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Illinois Quick Hits: Feds put card swipe fees prohibition on hold
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released notice of a pending...
Calif. climate change lawsuits paused during SCOTUS review
By John O’Brien | Legal NewslineThe Center Square Lawsuits over climate change in California will be on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether they can be pursued. San...
U.S. will strike Iran infrastructure with no deal, Hegseth warns
By Andrew RiceThe Center Square The U.S. military is prepared to strike Iran's energy infrastructure if it does not agree to a peace deal, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said on...
New North Carolina law, question on facts pivotal to Mosley appeal
By Alan WootenThe Center Square Action by North Carolina’s General Assembly has changed the timing for medical malpractice, and enough evidence to ask a jury to resolve contested facts favor...
Illinois lawmakers grill diversity commission over lack of progress
By Jared Strong | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) -- State lawmakers expressed public, bipartisan concern again Wednesday over an Illinois commission's efforts to increase access to...
Goble’s 12 Strikeouts, Early Run Support Lift Casey-Westfield Past Arthur-Okaw Christian 7-4
A disastrous first inning proved too much for the Arthur-Okaw Christian varsity softball team to overcome, as visiting Casey-Westfield capitalized on early errors and rode a 12-strikeout complete game from...
U.S. House vote on spy powers extension delayed due to bipartisan pushback
By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is postponing a vote on a clean extension of the federal government’s electronic surveillance powers due to member pushback....
Auditors praise Trump anti-fraud healthcare proposal
By Andrew RiceThe Center Square A coalition of 14 state financial leaders across the country backed a Trump administration policy to reduce fraud in health-care systems. The group of state...
WATCH: Gun owners rally at Illinois Statehouse against more gun regulations
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Illinois gun owners are pressing their legislators to oppose gun regulations and some elected officials are on...
GOP seeks probe of $180B in fraud with taxpayers’ money
By Madeline ShannonThe Center Square California’s Assembly Republican Caucus on Wednesday called for a special legislative session to investigate an estimated $180 billion in fraud in taxpayer-funded programs. “Fraud absolutely...
Bill advances to prevent local governments from clearing homeless camps
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – State law may soon restrict local governments from clearing homeless encampments from parks and other public spaces....
Bonta’s anti-Exxon emails may have run afoul of CA corruption law: Claim
By Michael Carroll | Legal NewslineThe Center Square A Texas federal judge’s decision to allow ExxonMobil’s defamation lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta to move forward could ensnare Bonta...
Expulsion votes for two members of Congress could happen next week, Luna says
By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square Two more members of Congress may be forced to resign next week or face votes for their expulsion, U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Florida, says....
