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NYC Mayor Adams unveils $114.5B budget, slows migrant spending
As of December, the state has spent nearly $7 billion on costs related to migrants, significantly less than the $12 billion the city's budget writers had previously projected would be spent to date.
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Georgia Lt. Gov. Jones calls state lawmaker’s arrest an 'embarrassment'
Moore was arrested as he tried to enter the House chambers on Thursday to attend Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address.
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Indiana governor signs orders barring DEI, remote work for state agencies
The order striking down the office was in response to a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision that found the use of affirmative action and other policies promoting diversity violated the Constitution.
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago resort on Friday
Although the meeting is expected to focus on illegal immigration, Adams' critics voiced concern that the mayor would also ask Trump for a pardon in his federal corruption case as he seeks reelection later this year.
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SpaceX loses Starship spacecraft during seventh test launch
"Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn," SpaceX wrote in a post on X. "Teams will continue to review data from today's flight test to better understand root cause. With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s flight will help us improve Starship’s reliability."
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Georgia state senator arrested for attempting to enter state House chamber despite ban
Conservative state Sen. Colton Moore was banned from the lower chamber last year, after he made disparaging statements about the late-Georgia state Speaker David Ralston. Moore's outburst at the time was condemned by lawmakers on both sides.
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U-M ends partnership with Chinese university
This marks the third American university to end a joint institute partnership with a Chinese university in the past five months.
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Some state governors order flags up for Trump inauguration
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a prominent Democrat, has joined in with an order for his state to raise flags for the inauguration.
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New Hampshire Gov. Ayotte pledges to ban 'sanctuary' communities
Trump's border 'czar' Tom Homan has pledged to make good on the president-elect's campaign promises to detain and deport undocumented immigrants and is threatening to punish states that don't comply with a federal immigration crackdown.
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Bob Uecker, famously known as 'Mr. Baseball' dies at age 90
Uecker's family put out a statement, saying he brought countless joy to audiences with his charisma and love for baseball.
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GOP Rep. Byron Donalds telling potential donors he'll run for Florida governor in 2026: report
Five or six GOP candidates are in the run to replace DeSantis in 2026 as he cannot run again after his second term.
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Entry-level California home costs up 88% from 2020, fires to spike prices further
The LAO also notes that home prices dropped briefly early in the pandemic during 2020.
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‘We have their back’: Seattle readies to protect immigrants from incoming Trump admin
According to city statistics, there are more than 143,687 foreign-born residents within Seattle, including 21,000 undocumented people.