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Columbus, OH

Iowa State

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a coalition of eight state attorneys general in filing a court brief supporting Ohio’s lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over California’s electric vehicle mandates. California’s mandate requires all new cars and vehicles sold in California to be electric by 2035....

8 States file court brief challenging California’s electric vehicle mandate

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Florida State

Business Insider

Cheaper housing and a lower cost of living has lured many Americans into regions of the country most at risk of extreme weather and natural disasters.

Americans are so desperate for cheaper houses that they're willing to live in flood and wildfire zones

Heads up to job-hoppers: A Texas federal court blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete agreements, which was slated to take effect on Sept. 4 and would have impacted ~30 million American workers. Judge Ada Brown ruled Tuesday that the FTC went beyond its authority when it voted...

The FTC’s noncompete ban got blocked

The Hill

The Biden administration filed an emergency appeal Tuesday at the Supreme Court urging the justices to reinstate the president’s latest student loan relief plan. The appeal asks to temporarily lift a lower court ruling that currently prevents President Biden from implementing his Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, which would lower student loan payments for millions of borrowers.

Biden administration urges Supreme Court to reinstate student loan relief plan in emergency appeal

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Orange County, CA

Corcoran, CA

NewSantaAna

CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

Illinois State

There is no application available yet. Only select groups of immigrants will be eligible for relief. It is critical that those who believe they may be eligible for relief consult with a reputable legal organization such as The Resurrection Project or the National Immigrant Justice Center or a private immigration attorney before submitting anything to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), or any other federal agency. People must be on high alert because “notarios” and other bad actors will take advantage of the new developments to personally profit.

Biden’s recent immigration actions provide work permits for some; work permits for all is still the goal

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

This fine is the largest ever issued by Committee on Foreign Investment, and one of only six issued in the last 18 months. T-Mobile has been fined $60 million by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a regulatory committee that scrutinizes foreign investment for national security risks.

T-Mobile fined $60 million over data security violations

Humana has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit accusing the health insurer of fraud in Medicare’s prescription drug benefit. The suit filed by one of Humana’s former actuaries alleges the company submitted fraudulent bids to the CMS for lucrative Part D contracts from 2011 to 2017, overcharging the government for medication.

Humana pays $90M to settle whistleblower allegations of Medicare Part D fraud

Entrepreneur

The lawsuit comes after a two-year investigation that included an unannounced FBI raid.

The DOJ Sued an AI Software Company It Says Artificially Inflated Rents for Millions of Americans

North Carolina State

USA TODAY

The Justice Department alleged RealPage used technology to help landlords share lease information and keep rents high for millions of renters.

DOJ alleges RealPage, landlords coordinated to raise millions of rents

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Vice President Kamala Harris proposed a ban on price gouging on food and groceries as Trump continues his attacks on her economic record.

Harris wants to lower grocery prices with a 'first-ever' federal ban on unfair costs for everyday goods

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Oil giant Halliburton said Wednesday it’s grappling with a computer system issue reportedly linked to a cyberattack.

Oil giant Halliburton hit by apparent cyberattack disrupting systems

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Oregon State

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice and eight states sued RealPage on Friday, accusing the property management software company of using algorithms to help landlords illegally collude and drive up rents for apartments. The lawsuit filed in North Carolina accuses Dallas, Texas-headquartered RealPage of letting landlords collude...

U.S. Justice Department Accuses RealPage of Driving up Rents

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Americans are holding a whopping $7.162 trillion in uninsured cash in their bank accounts, according to an under-the-radar report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The agency says the data, which was captured at the end of March, shows the amount of unprotected cash in US banks is increasing...

$7,162,000,000,000 in Uninsured Deposits Brewing in US Bank Accounts As Customers Risk Zero Protection From Federal Government: Report

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Technically, California won’t delay an oil well protection law — but Newsom axes funding to enforce it

Gavin Newsom’s late session proposal to extend deadlines — by more than four years in one case — for oil companies to comply with a new...

Technically, California won’t delay an oil well protection law — but Newsom axes funding to enforce it

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