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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close its doors after loss of funding WASHINGTON — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday that it will be shutting down.

"We now face the difficult reality of closing our operations": Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close its doors after loss of funding -- by Shauneen Miranda for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/corp...

‘No moisture in sight’: Conditions fueling 48,000-acre Monroe Canyon Fire expected to worsen Fire restrictions are now in place across Utah, amid what Gov. Spencer Cox called “terrible conditions” fueling a number of blazes, including the 48,000-acre Monroe Canyon Fire.   Speaking from Richfi...

Fire restrictions are now in place across Utah, amid what Gov. Spencer Cox called “terrible conditions” fueling a number of blazes, including the 48,000-acre Monroe Canyon Fire.

via @utahnewsdispatch.com
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DeSantis, some sheriffs not entirely flattered by ICE recruiting local officers Gov. Ron DeSantis is questioning the federal government’s recruitment of Florida’s local and state police who are focused on enforcing immigration laws. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has be...

Gov. Ron DeSantis is questioning the federal government’s recruitment of Florida’s local and state police who are focused on enforcing immigration laws.

via @floridaphoenix.com
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Louisiana politicians can now post campaign signs at school sports venues Louisiana political candidates and campaigns can post signs at public school athletic fields and gymnasiums starting Friday after being prohibited from doing so.

Louisiana political candidates and campaigns can post signs at public school athletic fields and gymnasiums starting Friday after being prohibited from doing so.

via @lailluminator.com
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Boulder City latest to criminalize homelessness with anti-camping ordinance Boulder City is the latest community in Nevada to enact an anti-homeless camping ban, which took effect in June. Susan Reams, a Boulder City resident who is currently experiencing homelessness, filed ...

Boulder City is the latest community in Nevada to enact an anti-homeless camping ban, which took effect in June.

via @nevadacurrent.com
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‘Bee Atlas’ project turns up 26 new or rare species buzzing around Washington More than two dozen new and rare bee species were documented during the first year of a new Washington state project that’s designed to get a better understanding of the insects. The Washington State ...

More than two dozen new and rare bee species were documented during the first year of a new Washington state project that’s designed to get a better understanding of the insects.

via @washingtonstatestandard.com
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Nonprofit hospitals spend millions on stadium naming rights, raising eyebrows Nonprofit hospital systems across the country are spending millions to plaster their names on sports stadiums and arenas, even as federal Medicaid cuts and economic uncertainty cloud their financial f...

Nonprofit hospital systems across the country are spending millions to plaster their names on sports stadiums and arenas, even as federal Medicaid cuts and economic uncertainty cloud their financial futures.

via @stateline.org
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Flat federal funding stymies Head Start as state child care resources diminish Despite having some of the most resources and economic support, a recent national study ranked Indiana’s early education system 42nd in the country — and second-to-last when it came to accessibility.

With state child care resource vanishing, the Head Start federal program hopes it could close the gap — if only it was given more funding.

via @indianacapitalchronicle.com
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Alabama lawmakers want to impose death penalty on child rapists, challenging precedent Alabama lawmakers are preparing to reintroduce a bill that would make the rape or sodomy of a child a capital offense, punishable by death, state officials said in a press conference Thursday. Rep. Ma...

Alabama lawmakers are preparing to reintroduce a bill that would make the rape or sodomy of a child a capital offense, punishable by death, state officials said in a press conference Thursday.

via @alabamareflector.com
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Congressional redistricting on the Ohio legislature’s fall docket The Ohio legislature may have finished its work on the state operating budget, but when it returns from summer break, another significant piece of work lies ahead of them. The congressional map that e...

The Ohio legislature may have finished its work on the state operating budget, but when it returns from summer break, another significant piece of work lies ahead of them.

via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
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Still no criminal charges in ’embezzlement’ of $436,000 in public money The Iowa woman accused in a state audit of stealing close to $400,000 in taxpayer money between 2015 and 2022 has yet to be criminally charged in the case. In January, Auditor of State Rob characteriz...

The Iowa woman accused in a state audit of stealing close to $400,000 in taxpayer money between 2015 and 2022 has yet to be criminally charged in the case.

via @iowacapitaldispatch.com
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Maryland Legislative audit casts doubts on savings attributed to leased office space A new legislative audit is casting doubts on hundreds of millions of dollars in savings claimed earlier this year by Gov. Wes Moore.

A new legislative audit is casting doubts on hundreds of millions of dollars in savings claimed earlier this year by Gov. Wes Moore.

via @marylandmatters.org
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NM Public Education Department invites public input on Yazzie/Martinez equity plan New Mexico’s Public Education Department will hold a series of regional community meetings across the state next month to help inform the remedial action plan ordered to improve educational equity for...

New Mexico’s Public Education Department will be holding regional meetings across the state in August 2025 as part of its work to address educational equity concerns.

via @sourcenm.com
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‘Whites-only’ group draws bipartisan rebuke over potential move to Missouri The possibility of a “whites-only” organization from Arkansas expanding into Missouri has inspired bipartisan outrage from state lawmakers and local officials who decry the group as racist and antisem...

The possibility of a “whites-only” organization from Arkansas expanding into Missouri has inspired bipartisan outrage from state lawmakers and local officials who decry the group as racist and antisemitic.

via @missouriindependent.com
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Kansas woman owes landlord $21,000 in late fees, Supreme Court rules TOPEKA — A Kansas woman owes more than $21,000 in late fees for failing to pay her rent in 2020, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled last week. Sherri Foster rented a Prairie Village house in November 2018...

A Kansas woman owes more than $21,000 in late fees for failing to pay her rent in 2020, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled last week.

via @kansasreflector.com
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Rosa Parks, Helen Keller statues set to be dedicated at Alabama State Capitol in October Statues of civil rights activist Rosa Parks and disability rights activist Helen Keller are scheduled to be dedicated on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol in late October.

Statues of civil rights activist Rosa Parks and disability rights activist Helen Keller are scheduled to be dedicated on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol in late October.

via @alabamareflector.com
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Judge to decide if SC law banning 8 concepts on race from classrooms violates Constitution COLUMBIA — Whether South Carolina high school students have a constitutional right to take an advanced course on Black history was the central question in federal court Wednesday.

Whether South Carolina high school students have a constitutional right to take an advanced course on Black history was the central question in federal court Wednesday.

via @scdailygazette.com
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Ohio Republicans eye U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes’ seat as congressional redistricting begins Vice President JD Vance and Ohio Republicans are targeting U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes’ House seat as the state redistricting process begins. With a slim Republican majority in the U.S. House of RepI resen...

Vice President JD Vance and Ohio Republicans are targeting U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes’ House seat as the state redistricting process begins.

via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
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Victims of sex abuse in New Jersey’s juvenile lockups demand justice People who said they were sexually abused in New Jersey’s juvenile jails gathered Wednesday in New Brunswick to demand an investigation and blast state officials for failing to close the largest locku...

More than 350 people have sued New Jersey for sex abuse they say they suffered in juvenile detention facilities. Some want the jails closed.

via @newjerseymonitor.com
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Louisburg leaders decry surprise election change passed without local input Officials and residents from the town of Louisburg gathered Tuesday outside of the North Carolina Legislative Building to protest a surprise change to the town’s mayoral election process, which they s...

Officials and residents from the town of Louisburg gathered Tuesday outside of the North Carolina Legislative Building to protest a surprise change to the town’s mayoral election process.

via @ncnewsline.com
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Racist AI-generated cartoons targeting a GOP lawmaker spark outrage A local news website run by a disgraced former state lawmaker who has faced child sex charges and espoused racist views is taking fire for posting racist AI-generated cartoons aimed at a Republican st...

A local news website run by a disgraced former state lawmaker who has faced child sex charges and espoused racist views is taking fire for posting racist AI-generated cartoons aimed at a Republican state lawmaker.

via @azmirror.com
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Feds say Nebraska GDP shrunk more than 6% in early 2025, led by ag LINCOLN — Nebraska and Iowa tied for the states with the largest losses of Gross Domestic Product in the first quarter of 2025, of 6.1%, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis...

Nebraska and Iowa tied for the states with the largest losses of Gross Domestic Product in the first quarter of 2025, of 6.1%, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

via @nebraskaexaminer.com
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Kansas election for attorney general in 2026 may become a repeat of 2022 showdown TOPEKA — Democrat Chris Mann said Wednesday the time had come to declare his candidacy for attorney general in a bid to unseat Republican incumbent Kris Kobach in 2026. Mann, who had his law enforceme...

Democrat Chris Mann said Wednesday the time had come to declare his candidacy for attorney general in a bid to unseat Republican incumbent Kris Kobach in 2026.

via @kansasreflector.com
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Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene labels Gaza crisis a ‘genocide’ in break from GOP colleagues Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene became the first congressional Republican to use the word “genocide” to refer to Israel’s actions in Gaza Monday, and a Democratic member of the Georgia de...

Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene became the first congressional Republican to use the word “genocide” to refer to Israel’s actions in Gaza Monday.

via @georgiarecorder.com
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Faith-based Oklahoma prison program sets inmates up for future success, one haircut at a time OKLAHOMA CITY — Eric Cotter has finally found something that gives him hope that there’s a place for him outside prison when he’s released after serving his two-decade prison sentence. Incarcerated at...

The R.I.S.E Program, a pioneering cosmetology and barbering project, aims to set prison inmates up for success once they are released and, by extension, reduce the state’s recidivism rate.

via @oklahomavoice.com
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Neronha joins lawsuit challenging federal ‘Defund Provision’ targeting Planned Parenthood Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has joined 21 other attorneys general and one governor in a federal lawsuit challenging part of Republicans’ tax cut and spending law that blocks funding...

Twenty-two states are suing the federal government, alleging the Trump administration is illegally blocking Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood and affiliated health care providers.

via @rhodeislandcurrent.com
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Marion County judge suspends scheduled execution of Alabama death row inmate An Marion County circuit judge stayed the execution of David Lee Roberts earlier this month pending the results of a psychological examination. Judge Lee Carter issued an order on July 10 suspending t...

An Marion County circuit judge stayed the execution of David Lee Roberts earlier this month pending the results of a psychological examination.

via @alabamareflector.com
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Washington’s safety net clinics face ‘perfect storm’ of federal threats Clinics across Washington that focus on serving low-income patients are bracing for a dual threat from the federal government. Community health centers could be especially hurt by major cuts to Medica...

Clinics across Washington that focus on serving low-income patients are bracing for a dual threat from the federal government.

via @washingtonstatestandard.com
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SC DMV unveils new driver’s license design featuring the state flower, bird and reptile COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s new driver’s license will feature state symbols, including yellow jessamine, the Carolina wren and the loggerhead sea turtle, an homage to the state’s flora and fauna. In a...

South Carolina’s new driver’s license will feature state symbols, including yellow jessamine, the Carolina wren and the loggerhead sea turtle, an homage to the state’s flora and fauna.

via @scdailygazette.com
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Alabama Public Television may drop NPR affiliate stations after federal funding cuts BIRMINGHAM — The director of Alabama Public Television (APT) said Tuesday that the public service broadcaster could drop NPR affiliate stations in the state following federal funding cuts.

The director of Alabama Public Television (APT) said Tuesday that the public service broadcaster could drop NPR affiliate stations in the state following federal funding cuts.

via @alabamareflector.com
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