Republican Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s proposal for a statewide expansion of county-level public health programs was approved by the Senate health committee today.
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The West Virginia House passed a bill expanding the authority of foster care advocates to investigate allegations of abuse and neglect. The bill advanced to the Senate on Wednesday.
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A bill announced Wednesday would limit where people can carry concealed guns in California following a series of mass shootings.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said his meeting with President Biden on how to handle raising the debt ceiling went well and there is an “opportunity here to come to an agreement.”
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Tom Girardi, a major Democratic donor who hosted a fundraiser for Joe Biden, was indicted by federal grand juries for allegedly embezzling millions of dollars from legal clients.
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The FBI is investigating Rep. George Santos, R-Fla., over allegations that he raised $3,000 for a disabled veteran’s dog and kept the money for himself.
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Twelve mayors representing communities along New Jersey’s coastline wrote to federal and state officials this week, demanding a moratorium on offshore wind development.
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A tornado relief fund started by Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration “erroneously” sent out an unknown amount of money to people unaffected by the Dec. 2021 tornados.
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Nearly every House Democrat on Wednesday voted against a bill aimed at forcing federal workers to return to their offices now that the COVID pandemic is winding down.
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Rep. Raul Grijalva, the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee, slammed the Biden administration for moving ahead with a oil drilling proposal in the Alaskan wilderness.
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