From the States
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Nearly 50% of all Georgia voters have already cast their ballots
Another 340,000 absentee ballots have also been requested, but only about 200,000 of those have been returned to the state.
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Chicago named country’s ‘rattiest city’ for 10th straight year
With the number of infestations sharply on the rise since the pandemic, part of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget recently allocated almost $15 million to the Bureau of Rodent Control to combat the problem.
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Wisconsin DMV provides free state ID cards for voting purposes
If an applicant cannot produce these documents however, the DMV can still immediately provide the applicant with the temporary ID for voting, and have the applicant fill out a personal information form instead.
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Report: Typical California home requires triple the median household income to afford
However, rents have not grown as quickly as home purchase payments, meaning that a two-bedroom home is now almost $2,000 per month cheaper to rent than to buy.
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Georgia Senate passes measure to ban ranked-choice voting
The chamber passed Senate Bill 355 by a 31-19 margin.
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California ballot measure for tougher drug, theft penalties hits key milestone
Initiative has so far secured 25% of the signatures it needs to make it to the November ballot.
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DeSantis touts benefits and importance of Florida's growing semiconductor manufacturing sector
DeSantis pointed out that this technology is essential to certain businesses not only in Florida or the United States but across the globe as well.
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Washington bill addresses library dissolution efforts
A bill in the state Senate would raise the threshold of required signatures to get such a measure on the ballot and also expand voter eligibility to those in the district.
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Chicago mayor not on board with blocking DNC in exchange for federal funding for migrants
The DNC will be hosted in downtown Chicago in August as the city deals with more than 35,000 migrant arrivals from the southern border.
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Georgia Senate passes measure to investigate Fulton DA Willis
Unsurprisingly, support for the measure broke along party lines.
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Transgender veterans sue VA seeking gender-affirming surgery
The federal agency provides medically necessary gender-affirming care to transgender veterans, but not gender-affirming surgical interventions due to an exclusion in the VA medical benefits package.
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Hochul seeks to expands New York’s hate crime laws
Under current law, there are only 66 offenses that can be charged as hate crimes.
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New McDonald’s beverage-focused drive-thru test site creates 80-vehicle backup
CosMc's menu focuses on beverages, including sugary drinks, teas, and coffee-based products. It also offers breakfast and snack food options.