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Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo calls special session to address 16 different bills
Nevada lawmakers will return to Carson City for a special legislative session beginning Thursday, Gov. Joe Lombardo announced in a proclamation issued Wednesday afternoon.
The Republican governor called on the Democratic-...Read more
CalPERS expands climate investments. Some groups want more transparency
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In the two years since it made the substantial pledge to invest $100 billion in climate solutions by 2030, California’s largest pension fund revealed last week that it is 60% of the way towards ...Read more
Pennsylvania's public schools are getting $665 million in new money with the state budget deal
Pennsylvania's public schools are set to receive $665 million in new money under a state budget deal passed by Harrisburg lawmakers Wednesday after a monthslong delay.
Most of that funding — more than $500 billion — ...Read more
Epstein discharge petition picks up decisive signature in the House
WASHINGTON — After a delay of nearly two months as Speaker Mike Johnson kept the House out of Washington, a revolt over the Epstein files reached critical mass on Wednesday.
Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., wasted no ...Read more
Connecticut Republicans rail against new housing bill: 'I feel ignored'
HARTFORD, Conn. — Nearly five months after a controversial veto by Gov. Ned Lamont, state legislators battled again Wednesday over the best ways to generate affordable housing in a state with some of the highest real ...Read more
Alleged assassin Vance Boelter's trial awaits scheduling as defense reviews piles of evidence
MINNEAPOLIS — The trial of alleged political assassin Vance Boelter may not be scheduled for months because of the reams of evidence awaiting review by his defense attorneys.
A federal judge agreed to extend the ...Read more
Cuban military veteran charged with visa, residency fraud in Florida
MIAMI — A veteran of the Cuban Air Force has been arrested on charges of lying to the federal government when he applied for a visa and permanent residency in the United States by omitting his military history, ...Read more
Rapper Akon briefly 'Locked Up' in Georgia on bench warrant
“Locked Up” rapper Akon was briefly arrested in Georgia last week on a bench warrant allegedly stemming from a suspended license and a prior failure to appear.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to TMZ on ...Read more
Attorneys plan logistics for tour of Illinois ICE facility in Broadview; temporary restraining order to be extended
CHICAGO — Attorneys who are alleging inhumane conditions at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview will be able to take photographs, talk to detainees and include a detention expert ...Read more
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