrats followed the Senate in blocking a measure Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from furthering the war in Iran without authorization from Congress. The joint war with Israel that began six days ago has already claimed the lives of six U.S. troops and injured and killed […]
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Trump’s second tariff push faces immediate legal challenge from two dozen states
Two dozen states asked a federal court to block the tariffs that President Donald Trump instituted last month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his previous tariffs. The lawsuit, filed in the federal Court of International Trade, aims to strike down the president’s latest attempt at imposing tariffs, calling them illegal and requesting refunds […]
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LocalUTPedestrian in critical condition after being hit by truck in Kearns
A pedestrian was hit by truck in Kearns on Wednesday night, and hospitalized in what police said was critical condition.
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Bill allowing Georgia property owners to sue over homelessness, immigration clears House
The Georgia House of Representatives passed a measure Wednesday that could allow property owners to sue city and county governments if they fail to enforce state laws related to homelessness, public safety and immigration. House Bill 295, sponsored by Athens Republican Rep. Houston Gaines, passed with a 98-75 vote, clearing the lower chamber just ahead […]
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LocalIA2 killed, 2 injured in north-central Iowa crash
HANCOCK COUNTY, Iowa (KTTC) – The Iowa State Patrol is investigating a crash that left ...
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Utah drivers react to being named among worst US drivers
For anyone who's ever heard that Utah drivers are some of the worst in the country, a recent report suggests there may be some truth to that.
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High-profile GOP property tax overhaul fails to clear the House
A sweeping GOP proposal that would overhaul local property taxes failed to pass Tuesday, with nearly all House Democrats opposing the measure over concerns about the impact to public services and schools back home. The proposal was rolled out with much fanfare in late January, with Speaker Jon Burns calling the proposal “historic” at the […]
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Georgia House, Senate advance bills that critics say could curb ability to protest
A bill creating a new felony charge of obstructing a law enforcement officer with a motor vehicle cleared the House in a contentious vote Tuesday evening. A separate bill raising the penalties against protesters who block streets or highways passed the Senate hours earlier largely along party lines. House Bill 1076, sponsored by Powder Springs […]
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Georgia’s U.S. Senate race heats up as Ossoff, GOP rivals make candidacy official
The race is on for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat this week after the major candidates from both parties officially signed up to run. On the Democratic side, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is seeking to defend the seat he won in a tight 2021 runoff. Ossoff is the only Democratic senator up for re-election this year […]
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LocalNCDead body found in woods in rural part of North Carolina
CONETOE, N.C. (WBTV) - A man’s body was found in the woods in a rural ...
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Georgia timber industry seeks innovative solutions amid market challenges
Since International Paper abruptly closed its mills in Liberty and Chatham counties last fall, business owners in Southeast Georgia who once made the state the largest timber exporter in the nation have been feeling acute pain. As of January, demand for timber had dropped more than 60%, meaning truckers and contractors who would haul the […]
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