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NRC Issues Permit for Four Advanced Reactors in Texas★ Trump, Putin and Xi Plan Trilateral Talks in China Next Week★ Family Dollar Proposes $63 Million Overcharge Settlement★ California Voters Approve Two-Election Recall Process★ Montana PSC Approves $15.4 Billion NorthWestern Merger★ Louisiana Tax Ranking Improves to 23rd Under Landry Overhaul★ Ameren Wins Approval for Three Missouri Battery Systems★ Grand Jury Charges Jason Saine With Felony Embezzlement Over $100,000★ NRC Issues Permit for Four Advanced Reactors in Texas★ Trump, Putin and Xi Plan Trilateral Talks in China Next Week★ Family Dollar Proposes $63 Million Overcharge Settlement★ California Voters Approve Two-Election Recall Process★ Montana PSC Approves $15.4 Billion NorthWestern Merger★ Louisiana Tax Ranking Improves to 23rd Under Landry Overhaul★ Ameren Wins Approval for Three Missouri Battery Systems★ Grand Jury Charges Jason Saine With Felony Embezzlement Over $100,000★

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Aug 2, 2026

Minnesota Holds Paid Leave Payroll Tax Steady at 0.88% for 2027

Aug 2, 2026

Minnesota Nudification Law Takes Effect Saturday Despite Musk-Backed AI Company Challenge

Aug 2, 2026

Vandalism Charges Against Former Olympian Dropped After Contractor Error Identified at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Aug 2, 2026

Alabama Democratic Attorney General Nominee Forgoes Campaign Spending, Raises No Funds

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Minnesota Holds Paid Leave Payroll Tax Steady at 0.88% for 2027

Minnesota Nudification Law Takes Effect Saturday Despite Musk-Backed AI Company Challenge

Vandalism Charges Against Former Olympian Dropped After Contractor Error Identified at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Alabama Democratic Attorney General Nominee Forgoes Campaign Spending, Raises No Funds

Texas Mother with DACA Status Sues Federal Government After Deportation to Mexico

Texas Businesses Face Uncertainty as Trump Administration Puts USMCA Trade Pact Under Annual Review

Kentucky Woman Detained by ICE Released After Family Advocates for Medical Care

States Ramp Up Criminal Penalties for Organized Retail Theft and Gift Card Fraud

Illinois Board Unanimously Rejects Compassionate Release for Deputy Who Killed Sonya Massey

Disease Outbreaks Surge as US Public Health System Faces Funding Cuts and Staffing Losses

Grassley Delays Blanche AG Vote as Republicans Demand Clarity on IRS Settlement and Fund Details

States

Minnesota Holds Paid Leave Payroll Tax Steady at 0.88% for 2027

Minnesota Nudification Law Takes Effect Saturday Despite Musk-Backed AI Company Challenge

Vandalism Charges Against Former Olympian Dropped After Contractor Error Identified at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Alabama Democratic Attorney General Nominee Forgoes Campaign Spending, Raises No Funds

Texas Mother with DACA Status Sues Federal Government After Deportation to Mexico

Texas Businesses Face Uncertainty as Trump Administration Puts USMCA Trade Pact Under Annual Review

Kentucky Woman Detained by ICE Released After Family Advocates for Medical Care

States Ramp Up Criminal Penalties for Organized Retail Theft and Gift Card Fraud

Illinois Board Unanimously Rejects Compassionate Release for Deputy Who Killed Sonya Massey

Disease Outbreaks Surge as US Public Health System Faces Funding Cuts and Staffing Losses

Grassley Delays Blanche AG Vote as Republicans Demand Clarity on IRS Settlement and Fund Details

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