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Lawsuit abuse watchdog urges Illinois to fix the state’s biometric privacy law October 20, 2023 07:54 AM (The Center Square) – With the fall veto session approaching, a lawsuit abuse watchdog is urging Illinois lawmakers to use the time to fix the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act, or BIPA. In February, the Illinois Supreme Court

Despite stifling taxes, Philly leaders counter narrative of decline October 20, 2023 07:48 AM (The Center Square) — For downtowns in the largest American cities, leaders see a turning point coming in recovering from the pandemic and building for the future. “A lot of things that we’ve become frustrated with can be dramatically changed as

A Tennessee motorcyclist survived for three days in a ditch after reportedly crashing his bike into a tree Sunday on the way to pick up a McDonald’s breakfast. Friends said that Taylor Boyle, 27, had planned to stop at a McDonald’s before heading to one of their nearby homes on Sunday, according to the New

Pritzker will sign Invest in Kids extension but details up to legislators October 20, 2023 07:44 AM (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he will support extending the Invest in Kids school choice scholarship program that expires at the end of the year, but it’s up to the legislature to send him something

Jordan’s road to speaker reviewed as he prepares for one more fight October 20, 2023 07:37 AM Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) path to become speaker of the House has faced numerous obstacles, including internal party divisions preventing him from securing a majority of the votes. The Ohio Republican has shown a relentless pursuit of the

$15,000 teacher raises part of House Democrats $40 billion school finance bill October 20, 2023 07:36 AM (The Center Square) – The Texas House Democratic Caucus on Thursday proposed a $40 billion public school education package that includes $15,000 teacher raises. State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, filed the Fully Fund Our Future Act, which is

Three men were caught on video trying to break into a home in Auburn, Washington, prompting the homeowner to shoot at them. Security footage from the home, shared by the Auburn Police Department on social media, shows three masked men carrying guns. They referred to themselves as “Seattle Police” before they tried to kick in

Pennsylvania renews school bus cameras to fine stop-sign violators October 20, 2023 07:00 AM (The Center Square) — The Pennsylvania General Assembly has moved to preserve cameras used on school bus stop-arms to fine motorists who ignore the signs. Without legislative action, the authorization for the cameras would have expired on October 24. The cameras

Everyone’s into asteroids these days. Space agencies in Japan and the United States recently sent spacecraft to investigate, nudge, or bring back samples from these hurtling space rocks, and after a rocky start, the space mining industry is once again on the ascent. Companies like AstroForge, Trans Astronautica Corporation, and Karman+ are preparing to test

It wouldn’t be an overstatement to call the HPV vaccine a medical miracle.“It’s like the gift that keeps giving,” says Mark Jit, a professor of vaccine epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Not only is it the sole vaccine that can prevent cancer, “we discover it’s an even better vaccine as