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Feb 14 2023
News
Proposed NM plastic bag ban sails through first committee at Roundhouse
SANTA FE — Less than a year after Albuquerque tossed out its plastic bag ban, New Mexico lawmakers are considering enacting a statewide policy limiting use of the ubiquitous grocery vessels. A bill that would, starting next year, prohibit grocery stores, restaurants and other retailers from using plastic checkout bags passed its first Senate committee on a 6-1 vote Tuesday. The measure, Senate
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Feb 07 2023
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Louisville basketball has shown progress, but Pitt game highlighted how far Cards have to go
Pittsburgh shoots more 3-point shots than any other team in ACC men’s basketball. Almost 26 per game. And that can be a little misleading. Sometimes it might look like the Panthers — who entered Tuesday night’s game at Louisville shooting a solid-if-unspectacular 35.1% from 3-point range, ninth-best in the league — aren’t always getting their best shot. “To look at it, you may think they're
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Jan 13 2023
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GOP state Sen. Hewitt enters Louisiana governor's race
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State Sen. Sharon Hewitt announced Friday that she is running to become Louisiana's governor, making her the third Republican to enter this year's race. Hewitt, an engineer and a former oil and gas executive, was first elected to the legislature in 2015. She joins State Treasurer John Schroder and Attorney General Jeff Landry among the major candidates to have entered
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Jan 13 2023
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GOP state Sen. Hewitt enters Louisiana governor's race
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State Sen. Sharon Hewitt announced Friday that she is running to become Louisiana's governor, making her the third Republican to enter this year's race. Hewitt, an engineer and a former oil and gas executive, was first elected to the legislature in 2015. She joins State Treasurer John Schroder and Attorney General Jeff Landry among the major candidates to have entered
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Jan 18 2023
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Fourth Republican joins Louisiana gubernatorial race
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State Rep. Richard Nelson launched his campaign for Louisiana governor on Wednesday, joining a swelling list of prominent Republicans who are running to lead the state. Nelson, of Mandeville, joins Attorney General Jeff Landry, State Treasurer John Schroder and state Sen. Sharon Hewitt in vying for the GOP nomination. Hunter Lundy, a Lake Charles small-business owner
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Jan 18 2023
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Fourth Republican joins Louisiana gubernatorial race
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State Rep. Richard Nelson launched his campaign for Louisiana governor on Wednesday, joining a swelling list of prominent Republicans who are running to lead the state. Nelson, of Mandeville, joins Attorney General Jeff Landry, State Treasurer John Schroder and state Sen. Sharon Hewitt in vying for the GOP nomination. Hunter Lundy, a Lake Charles small-business owner
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Jan 18 2023
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Fourth Republican joins Louisiana gubernatorial race
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State Rep. Richard Nelson launched his campaign for Louisiana governor on Wednesday, joining a swelling list of prominent Republicans who are running to lead the state. Nelson, of Mandeville, joins Attorney General Jeff Landry, State Treasurer John Schroder and state Sen. Sharon Hewitt in vying for the GOP nomination. Hunter Lundy, a Lake Charles small-business owner
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Jan 09 2023
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State Treasurer John Schroder to run for Louisiana governor
State Treasurer John Schroder told supporters Monday he is running for governor. "As a friend and loyal supporter I want you to be among the first to know the decision Ellie and I have made for our future and the future of the great state of Louisiana," Schroder said in his message. "God wiling, I will be your next governor," he said. Schroder, a Republican, is the second major contender to
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Mar 17 2023
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GOP congressmen: Halt offshore wind, probe whale deaths
Republican congressmen called Thursday for a halt to all offshore wind power projects amid a spate of whale deaths on the U.S. East Coast in what was likely the beginning of an expected investigation by the GOP-controlled House into the Biden administration’s clean energy plans.
Reps. Jeff Van Drew and Christopher Smith, of New Jersey; Andy Harris, of Maryland; and Scott Perry, of
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Mar 26 2020
Fact Check
Did Amazon Solicit Donations to Help Pay Worker Sick Leave?
Claim: Amazon solicited donations from the public to pay sick leave to contractors and seasonal workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rating: True
In early March 2020, amid the COVID-19 coronavirus disease outbreak that would later grow into a pandemic, the massive retail and delivery company Amazon launched the Amazon Relief Fund, which among other things, offers grants to
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