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Op-Ed: Texas should choose people over mandates in healthcare
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (689+ words) Texas lawmakers are right to ask why health care keeps getting more expensive. Texas Speaker Dustin Burrows created the House Select Committee on Health Care Affordability" this year, and lawmakers have already heard testimony that health costs are consuming more…...
Thousands gather at Hill Country prayer garden, memorial to honor lives lost last July 4
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (469+ words) (The Center Square) "One year after the historic July 4 flood disaster that swept through the Hill Country killing 139 people, with the most, 119, in Kerr County, residents are still recovering and seeking healing. One place of respite is the Coming King…...
Memorial service honors more than 130 lost one year ago July 4
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (430+ words) (The Center Square) "Memorial services were held over the weekend to honor the more than 130 people who died in the historic flash flood disaster last July 4 in the Hill Country in Texas. The most perished in Kerr County, 119, where memorial…...
Hurricane Helene relief appropriation $700 M, pushes Legislature total to $2. 8 B
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (332+ words) (The Center Square) " In some hamlets of the mountains, the impact of Hurricane Helene isn't easily seen anymore. Elsewhere, the need is only in the second of as much as five years of recovery. In the state budget passed by…...
New statewide tenant law signed; Chicago seeks to push further
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (466+ words) (The Center Square) " Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker signed a law into effect that lawmakers say intends to increase renter protections statewide. Meanwhile, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has his eyes set on a sweeping ordinance worrying many landlords. The state law specifically…...
Funeral ceremonies begin for Iran's Khamenei amid fragile ceasefire
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (338+ words) (The Center Square)Hundreds of thousands of Iranians gathered Saturday to begin a days-long funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Large crowdsconverged on Tehran to pay their respects to the leader, who was killed by an airstrike on Feb....
WATCH: President Trump's speech, fireworks for America's 250th
5+ day, 22+ min ago (172+ words) (The Center Square)" You can tune in live to watch President Donald Trump's speech on the 250th anniversary of American independence, scheduled at 9: 45 p. m. EST on Saturday. He has promised a characteristic "really long" speech, despite the heat. A 40-minute fireworks show,…...
Critics skeptical of YMCA's diversity statement removal
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (429+ words) (The Center Square) "Following criticism, the YMCA removed its online diversity, equity and inclusion statement that made reference to gender identity, with a parents advocacy group warning the move may not reflect a real policy change. Executive director of the…...
Two cities cancel Fourth of July parades amid record-breaking temperatures
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (366+ words) (The Center Square)" As a record-breaking heat wave sweeps across the central and eastern United States, two cities central to American independence have canceled their July 4 celebrations. Philadelphia canceled its iconic Fourth of July parade, citing extreme heat warnings, as…...
Ex-security officials thank Pritzker for not deploying Guard to America's 250th
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (430+ words) (The Center Square) " A group of 19 former national security officials signed a letter to Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker, thanking him for refusing to deploy Illinois National Guard troops to D. C. for the country's 250th anniversary at the president's request. Retired Maj. Gen. Randy…...