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The Earth Month proposals would help the city meet waste reduction targets.
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Dr. Norman Oliver says the cuts would damage state efforts to upgrade technology systems, and reduce opioid use and STIs.
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The mayor’s proposal includes pay increases, rate hikes and program cuts.
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The funding is still contingent on General Assembly approval.
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The phrase, reportedly coined in Richmond to persuade Virginia colonists to prepare for war, has been used by protesters across the world.
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The $11.4B federal ‘claw back’ has led to layoffs and public health cuts nationwide.
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Hollywood's plummeting film and TV production levels have studio executives and grassroots groups pushing for better incentives to keep business in California.
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President Trump said he plans to speak by phone with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, followed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of NATO countries, about ending the war in Ukraine.
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Budget reconciliation may not be catchy, but it's been a vital tool for many presidents, including Ronald Reagan, whose first federal budget was a watershed in the history of federal fiscal policy.
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NPR has identified nearly 40 small, independent entities – both inside and outside the federal government's control – that a team of young DOGE staffers has tried to access in recent weeks.
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President Trump and his allies have long made false claims of widespread noncitizen voting. Now, as the GOP pursues new restrictions, experts worry isolated arrests will be used to push the new rules.