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California voters likely to approve major new spending, crack down on crime
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has opposed Prop. 36, saying “It’s about mass incarceration, not mass treatment,” but with 67% of Democrats supporting the measure, it’s likely to pass, even with the governor’s disapproval.
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Texas attorney general sues second doctor for allegedly providing transgender care to minors
Paxton accused Dr. Hector M. Granados, a pediatric endocrinologist, of providing puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy to a total of 21 minors from April 2023 through August 2024.
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Former Indiana GOP congressional candidate charged with stealing ballots
Larry Savage, who lost the May Republican primary for the 5th Congressional District of Indiana, has been charged with one felony count of destroying or misplacing a ballot, and one misdemeanor count of theft.
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Texas has three of America’s wealthiest cities but Bay area has most billionaires
Nationwide, the number of millionaires grew by 62% over last decade.
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Judge tells key witness in Madigan corruption case he handed defense 'a gift'
Key witness caught lying on a federal form to buy a gun, a major blow for prosecutors.
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NYPD cop’s murder mirrors larger national pattern: Repeat offenders committing violent crimes
Revolving door justice: The pattern has emerged across the country as cities like New York and Washington, D.C. have softened bail laws and continue to release dangerous individuals into the public.
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Denver set to spend up to $4M on homeless clean up with hazmat team
At any given time in 2023, there were 5,818 homeless people in the city, according to a count done in January.
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200,000 deportation cases dismissed because DHS failed to file paperwork
Because DHS did not file 200,000 NTAs with their respective courts, the courts had no jurisdiction to hear them and the cases were dismissed.
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House Judiciary Committee demands answers from Mayorkas on gotaways, deciding on next steps
The House Judiciary Committee has been demanding answers from DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about gotaways and other information for months.
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New York congresswoman blasts release of migrant squatters
Federal immigration officials arrested three Venezuelan migrants in Wednesday's raid, all of whom are facing deportation proceedings.
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Cybersecurity, voter eligibility focus of new Ohio legislation
Proposed legislation also focuses on security of individual voting machines and would require the state’s board of voting system examiners to contain a person with cybersecurity expertise and credentials.
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State Bar of Wisconsin changing diversity definition to end discrimination suit
The State Bar agreed to tweak the program and make it about the diversity of ideas and experiences, rather than base the clerkship on race and gender.
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US economy added 303,000 jobs in March, largest monthly increase since May 2023
Economists forecasted roughly 200,000 jobs having been added last month.