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West Virginia Court Weighs Control of School Rules

West Virginia’s Supreme Court is weighing whether lawmakers may approve, amend or reject state Board of Education rules, a constitutional dispute that could reshape how statewide school policy is written and reviewed.

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Washington Court Voids Voter-Approved Natural Gas Initiative

Sep 22, 2026

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Michigan Sends $171.6 Million in First Local-Road Payments

Sep 22, 2026

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Healey Seeks Two-Month Massachusetts Gas-Tax Pause

Sep 22, 2026

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Maine Resets Contractor Search for Packaging Recycling Program

Sep 22, 2026

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Tennessee Advances 10-Acre Capitol Redevelopment Search

Sep 22, 2026

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Rhode Island Court Revives Solar for All Program

Sep 22, 2026

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6 Indiana Governments Drop Flock Camera Contracts

Sep 22, 2026

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Illinois Climate Plan Projects 53% Cut Without New Action

Sep 22, 2026

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Pennsylvania Skill Games Face Oct. 14 Removal Deadline

Sep 22, 2026

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Oregon Pauses State-Land Data Center Deals Through July

Sep 22, 2026

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Repeated Opossum Captures Test Hawaii’s Cargo Defenses

Sep 22, 2026

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Inola Sets April Vote as Oklahoma Smelter Fight Deepens

Sep 22, 2026

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Ohio Cities Move First as State Data-Center Rules Stall

Sep 22, 2026

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Georgia Execution Stay Tests Survivor Justice Act

Sep 22, 2026

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Florida Opens Short-Term Career Programs to Workforce Pell

Sep 22, 2026

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North Dakota Names New Environmental Quality Director

Sep 22, 2026

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Delaware Wins $16 Million Charter-School Expansion Grant

Sep 22, 2026

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