Congress passes first group of spending bills before shutdown deadline; measure goes to Biden to be signed into law
[ad_1] Congress passes first group of spending bills before shutdown deadline; measure goes to Biden to be signed into law
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Civil rights activist Naomi Barber King, a sister-in-law to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., dies
[ad_1] ATLANTA — Naomi Barber King, a civil rights activist who was married to the younger brother of the Rev.
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School shootings prompt more states to fund digital maps for first responders
[ad_1] When a motion detector went off overnight at Kromrey Middle School, a police dispatcher called up a digital map
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Florida public schools could make use of chaplains under bill going to DeSantis
[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida school districts could opt to allow volunteer chaplains in schools under a bill the Legislature
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Iowa House OKs bill to criminalize death of an “unborn person” despite IVF concerns
[ad_1] DES MOINES, Iowa — Republicans in Iowa’s House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that would criminalize the death
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Indiana nears law allowing more armed statewide officials at state Capitol
[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS — Four statewide elected officials in Indiana including the attorney general and secretary of state can carry handguns
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West Virginia could become the 12th state to ban smoking in cars with kids present
[ad_1] CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia, which has the highest rate of adult cigarette use in the nation, could become
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Law-abiding adults can now carry guns openly in South Carolina after governor approves new law
[ad_1] COLUMBIA, S.C. — Any adult who can legally own a gun can now carry one openly in South Carolina
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House Republicans push bill to arrest migrants accused of theft after Georgia student killed
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain unauthorized immigrants who
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Virginia budget leaders confirm Alexandria arena deal is out of the proposed spending plan
[ad_1] RICHMOND, Va. — Work on compromise budget legislation Virginia lawmakers will take up later this week is complete, and
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