Washington State will increase hunting and fishing license fees by 38% starting July 1st, the first increase since 2011. The hike, proposed by Senator Marko Liias to address a $16 billion budget shortfall, aims to preserve the state’s natural...
Rep. Jim Walsh introduced House Bill 2076, which would create the Washington Department of Government Efficiency (WA DOGE) to audit state agencies and identify inefficiencies. The proposed department, inspired by President Trump’s federal DOGE, would withhold 6% of agency...
A federal judge in Colorado extended a ban on the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan immigrants. The judge ruled that immigrants must be given 21 days’ notice and access to an...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced an $800 million deficit, plans for 1,647 layoffs, and a trip to Sacramento to seek a state bailout. The city’s budget crisis, exacerbated by economic uncertainty and falling revenue, necessitates these measures, though...
Six state temporary housing units are occupied in western North Carolina, 200 days after Hurricane Helene caused $60 billion in damage and left 107 dead. The storm, which hit Florida on September 26, continues to impact the region, with...
A Georgia man, Aliakbar Mohammad Amin, is facing federal charges for threatening Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her family. Amin allegedly sent threatening messages and images, including one showing a firearm pointed at Gabbard and her husband.
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The California Assembly voted to maintain taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal immigrants, despite a proposed budget amendment to terminate Medi-Cal funding for this group. The amendment, introduced by Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, also aimed to cancel the state’s high-speed rail project,...
The House passed a $5.8 trillion budget resolution to make Trump’s tax cuts permanent, preventing a 22% tax hike for average taxpayers. The resolution, which authorizes a $5 trillion debt ceiling increase, faced opposition from some Republicans but ultimately...
An audit of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office revealed over $1.3 million in misappropriated funds during fiscal year 2024. The losses stem from three incidents: a major wire fraud case, payroll fraud, and a cash skimming scheme. JPSO management...
In one week, U.S. attorneys in Texas filed over 500 border crime cases, primarily against individuals with prior convictions for narcotics, violent, sexual, or immigration offenses. The cases include charges for illegal reentry, human smuggling, firearms possession, and assaulting...
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Protecting Children: Paxton argues that AI chatbots posing as therapists risk deceiving kids into mistaking entertainment bots for real...
