Montgomery, TX

Georgia State

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Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

McClatchy DC

The GOP leader wants immediate action on the National Defense Authorization Act, but the top Democrat says the bill is laden with “loaded with anti-LGBTQ, anti-choice” amendments.

‘Without delay’: McConnell hits Schumer for slow-walking defense bill

Illinois State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A bill that had bipartisan support and is on the governor's desk would remove eligibility requirements for individuals seeking to take a nursing assistant certification exam in Spanish.
                House Bill 5218 requires the Illinois Department of Public Health to offer the exam and it prevents the department from implementing "impractical" eligibility requirements.
                State Sen. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, said the nursing assistant certification exam is currently...

Lawmaker fears illegal immigrants can take CNA exams, get jobs if Pritzker signs bill

Mediaite

Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) spoke soon after Greene and quickly shut down Greene’s complaint.
The post ‘I Have Good News’: Marjorie Taylor Greene Quickly Shut Down For Inaccurate Complaint About Defense Bill first appeared on Mediaite.

‘I Have Good News’: Marjorie Taylor Greene Quickly Shut Down For Inaccurate Complaint About Defense Bill

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence’s foundation is launching a $10 million campaign to preserve the Trump-era tax cuts that are set to expire after next year as he presses conservatives not to stray from the fight before the November election. Advancing American Freedom released a...

Mike Pence’s foundation launches a $10 million election-year campaign to preserve Trump-era tax cuts

Virginia State

Fox News

Tanya Barrett, widow of trooper Mark Barrett, fears her son could lose access to a tuition waiver reserved for families of fallen military and first responders in Virginia.

Virginia military and first responder families fear education benefit cuts as Democrats block bill

Kentucky State

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

Fox Business

Senate Democrats said they are coming up with a "menu" of tax proposals for 2025 as they prepare for the expiration of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Senate Democrats plan for a 'tax Armageddon' in 2025

New Jersey State

NJ Spotlight

In the final week before the annual budget deadline, state lawmakers have once again added hundreds of last-minute line items to a spending bill they are now planning to send to Gov. Phil Murphy for final approval on Friday. The negotiated budget that Democrats who control the Legislature plan to...

Lawmakers bulk up budget with $600M in last-minute spending

WashingtonExaminer

EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is questioning the cost and legality of “campaign signs” that the Biden administration is placing alongside taxpayer-funded projects. In a letter sent Thursday to Shalanda Young, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, Ernst said she was surprised to learn that the Biden administration has been […]

Ernst questions Biden ‘campaign signs’ bought with taxpayer money

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

The Aurora City Council will consider using opioid settlement money Monday to pay for drug treatment for clients of its yet to open homeless services campus. The council will vote during its study session whether to spend money from the fund on a peer advisor, a van to transport clients from the navigation center to treatment, and a case manager. The city will receive about $14 million in opioid settlement funds, according to a presentation by city staff to the city council.

Aurora may send homeless people to rehab

The House of Representatives voted to defund the salary of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday.

House votes to defund Mayorkas' salary in DHS funding bill

Denver, CO

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Alexandria, VA

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Cheryl E Preston

The SBC has removed another church from it's fellowship. First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest casualty in the Southern Baptist Convention's war on churches that accept women pastors. The Independent reports that on Tuesday, delegates attending the SBC annual meeting voted 6,759 to 563 to oust the congregation.

A Historic Virginia church was expeled from SBC for asserting that women can be senior pastors

Pennsylvania State

CBS Philly

Work by Pennsylvania lawmakers to complete a new budget was on track to blow into the new fiscal year, with Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and top lawmakers still expressing optimism Thursday that closed-door talks are yielding progress, despite the missed deadline.For Shapiro, it will be his second straight budget that failed to get across the finish line by the constitutional deadline of July 1 in Pennsylvania's politically divided government.The Republican-controlled Senate recessed Thursday, planning to return to session after the weekend. The Democratic-controlled House planned to hold a voting session Friday before breaking for the weekend, returning Monday, said Beth...

Pennsylvania to begin new fiscal year without budget, as Shapiro, lawmakers express optimism

About 80 people overtook Aurora’s City Council meeting Monday, causing the mayor to recess the meeting three times in an effort to bring about order. The council then agreed to extend public invited to be heard beyond the one-hour time limit. The speakers showed up to chide the City Council for not punishing the officer that shot and killed Kilyn Lewis. Lewis was a suspect in a crime which is why police approached him. Body camera footage released by the Aurora Police Department showed Lewis did not have a gun and repeatedly yelled “I don’t have nothing!” with his hands in the air. Despite this, officer Michael Dieck killed him with a single shot from his rifle. Lewis never had more than a cell phone in his hand, the video showed.

Supporters of Black man killed by Aurora police overtake council meeting

DeanLand

Georgia's population grew beyond the 11 million mark in 2023, reaching 11,029,227 residents according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a robust population increase of 2.9% from 2020 to 2023, 315,456 new residents arrived in the state. Georgia was the 10th fastest-growing state in the US by percentage during the reporting period.

Georgia's Population Surges Past 11 Million, Fueled by Migration

Salt Lake City, UT

Georgia Recorder

WASHINGTON — The only reason John Arthur is able to be a public school teacher is because his wife makes much more money than he does. Arthur —  the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year  — testified on Thursday at a hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the […]
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‘Extremely low pay’ cited at U.S. Senate hearing as prime reason for teacher shortage

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

POLITICO

The tactic represented a gamble for Speaker Mike Johnson, who could have pushed to pass a more bipartisan version with the help of Democrats.

House Republicans narrowly pass defense bill loaded with culture war issues

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Community Impact Houston

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Montgomery ISD trustees approve $4.3 million budget gap for FY 2024-25

On June 28, Montgomery ISD's board of trustees unanimously approved the fiscal year 2024-25 budget. Pictured are trustee Lizzy Ivey (left), board Secretary Eddie Winn (center...

Montgomery ISD trustees approve $4.3 million budget gap for FY 2024-25

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