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25 states file legal brief defending Trump ban on youth sex change procedures

Monday, August 4 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) − Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined 24 other Republican attorneys general Monday in backing President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at halting federal funding for sex change procedures on minors, marking the state's latest push in a broader legal fight... Read More.

Homeland Security task forces expand efforts targeting transnational crime

Friday, July 25 by The Center Square

( The Center Square) – New Homeland Security Task Forces (HSTF) are launching nationwide to expand efforts to target transnational crime. A new HSTF launched in Houston this month, one month after a HSTF launched in the Midwest. ... Read More.

Economist: Hotel data shows hosting NFL Draft has minimal positive effect

Monday, July 21 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Cities that host the NFL Draft have seen small increases in hotel revenue in recent years but those gains are far smaller than what is claimed by teams, the National Football League and the marketing and tourism departments in local... Read More.

Watchdog groups back Kansas’ foreign‑money ban in court

Tuesday, June 24 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Two watchdog groups are backing Kansas in federal court as the state defends its ban on foreign money in ballot measure campaigns. Honest Elections Project... Read More.

Kansas senator wants to overhaul federal budgeting process, change CBO estimates

Tuesday, June 17 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – As lawmakers scramble to assemble the 12 appropriations bills providing money for federal agencies to spend on programs each year, one lawmaker is calling for major reforms to the process. ... Read More.

Rollins extends SNAP food restrictions to Arkansas, Idaho, Utah

Tuesday, June 10 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed three waivers on Tuesday for Arkansas, Idaho and Utah food stamp programs, preventing “sugary drinks” such as sodas and energy drinks from being included in the federally funded food program. ... Read More.

Op-Ed: Another dismal year for ranked-choice voting

Tuesday, April 22 by The Center Square

To say 2024 was a terrible year for ranked-choice voting would be an understatement. Not only did six states ban it, but voters in six states also rejected it at the ballot box. Pro-RCV groups spent more than $100 million pushing those... Read More.

Republicans introduce bill to repeal gun control rule on pistol braces

Tuesday, April 1 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A Biden-era rule placing greater constraints on millions of legal American gun owners could be struck down if newly introduced Republican legislation becomes law. Companion... Read More.

Attorneys general unite in brief supporting veterans’ education benefits

Thursday, March 20 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Two military veterans seeking full GI education bill benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs have the support of 52 attorneys general. An amicus brief,... Read More.

26 attorneys general file brief in support of Trump’s deportation of gang members

Tuesday, March 18 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A coalition of state attorneys general is filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, urging the court to lift a nationwide restraining order that is “preventing” the “immediate deportation” of "Tren de Aragua... Read More.

25 states file legal brief defending Trump ban on youth sex change procedures

Homeland Security task forces expand efforts targeting transnational crime

Economist: Hotel data shows hosting NFL Draft has minimal positive effect

Watchdog groups back Kansas’ foreign‑money ban in court

Kansas senator wants to overhaul federal budgeting process, change CBO estimates

Rollins extends SNAP food restrictions to Arkansas, Idaho, Utah

Op-Ed: Another dismal year for ranked-choice voting

Republicans introduce bill to repeal gun control rule on pistol braces

Attorneys general unite in brief supporting veterans’ education benefits

26 attorneys general file brief in support of Trump’s deportation of gang members

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