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Month: August 2024

Opponents stage protests against Florida state parks development plans pushed by DeSantis

Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Opponents of a plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to build golf courses, hotels, pickleball courts and other development at Florida state parks staged protests Tuesday at several sites as pressure builds against the proposal. The Republican governor’s Department of Environmental Protection unveiled the plans last week and had

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Appeals court spikes Tennessee’s bid to get family planning dollars despite abortion rule

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected Tennessee’s attempt to collect millions of dollars in family planning funds without complying with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure. Last year, Tennessee’s attorney general filed a federal complaint seeking to overturn the

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A decade of pain: Meg Menzies’ mother hopes drivers change attitudes: ‘It ruins families’

By Tracy Sears Click here for updates on this story     RICHMOND, Virgina (WTVR) — Virginia launched an enhanced 2024 DUI enforcement and public education campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Governor Glenn Youngkin (R- Virginia) kicked off the campaign Monday alongside law enforcement, medical professionals, and EMS responders. The campaign is in its 23rd

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Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at the Liacouras Center at Temple University on August 6 in Philadelphia.

Harris and Walz to sit with CNN for exclusive first joint interview since campaign began

By Michael Williams and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will sit with CNN for their first joint interview on Thursday as Democrats work to broaden their base’s excitement from last week’s Democratic National Convention.  The interview, conducted by CNN’s chief political correspondent and anchor Dana

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