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New York to require providers to offer $15 broadband to low-income customers – or get fined

New York can move ahead with a law requiring internet service providers to offer heavily discounted rates to low-income residents, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The decision from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan reverses a lower court ruling from 2021 that blocked the policy just days before it went into effect. The law would force …

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Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate says Republicans 'making a mistake' by not discussing health care

Republicans have a lot of work to do when it comes to healthcare policy, according to Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde. Health care costs are so high in some areas of the Badger State that many struggle to even access treatment, Hovde told Fox News Digital in an interview. “You know, the left loves running on Obamacare, and they …

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Early in-person voting starts for North Carolina primary runoffs

Early in-person voting started on Thursday across North Carolina for next month’s runoff elections, including one congressional and two statewide primary contests. Voters are choosing this fall’s Republican nominees for lieutenant governor, state auditor and the 13th Congressional District seat. These May 14 runoffs, also known as “second primaries,” occurred because the candidate with the most votes in the March …

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Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont had thousands of trees, bushes ‘illegally’ cut behind $7.5M home

Hypocrisy’s the root of the problem. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont had thousands of trees and bushes illegally chopped behind his sprawling Greenwich home — despite publicly championing a statewide effort to plant more conifers, according to angry neighbors and other sources. The wealthy 70-year-old Democrat was hit with a citation for cutting down more than 180 trees in a protected …

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Democratic Minnesota state senator claims she was checking in on ill loved one during alleged burglary

A Democratic state senatorin Minnesotawho was charged with first-degree burglary claimed on Tuesday that the incident at her stepmother’s house was a misunderstanding stemming from dementia and its associated paranoia. Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49,was arrested at a home in the 700 block of Granger Road in Detroit Lakesearly Monday after police responded around 4:45 a.m. to a homeowner’s 911 call. …

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LA mayor break-in suspect was 'targeting' Bass, Gascon says: 'He was looking for her'

The suspect who broke into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ home this week did so during a shift change in security and was specifically targeting Bass, District Attorney George Gascón said. The gap in security allowed 29-year-old Ephraim Matthew Hunter to break into the official mayoral residence, known as Getty House, through a glass door. The forced entry triggered an …

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Conservative group builds ‘America First’ coalition to fight 'radical left's extreme positions and agenda'

An organization working to advance the “America First” agenda has united a diverse coalition of conservative groups to fight together “against the radical left’s extreme positions and agenda” ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Led by America First Works, a 501c4 that’s closely aligned with the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) and promotes an “America First” agenda through policy and …

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Democratic Minnesota state senator charged with first-degree burglary after breaking into stepmother's house

A Democratic state senator in Minnesota was charged with first-degree burglary on Tuesday after authorities say she broke into her stepmother’s house where the lawmaker claimed she was trying to get her late father’s belongings, including his ashes. Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49, was booked into the Becker County Jail on Monday for a suspected first-degree burglary offense, according to online …

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‘Squad’ member survives challenge from centrist Democrat after anti-Israel rhetoric threatened re-election

A member of the far-left “Squad” survived a challenge from a centrist Democrat on Tuesday despite her sharp criticism of Israel that threatened her effort to win re-election in a district with a sizable Jewish community. Rep. Summer Lee, a first-term congresswoman, will once again be the Democrat nominee to represent Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, after defeating local councilwoman Bhavini …

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North Carolina lawmakers reconvene to address budget, vouchers before key elections

The North Carolina General Assembly begins its annual work session Wednesday with a little extra money to spend and limited pressing issues to address before key elections this fall and longtime state government leaders depart. Following their landmark 2023 session that expanded Medicaid, restricted abortion, broadened gun rights, swelled private-school vouchers and weakened the governor, Republicans leading the House and …

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