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U.S. senators who opposed housing bill got tens of thousands from Blackstone, other groups

Sunday, March 29 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Only 10 U.S. senators voted against the bipartisan housing bill that restricts large institutional investors from buying up single family homes and requires investors to sell build-to-rent homes within seven years. ... Read More.

FEMA says funding debate didn’t affect response to Hawaii

Wednesday, March 25 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The partial federal government shutdown did not impact the Federal Emergency Management Agency's immediate response to the severe flooding in Hawaii, a FEMA spokesperson told The Center Square Tuesday. ... Read More.

Hawaii sees worst flooding in decades; heat slams Southwest

Tuesday, March 24 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Historic floods drenched Hawaii into the weekend, leaving behind an estimated $1 billion in damages with no plans yet for Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster response. ... Read More.

California co-leads states suing EPA over greenhouse gases

Thursday, March 19 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta is co-leading a nationwide lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its rescission of a finding on greenhouse gases. ... Read More.

Coalition sues Trump over college race data rule

Friday, March 13 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over new federal requirements that colleges report detailed data linking race to admissions, financial aid and student outcomes. ... Read More.

Arizona, others back birthright citizenship in amicus brief

Wednesday, March 4 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined her fellow Democratic attorneys general from 22 other states and the District of Columbia in filing an amicus brief in support of birthright citizenship. ... Read More.

Southwest, Hawaii rank low for property tax rates

Tuesday, February 17 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Southwestern states ranked among the lowest in the U.S. for property tax rates in a new report, giving homeowners some relief amid widespread housing affordability issues. ... Read More.

Routh sentenced to life in prison for assassination attempt on Trump

Thursday, February 5 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Ryan Routh, the North Carolina native who lived in Hawaii, has been sentenced to life in prison on conviction of going to Florida attempting to kill Donald Trump on the 2024 presidential campaign trail. ... Read More.

U.S. population growth slows after Trump border policies enacted

Tuesday, January 27 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The growth in U.S. population slowed significantly from July 2024 to July 2025 as President Donald Trump's border enforcement policies slowed international migration, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday. ... Read More.

Govt. shutdown risk spikes as Senate Democrats vow to tank funding package

Tuesday, January 27 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Senate Republicans' hopes of finishing the government funding process without incident were dashed over the weekend with a second fatal shooting of a protester in Minneapolis. ... Read More.

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