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U.S.
Nation’s First Religious Charter School Could Be Coming to Oklahoma
If approved, the online Catholic school would be funded by taxpayer dollars, teeing up a high-profile constitutional battle.
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World
N.Y. Budget Chief’s Exit Prompts Inquiry Into Covid Contract Deals
The departure of two state officials is now part of an inspector general review into whether no-bid Covid contract expansions…
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World
New Jersey Environmental Agency Accuses Itself of Harming Bird Habitats
A construction project meant to improve conditions for the American woodcock has worsened them for the barred owl and the…
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U.S.
Florida Legislature Passes Six-Week Abortion Ban
The prohibition would be among the most restrictive in the country, and Florida would no longer be a destination for…
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U.S.
North Dakota Bars Trans Girls and Women From Female Sports Teams
The governor signed the laws late Tuesday night, part of a package of anti-trans legislation heading to his desk.
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Opinion
‘They Are America’s G.O.P. Leninists’
Republican leaders are now adopting increasingly autocratic measures, using the police powers of government to impose moralized regulations, turning private…
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U.S.
DeSantis Pushes Toughest Immigration Crackdown in the Nation
The Florida governor is pushing an aggressive proposal to penalize those who aid undocumented immigrants and to track costs for…
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U.S.
Will North Carolina Be the ‘Beginning of the End’ of the Medicaid Expansion Fight?
Intense patient advocacy, shifting politics, a determined Democratic governor and a handful of maverick Republicans led the state to join…
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Health
Two Federal Judges Issued Opposing Rulings on Abortion Pills. Here’s What’s Going On.
One invalidated the F.D.A.’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The other ordered the F.D.A. to do nothing to restrict…
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Finance
Biden Administration to Curb Toxic Pollutants From Chemical Plants
The rule would affect the majority of chemical manufacturers, which have plants spread across the Gulf Coast, the Ohio River…