Op-Ed: Hawaii needs help with its social worker shortage
Hawaii is taking positive steps toward easing its social worker shortage.
Social work employment is expected to grow by 17%, bringing vital relief to the state’s... Read More.
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States say they get big return on anti-Trump litigation
(The Center Square) – Attorneys general in California and Arizona say their states are getting billions of dollars back in their many lawsuits over what they call the Trump administration's violations of laws and the U.S. Constitution.
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WATCH: California seeks investigation into big tech merger
(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday he was joining 12 other Democratic state attorneys general in intervening in a $14 billion merger between rival technology companies Hewlett-Packard and Juniper Networking.
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Report: State reliance on federal funds up significantly since 1990s
(The Center Square) – States rely on federal dollars more than they have in modern history, according to a new report, with one of the report’s authors saying such dependency makes states easy victims to the whims of federal bureaucrats and turmoil.
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California attorney general fights Trump’s student visa plan
(The Center Square) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a coalition featuring 15 other Democratic attorneys general to oppose the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s proposal to limit international student visas.
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U.S. Supreme Court looks to start consequential new term
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the first oral arguments of its new term on Monday, with several high-profile cases already on the docket.
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Supreme Court takes up challenge to Hawaii conceal carry law
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up a case out of Hawaii regulating where individuals can carry guns.
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Report: 25 state governments don’t have enough money to pay their bills
(The Center Square) – Half of U.S. states don’t have enough money to cover their bills, according to a new report published by the nonprofit Chicago-based Truth in Accounting (TIA).
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Attorneys general file amicus brief supporting DEI policies
(The Center Square) – Illinois, California and Massachusetts are co-leading a coalition of Democratic attorneys general from 17 states filing an amicus brief to a lawsuit fighting federal orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
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Routh guilty on all charges in plot to kill Trump
(The Center Square) – Ryan Routh was found guilty of all charges in a plot to kill Donald Trump by a federal jury that needed little time to reach a verdict Tuesday afternoon.
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