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(The Center Square) — New York is leading a coalition of Northeast states in suing the Trump administration to block agreements with two energy companies that would scrap several offshore wind projects, claiming taxpayer money is being used to pay off the companies.
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(The Center Square) — Voters in Connecticut and Vermont went to the polls Tuesday to decide primary races that showcased Democrats’ struggle between moderates and its progressive left wing and demands for generational change in Congress.
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(The Center Square) — New York, Connecticut and Vermont are violating federal law by allowing “illegal aliens” to pay lower in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities, the Department of Justice claims in a new round of lawsuits targeting the policies.
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(The Center Square) — New York Attorney General Leticia James is leading a group of Democrats suing the Trump administration over a requirement to turn over personal information about SNAP recipients.
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(The Center Square) – Another human smuggling ring has been busted at the U.S.-Canada border.
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(The Center Square) – In six weeks, 60 people have been prosecuted for border crimes in Vermont.
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(The Center Square) – Over 60 million Americans could see their monthly Social Security checks slashed by $500 on average starting in 2032, according to a new report analyzing the impacts of the retirement trust fund’s insolvency.
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(The Center Square) – Five New England residents have pleaded guilty in another gun smuggling operation foiled at the northern border using an Indian reservation as a thoroughfare.
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(The Center Square) – A Los Angeles City Council member has proposed allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections.
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(The Center Square) – Democratic officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia announced Friday they're suing to block President Donald Trump’s recent executive order regulating mail-in and absentee ballots.
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(The Center Square) – Residents in New England pay more for electricity than nearly all others, according to the Energy Affordability 2026 report from the American Legislative Exchange Council.
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(The Center Square) – In a new report, education defense group Defending Education revealed that Vermont’s White River Valley Supervisory Union promotes Critical Race Theory under the guise of an anti-racism policy, which includes having teachers be trained as anti-racists and students disciplined for racist acts by "restorative justice” and “role play.”
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(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.
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