Washington State

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

The US Sun

SOMEONE in Washington became a millionaire overnight when they hit the jackpot but have yet to claim their prize. Washington State’s Lotto game costs just $1 for two plays but earned a lucky winner $1.3 million. The winnings come from the June 22 drawing, and the ticket was bought in Auburn, about 30 minutes south […]

Lottery officials urge to check numbers as mystery $1.3m Lotto ticket remains – and deadline is approaching

Kansas State

U.S. President Joe Biden participates in the June 27, 2024, CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. President Biden and former U.S. President Donald Trump are facing off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) From Thursday to Monday, we all saw...

What a mess: Doddering Biden, scheming Supreme Court, vacuous Kansas lawmakers implicate all of us

Georgia State

Rough Draft Atlanta

With housing – particularly affordable housing – in short supply across Georgia, two new state laws about to take effect are aimed at an especially challenging group affected by the shortage: the homeless. The two bills, which the General Assembly passed overwhelmingly this year, are among a host of new laws covering a wide range […]
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Housing bills among new state laws taking effect July 1

Indiana State

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) on Monday announced its PathWays for Aging program launched for more than 123,000 eligible Hoosiers aged 60 and over. “This is an exciting day for Indiana as we go live with this transformative program,” Indiana Medicaid Director Cora Steinmetz said. “We thank...

PathWays for Aging launches for 123,000 eligible senior Hoosiers

New York City, NY

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The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

UPI News

Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday that more than $600 million in infrastructure funding is being made available to communities around the country.

Communities to get $600 million from DOT from Biden infrastructure law

New York State

Heatmap News

 If it holds, then Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision today to delay congestion pricing indefinitely in New York will be a generational setback for climate policy in the United States. It is one of the worst climate policy decisions made by a Democrat at any level of government in recent memory.It is worse than the Mountain Valley pipeline, the 300-mile gas pipeline that Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia got approved in 2022 in exchange for supporting the Inflation Reduction Act. And it is worse than the Willow project in Alaska, the oil mega-project that President Joe Biden okayed last...

Kathy Hochul’s Climate Betrayal

Connecticut State

Westport is one of the nation’s wealthiest towns, with mansions like this one overlooking the Long Island Sound. CREDIT: JACQUELINE RABE THOMAS / CTMIRROR.ORG. State government could raise as much as $180 million annually to combat homelessness or address other social needs by boosting its tax on the sale of high-value houses, according to a recent report from two Washington fiscal think tanks.

Could CT fight homelessness with a ‘mansion tax’? Yes, report says

Bucks County Beacon

Donald Trump is now a convicted felon. This is an objectively good thing but you wouldn’t know it from a lot of the discourse in the media and online. Trump and his allies are attempting to claim that being a convicted felon only makes Trump stronger , and political pundits keep saying that a conviction wouldn’t impact the upcoming election . Even on the Left, there’s debate as to how Biden and Democrats should talk about Trump’s conviction.

5 Things You Need to Know about MAGA Republicans

Colorado State

HuffPost

The former state legislator faced calls for resignation after he sent out a mass email to supporters in which he described LGBTQ+ people as “godless groomers."

Republican Who Called For Pride Flags To Be Burned Loses GOP Primary Race In Colorado

California State

Fox News

California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes slashing millions from 'public safety' as the Democratic state grapples with a massive budget deficit totaling $37.9 billion.

Newsom proposes defunding police, prisons, public safety as California faces massive deficit

Ballotpedia News

Voters in six states—Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota—will decide on abortion-related ballot measures in Nov. 2024. Initiatives are also proposed in five additional states. On June 28, a ballot initiative to provide a state constitutional right to an abortion was certified for the ballot...

Voters in six states—CO, FL, MD, NY, NV, and SD—will be deciding on abortion in 2024, with measures proposed in five other states

Idaho State

Boise, ID

The Boise National Forest covers more than 2.5 million acres and includes more than 500 trails. More than 60% of Idaho is federal public land. (Clark Corbin/Idaho Capital Sun) The Boise National Forest is requesting public feedback on new proposed and increased fees that forest officials say are needed to maintain and improve the popular recreation areas in 64 campgrounds, rental cabins and day-use sites.

Do you recreate in the Boise National Forest? Officials seek feedback on new, increased fees.

Utah State

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a suit brought by the sponsors of state legislation that would put an age limit on candidates for federal office. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Thornton decision bars states from placing qualifications on such candidates; the sponsors acknowledge that Utah courts cannot overturn Thornton, and sought affirmation in order to challenge the Supreme Court’s precedent.

Age limits for federal candidates

Wisconsin State

We are in dangerous waters on this Independence Day. While we obsess over the horse race and the latest polls, rubbernecking at the tragic disintegration of an accomplished, public-spirited president, the plot to overthrow American democracy and replace it with a violent, repressive, despotic regime is well underway.

Confronting a ‘Second American Revolution’ on the 4th of July

Oregon State

Grants Pass, OR

The Valley Times

Oregonians continued to speak out after the Friday, June 28, news that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a homelessness ordinance in Grants Pass, Oregon, saying the city’s prohibition on outdoor camping does not violate the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
                The ruling could pave the way for stricter rules on homelessness in every Oregon community, and the ripple effect could reach across state lines.
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Oregon reactions continue to pour in following U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Grants Pass homelessness case

North Carolina State

Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday vetoed a pair of bills that would have allowed certain off-road vehicles on North Carolina highways and curbed local governments’ involvement in rental disputes. Cooper signed four other bills into law, including an agriculture bill that contains tax credits for conservation efforts and new...

Cooper vetoes two bills, signs vape regulations & conservation tax credit

North Dakota State

These Diamond Shruumz brand products have been recalled after reports of illnesses and one potential death. (Image from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) A person in North Dakota died after consuming recalled microdosing candies that are linked to illnesses across the country, the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday.

Recalled microdosing product linked to death in North Dakota, 48 illnesses nationwide

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Initiative opponents target the millionaire behind the measures

Brian Heywood is the hedge fund manager and founder of Let's Go Washington that qualified three initiatives for the November ballot. Opponents of the measure are...

Initiative opponents target the millionaire behind the measures

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