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Ex-state Rep. Joe Harding set to learn his fate from federal judge

Harding was indicted on fraud charges shortly after he won a second term without opposition in 2022.

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Why smuggle fentanyl – when you can mail it? Drug dealers find post office is easier

A 2018 law aimed at preventing drug producers from shipping their goods through the mail is not being implemented, a new report shows.

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Abortion amendment supporters raise over $4 million

Cash and in-kind contributions July 1-Sept. 30 included $1.8 million from Planned Parenthood organizations.

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Blue state governors pressing Biden administration to help with migrant surge

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is the latest to outline policy changes the feds could make to alleviate some of the strain on states, cities.

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State fights Medicaid eligibility allegations

The plaintiffs’ lawyers argue that the state has violated due-process rights and a federal Medicaid law.

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‘Unprecedented’ Hamas attack on Israel shows ‘apparent quantum leap’ in capabilities, experts say

As Israel launches airstrikes in response, many expect the retaliation to have unprecedented aspects as well.

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Abortion initiative tops 400,000 signatures in Florida

The measure needs at least 891,523 valid petition signatures to get on the 2024 ballot. Meantime, Attorney General Ashley Moody said she will try to block the proposed state constitutional amendment.

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New York City council speaker: City is ‘running out of room’ for migrants

Adrienne Adams says the Big Apple should be honest with asylum-seekers about the difficulty of finding shelter, but insisted New York was 'still a sanctuary city.'

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Federal court urged to block Florida's Chinese property law

'It singles out Chinese people for extraordinary restrictions on the ability to buy a home,' a newly filed legal brief said.

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'I was them': Miami-Dade schools develop new programs for thousands of immigrant 'newcomer students'

The district is now serving an additional 20,000 immigrant students, many of whom came with their families from across Latin America.

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Citizens home insurance policies teed up for private insurers

What is known as 'depopulation' is a key state strategy for trying to shrink Citizens, which has grown to more than 1.4 million policies because of financial problems in the private market.

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Administrative law judge backs Miami-Dade teacher in trans student case

In a footnote, the judge said 'advocates of transgenderism can be as doctrinaire as religious zealots these days.'

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The hazards of facial recognition in schools

New York has banned the technology in its schools. Florida has long been opposed to gathering any kind of biometric data from students.