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May 03 2024
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The federal government is set to release a new snapshot of U.S. employment
NPR Fact CheckApr 24 2024
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Hot Inflation Data Weighs on Federal Budget
Meanwhile, federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said the drop in annual inflation occurred under Labor. Australia’s worse-than-expected inflation data in the March quarter could pose a challenge for the federal budget, according to analysts. Despite this, Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers still touted figures showing annual inflation has dropped under Labor. However, Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor
The Epoch TimesMay 08 2024
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Missouri among GOP states fighting federal rules protecting transgender students
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Seven more Republican-led states sued Tuesday to challenge a new federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools. Republican plaintiffs call the effort to fold protection for transgender students under the 1972 Title IX law unconstitutional. The lawsuits filed in federal courts in Missouri and Oklahoma are the latest GOP
St. Louis Post-DispatchMay 10 2024
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House Speaker Mike Johnson says he won’t push federal abortion ban
House Speaker Mike Johnson has said he won’t try to pass a federal ban on abortion either before or after the 2024 election, even if Republicans keep their majority in the latter case.
Johnson (R-La.) affirmed his stance as a “lifelong pro-lifer” in a wide-ranging interview with Politico published Friday, but added that he rejected federal efforts to outlaw abortion and other demands
New York Post (News)May 14 2024
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Kansas AG sues Biden administration over new federal protections for LGBTQ+ students • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced Tuesday he has sued President Joe Biden’s administration over the rewrite of federal rules to protect LGBTQ+ students. Alaska, Utah and Wyoming partnered with Kansas on the lawsuit, which follows the U.S. Department of Education’s release in April of new guidelines to prohibit discrimination at federally funded schools. Set to go into
Kansas ReflectorApr 24 2024
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Portland attorney nominated to become federal judge
President Joe Biden has nominated a Portland lawyer to fill an upcoming vacancy in Maine’s U.S. District Court. Stacey Neumann is a private attorney and partner at Murray, Plumb & Murray. She joined the firm after about four years as a prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maine and two years as a federal public defender in Vermont. Neumann did not respond to an email and a
Portland Press HeraldMay 14 2024
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Students borrowing from the federal government this fall will face the highest interest rate in more than a decade
The interest rate on many new federal student loans is set to rise to its highest level in more than a decade next year as lenders throughout the economy seek higher returns for borrowing money. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education said in a notice on its website that the rate for undergrads would rise to 6.53% from 5.5%. That's equivalent to $113.72 for every $10,000 borrowed,
NBC News DigitalMay 12 2024
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Federal prosecutors urge 40 years in prison after Pelosi attacker's 'assault on our democracy'
Federal prosecutors are recommending a 40-year sentence for the man convicted of attempting to kidnap former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and assaulting her husband with a hammer after he broke into the couple’s San Francisco home in 2022. In a sentencing memorandum filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, prosecutors said that David DePape has failed to take responsibility for his
Los Angeles TimesMay 14 2024
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Three men headed to federal prison after pleading guilty to robbing North Texas mail carrier
Three North Texas men are headed to federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing a postal worker's master key, according to the Department of Justice. The defendants now face up to 10 years in federal prison; sentencing is set for Sept. 3. In a statement from U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton on Tuesday, 21-year-old Jlynn Laneil Dunn, 24-year-old Daylin
Dallas-Fort Worth NewsMay 02 2024
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Federal lawmakers take another shot at enacting CROWN Act
Darryl George, an 18-year-old high school junior, and his mother, Darresha George, stand outside a courthouse in Anahuac, Texas, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. A judge ordered Wednesday that a trial be held next month to determine whether George can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change a hairstyle he and his family say is protected by a new state law. (AP Photo/Juan A.
Houston Chronicle