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Medicaid Changes Emerge as Top Election Issue in California’s Central Valley
Republican-held congressional seat seen as ’toss up' district after partisan redistricting favoring Democrats.
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Former Oil Executive Mealer Wins GOP Nomination for New Texas House Seat
Trump-endorsed Alex Mealer defeated Texas state Rep. Briscoe Cain to win the GOP primary in the new Congressional district.
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Paxton Defeats Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate Runoff
President Donald Trump shook up the race a week before the runoff by endorsing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn.
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Rep. Menefee Defeats Rep. Green to Win Texas Democratic House Primary Runoff
The contest marked the latest chapter in a turbulent period for the district.
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Texas Sen. Middleton Wins Republican Primary Runoff for State Attorney General
Middleton defeated U.S. Rep. Chip Roy.
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Journalist, Son of Texas Politician Accused of Selling Intelligence to Beijing
The man has worked for multiple Chinese state outlets and allegedly taken at least $100,000 from a Chinese intelligence official, according to court filings.
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Maryland Senate President Reverses on Mid-Decade Redistricting
Bill Ferguson, who had blocked Democrats’ redistricting push for months, now says the chamber will pursue a constitutional amendment.
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South Carolina Senate Rejects Redistricting Map Targeting Lone Democratic District
The proposal would have pushed the state’s primary elections for the U.S. House from June 9 to Aug. 18.
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Trump Approves Emergency Funding for California Chemical Tank Incident
The governor’s office said the state had requested the funding and had mobilized HAZMAT personnel.
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Federal Court Blocks Alabama’s New Congressional Map Favoring Republicans
The judges said the map, which redraws a majority-black district, ‘intentionally discriminated based on race.’ The state could appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court Rejects Florida’s Bid to Sue States Over Commercial Driver’s Licenses
Florida filed the lawsuit after an illegal immigrant truck driver allegedly caused a crash in Florida that killed three people.
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OCIDA Monitor Position Extended for Another 3 Years, Powers Expanded
Skoufis said the monitor can now stop votes that are against state law, have conflicts of interest, or are against taxpayers’ interests before any voting occurs
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Evacuation Order Partially Lifted as Risk of California Chemical Tank Explosion Recedes
County health officials have said people may notice a chemical smell over a wide area, but insist it is not harmful.
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De Anza College Launches Silicon Valley’s First AI Associate Degree
The school said the degree will be launched this fall with registration beginning July 27.
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Hochul Highlights Reduced Shootings in State Gun Violence Elimination Initiative Areas
The number of people killed in firearm homicides has nearly halved from this time last year.
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Catastrophic Explosion Risk ‘Eliminated’ at California Chemical Tank, Officials Say
Firefighters celebrated the appearance of a crack in the tank over the weekend, which helped relieve pressure.
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Newsom Sends Emergency Declaration Request to Trump Over Chemical Tank
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in Southern California over a compromised facility in Garden Grove.
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Generative AI Hallucination in Court Filing May Jeopardize Case Against BART
More than 1,000 U.S. legal cases in which generic AI produced hallucinated content were detected from Q2 2023 to May 19, one researcher found.
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