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5 things to know for July 15: Flash flooding, HHS firings, Education lawsuit, Childhood vaccinations, Tariffs
KRDO - Colorado
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July 15, 2025
By Jade Walker, CNN As Russian forces rained drones and missiles down on Kyiv last week, Ukrainian authorities urged residents to hide in bomb shelters and basements for safety. But one group was undeterred by the danger. A seriously ill child was...
Kentucky joins lawsuit against Trump Administration’s freeze on education funding
WBKO - Kentucky
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July 14, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WBKO) - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that he and leaders from 23 other states and the District of Columbia are challenging the Trump Administration over its decision to freeze $6.8 billion in education funding. The lawsuit...
Green card holders vs Trump: How this man won deportation case in US to continue to stay
Financial Express
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A Palestine-born imam of the Islamic Center of Passaic County was facing deportation for over two decades, but he has now won the legal battle against the Donald Trump administration. The major win for immigrants amid the enhanced immigration...
Keith Ellison joins lawsuit against Trump administration over frozen education funds in Minnesota
The Bemidji Pioneer - Minnesota
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July 14, 2025
ST. PAUL — Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Monday, July 14, that Minnesota has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two states in suing the Trump administration over alleged frozen funding administered by the U.S. Department of...
N.C. and other states sue Trump administration over frozen education funds
Spectrum News - North Carolina
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July 15, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina has joined a group of states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a recent freeze in billions of dollars in education funds. The Department of Education on June 30 notified states that they would not be...
Illinois among 24 states suing Trump administration over frozen education funding
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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July 15, 2025
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has once again joined a coalition of other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration, this time for blocking education funding as the school year is set to begin across the country. The suit,...
23 attorneys general sue Education Department to unfreeze $6.8B
Spectrum News - North Carolina
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July 14, 2025
In their 31st lawsuit against the Trump administration, a coalition of Democratic attorneys general is suing the Education Department and Education Secretary Linda McMahon to unfreeze $6.8 billion in federal funding. Filed in a U.S. District Court...
The crimes Trump doesn’t care about
Vox
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July 17, 2025
When the topic is immigrants or Democratic cities, President Donald Trump loves to talk about crime. But when it comes to Wall Street bankers and C-suite executives, he tends to keep his mouth shut. Within the first 100 days of his second term,...
States sue to release $7B in federal education funding illegally withheld
Shoreline Area News - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
“Student success and wellbeing is a nonpartisan issue. It’s inexcusable that the federal government would choose to wreak havoc on local school systems like this as they prepare for the upcoming school year,” Brown said. “We’re fighting for every...
Kentucky joins 23 other states to challenge $6.8B education funding freeze
WBIR - Tennessee
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July 14, 2025
Gov. Andy Beshear's office said KY, among other states, is scrambling due to a lack of sufficient funding just weeks before the start of the upcoming school year. KENTUCKY, USA — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is joining 23 other states, as well as...
New Jersey Distributes Summer EBT Benefits to More Than 693,000 Eligible Children
Trenton Daily - New Jersey
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July 11, 2025
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the New Jersey Departments of Education and Human Services,announced that more than 693,000 eligible children across the state will be receiving Summer EBT benefits in the coming days....
After 249 years of the republic, some still want to see them ‘barefoot and pregnant’
South Florida Times
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July 17, 2025
Victoria Woodhull PHOTO COURTESY OF WOMENSHISTORY.ORG Because the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee women the same rights as men, the best way to rectify that omission is an amendment. But an “Equal Rights” drive for that purpose has stalled...
New Jersey Sportsbooks Can No Longer Partner with Colleges and Universities
Casino Beats
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July 10, 2025
Written by Chavdar Vasilev Chavdar Vasilev Chavdar Vasilev is a gambling news writer with several years of experience in the iGaming industry. He started creating promotional content but soon found he loved reporting on the industry itself. Since...
New Jersey Sportsbooks Banned From Public College Partnerships, Sweeps Bill Remains
Casino.org
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July 10, 2025
Posted on: July 10, 2025, 12:10h. Last updated on: July 10, 2025, 12:27h. Public colleges and universities in New Jersey can no longer partner with sportsbooks NJ Gov. Phil Murphy signed the sports betting marketing ban into law on July 8 Murphy...
New Jersey FY 2026 Budget Tax Law Changes
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
On June 30, 2025, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the FY 2026 state budget (the “FY 2026 budget”), totaling $58.8 billion (see our prior alert New Jersey Enacts FY 2026 Budget: Key Takeaways). The FY 2026 budget includes increases in the...
New Jersey Has Netflix’s Next Big Base — And It’s Courting Many More Movies and Shows
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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July 10, 2025
On May 13, as Netflix broke ground to redevelop 292 acres in Central New Jersey for a massive $848 million new film and TV production facility with 12 soundstages, Fort Monmouth County commissioner director Thomas Arnone made an offer to co-CEO...
New Jersey’s Blue Wall Is Crumbling, and Democrats Know It
PJ Media - Virginia
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July 10, 2025
The Democratic Party is sounding the alarm in New Jersey, and for good reason. What should have been a cakewalk in a deep-blue state has turned into a frantic scramble, with party leaders dumping millions into the governor’s race in a desperate...
Angeline (Angie) Dorothy Munson (nee Kluver)
Webster Kirkwood Times - Missouri
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Mrs. Munson Munson, Angeline (Angie) Dorothy (nee Kluver): born Nov. 16, 1922; died Feb. 15, 2025. Dearly loved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Angeline (Angie) Munson of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kirkwood, Missouri, and Westfield,...
Darius Rucker unexpectedly ends Atlantic City show mid-set: ‘I've never done this before’
Fox News
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Country star Darius Rucker told Fox News Digital hes always evolving as an artist. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Darius Rucker abruptly ended his concert in New Jersey after losing his voice mid-performance. On Saturday, the...
New Jersey Schools Face Legal Challenge Over Parental Rights In Gender Transition Cases
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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July 10, 2025
Legal Battle Brews Over Parental Involvement in Children’s Gender Identity Decisions A legal battle is brewing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as a coalition of legal organizations and a clinical psychologist have filed an...