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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Lawmakers across the nation have raised concerns that bets on wildfires, popularized on prediction market sites, could encourage arson.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Twenty-two states have gone to court to block the Trump administration from accessing a database containing the personal information of roughly 17 million commercial drivers. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the federal government is entitled to that data and needs it to keep the highways safe.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Nearly two dozen state attorneys general banded together as early as April 2024 to plot litigation against President Donald Trump long before he was reelected, according to a confidential document obtained by The Center Square.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – With the Social Security Trust Fund insolvency date looming, a congressional committee discussed creating a basic procedural framework to address the thorny issue at a Wednesday hearing.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta is co-leading another lawsuit against the Trump administration over tariffs.
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