$45M included in budget for previously unfunded property tax relief
(The Center Square) - Included in the recently passed state budget, the Illinois State Board of Education will get money for property tax relief.... Read More.
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Swipe fee battle continues after delay, court ruling
(The Center Square) - Illinois is still waiting to benefit from a law promised to generate hundreds of millions of dollars by restricting credit... Read More.
Pritzker housing proposal partly stalls amid overreach concerns from localities
(The Center Square) - Though the entire affordable housing initiative from Gov. J.B. Pritzker didn't make it through the General Assembly this session, roughly... Read More.
HUD shifts $4B homelessness program from ‘Housing First’ to treatment
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a $4 billion funding opportunity for homelessness services on Monday, shifting away from the Housing... Read More.
Georgia’s hidden money machine: Car-wreck lawsuits
What better place to see a giant picture of a lawyer than Interstate 75 in Atlanta? It's one of America's busiest roads,... Read More.
Georgia Supreme Court rules on COVID-19 execution ban
(The Center Square) - A Georgia Supreme Court opinion issued Tuesday could stop an execution ban based on the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Trump appoints housing regulator as acting spy chief
President Donald Trump on Tuesday named Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, giving him temporary oversight of... Read More.
Walz appoints members to Operation Metro Surge ‘Truth Council’
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has appointed members to a new council tasked with documenting the impacts of Operation Metro Surge and Operation PARRIS, two... Read More.
New school choice program accepts over 3,300 students
(The Center Square) - More than 3,300 waitlisted students have been notified that they were accepted into Texas' new school choice program.
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South Carolina Supreme Court OKs judge’s actions in asbestos court
South Carolina's highest court gave the green light to a former chief justice's pursuit of a U.K. company she believes has committed "moral fraud"... Read More.
