Category: State News

Ex-Boyfriend Charged With Murder After Woman’s Body Found in Rural Minnesota

June 9, 2023
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WINONA, Minn.—The former boyfriend of a Minnesota woman whose body was found hidden in a rural area of the state was charged Friday in her death. Adam Fravel, 29, was charged with second-degree murder. The charge comes two days after a deputy found the body of Madeline Kingsbury, who would have turned 27 on June…

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Gov. Hobbs Vetoes GOP-Led Bill to Block Males From Using Female Bathrooms

June 9, 2023
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill (pdf) on Thursday blocking transgender males from using female public school bathrooms. The Republican-backed bill would’ve required schools to provide transgender students their own restroom facility but wouldn’t have allowed them to use restrooms designated for the gender they identify as.  Senate Bill 1040 (pdf) is “yet another discriminatory act against LGBTQ+…

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New York Times Avoids Tough Questions for Gov. Newsom

June 9, 2023
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Commentary Good thing we have The Epoch Times covering California, because the New York Times just isn’t doing the job. It just conducted a puffball interview with Gov. Gavin Newsom that didn’t include a single tough question: “A Conversation With Gavin Newsom About the ‘California Effect’: Conor Dougherty of The New York Times spoke with…

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Driverless Cars Are Causing Havoc in San Francisco, Residents Say

June 9, 2023
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Driverless cars have been causing havoc in the streets of San Francisco over the past year, much to the annoyance of local residents. The self-driving vehicles have become common in the Bay Area, after two tech firms, Cruise and Waymo, were given permission by local authorities several months ago to test their new vehicles on the…

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ANALYSIS: Oklahoma Gov. Applauds First Religious Charter School as Opponents Threaten Legal Action

June 9, 2023
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Oklahoma’s Republican governor applauded the state’s charter school board for clearing the way for the nation’s first religious charter school. “I applaud the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board’s courage to approve the authorization for St. Isadore of Seville Catholic Virtual School,” Gov. Kevin Stitt said in a statement following the board’s vote. “This is…

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Hollywood Actors Threaten to Walk out as Writers’ Strike Continues

June 9, 2023
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Major movie studios, streaming services, and production companies face the threat of another strike this month after Hollywood actors—represented by the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)—authorized a strike on June 5. As the writers’ union strike entered its sixth week, the actors’ union promised to walk out if negotiations…

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Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Bill Designating Cartels as Terrorist Groups

June 9, 2023
Featured TopicsImmigration & Border SecurityMexican Drug CartelsRegional & State NewsState NewsterrorismTexasTexas Governor Greg AbbotUSUS FeaturesUS News
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Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a raft of border security bills on Thursday, including a bill designating drug cartels as terrorist organizations. Last September, Abbott issued an executive order to designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations and direct resources to counter these groups. The bill Abbott signed on Thursday, SB 1900, expands his prior…

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Congressional Leaders Clash Over DC Election Reform, Statehood

June 9, 2023
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House Republicans don’t like how municipal officials run elections in the nation’s capital and aim to do something about it. The GOP-controlled House is pushing a reform bill called the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act which would ban Washington’s practice of automatically mailing actual ballots to every registered voter, the use of mail-in ballot…

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Trump, Not Governor Kemp, to Star at Georgia Republican Convention

June 9, 2023
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Georgia’s GOP convention kicks off on June 9 in Columbus. While Republican governor Brian Kemp won reelection convincingly over Stacey Abrams in November, he and most of his cabinet won’t be there. Meanwhile, presidential candidate Donald Trump is set to arrive and speak, with much hoopla, on June 10—just after his June 8 announcement on…

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Trump to Speak at GOP Convention in Georgia Amid Post-Indictment Chaos

June 9, 2023
2024 electionDonald Trump 2024Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisGeorgiaGeorgia GOPPoliticsRegional & State NewsRepublican CandidatesState NewsUS
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Former President Donald Trump will deliver a speech at the Republican state convention in Georgia on June 10, his first public appearance after his federal indictment in the classified document probe. Republican governor Brian Kemp and his cabinet are not expected to attend the convention, which kicked off on June 9. Kari Lake, a prominent Trump…

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