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May 03 2024
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Nearly 600K Florida kids lost government health insurance last year, study says
Nearly 600,000 Florida children lost their government-provided health insurance last year after the federal government ended the national, COVID-related health emergency, more than any other state except Texas, according to a newly released report by the Georgetown Center for Children and Families. The report, a national study of how states shed children from Medicaid after the federal
Miami HeraldApr 26 2024
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Bipartisan bill lets US government compel universities to accept antisemitism monitors
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Two New York congressmen, a Democrat and a Republican, introduced a bill that would allow the federal government to compel universities to accept supervision from an antisemitism monitor. The bill introduced Friday by Reps. Ritchie Torres, a Bronx Democrat, and Mike Lawler, a Rockland County Republican, comes in the wake of anti-Israel protests roiling Columbia University.
The Times of IsraelMay 14 2024
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Utah Sen. Mitt Romney wants federal workers to return to the office
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney is ready to bring federal employees back to the office for the majority of their shifts. State of play: Romney and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) recently introduced the "Back to Work Act of 2024," which would mandate federal workers to be in the office at least 60% of the time. Why it matters: It could impact more than 40,000 employees in Utah, according to estimates from
AxiosMay 16 2024
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Republican Bill Seeks to Repeal 90-Year-Old Federal Gun Tax
The Depression-era tax was meant to discourage Americans from buying certain weapons. Some Republican members of Congress have launched a legislative effort to repeal a federal tax on certain firearms that has been in place for almost a century. The tax was first imposed in 1934 as the central piece of the National Firearms Act (NFA), an attempt by Congress to limit the availability of machine
The Epoch TimesMay 02 2024
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A new graphic novel takes aim at Iran’s oppressive government
C mêlée of missiles exchanged between Iran and Israel in April, many newspapers, including this one, used a similar photograph. It was of a woman wearing a hijab and walking past a mural depicting Iranian rockets. The choice summed up the things for which Iran’s thuggish theocracy is best known: sabre-rattling and controlling women. These are also the two things that most enrage ordinary
The EconomistMay 16 2024
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Federal jury in Charlotte convicts NC billionaire Greg Lindberg in bribery scheme
A federal jury on Wednesday convicted North Carolina billionaire Greg Lindberg of orchestrating a bribery scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the western district. He and his consultant, John Gray, “engaged in a bribery scheme involving independent expenditure committees and improper campaign contributions” to cause the state’s insurance commissioner to “take official action
Charlotte ObserverMay 16 2024
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Carlisle man charged with stealing $7m in federal COVID relief funds in Mass.
Rao was arrested on Wednesday and has agreed to be held pending a detention hearing set for Friday, according to court records. Durgaprasad Rao is scheduled to continue his initial appearance in US District Court in Boston Thursday afternoon where he is charged with two counts of wire fraud stemming from the alleged scam that he operated from his home and an office in Bedford, according to
The Boston GlobeMay 08 2024
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Portland graffiti vandals battle with police for ‘notoriety’ as government dedicates millions to cleanup
As graffiti vandals in Portland jockey for notoriety and positioning on the sides of buildings, police are struggling to catch perpetrators. The Department of Transportation in Portland has allocated $4 million this year from the state legislature to help clean up graffiti, but the bill still awaits a signature from Oregon Gov. Kotek, according to local news reports. "It’s graffiti is really
Fox News DigitalMay 18 2024
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Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes center of Republican’s talking points
NEW YORK — One political party is holding urgent news conferences and congressional hearings over the topic. The other says it’s a dangerous distraction meant to seed doubts before this year’s presidential election. In recent months, the specter of immigrants voting illegally in the U.S. has erupted into a leading election-year talking point for Republicans. They argue that legislation is
Portland Press HeraldMay 13 2024
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Robert Menendez trial: 8 facts to know about the federal corruption case
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez heads to Federal District Court in Manhattan on Monday for the start of his latest corruption trial - the second in the last seven years. Menendez is facing 16 charges, including obstruction of justice, bribery, extortion and public official acting as a foreign agent. Prosecutors allege the senator used his power and influence to gain lavish gifts,
Newsweek