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(The Center Square) – Multiple companies have announced expansions in Colorado, bringing new jobs and opportunities to the state. That comes as Colorado recently ranked fifth nationally as a top entrepreneurial state, according to a study by Wave Connect. It found that across all 50 states, Colorado processed over 2,200 business applications per 100,000 residents. “Most…

(The Center Square) – The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations delayed a vote Thursday that could have required the Tennessee Department of Education to track the residency of virtual school students. Virtual school students are counted in the county where the school is, not where the student resides, which can skew the state’s funding formula…

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania lawmakers are weighing bills to protect residents in the state’s nearly 2,300 manufactured home communities. But for many facing steep land rent hikes, should the legislation pass, it will come too late. Homeowners from half a dozen communities in the Lehigh Valley gathered last week to learn about the Coalition…

(The Center Square) – Mental health care providers are rediscovering new uses for old medicines. Recent findings demonstrating the efficacy of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have led some lawmakers to reconsider their classification as drugs of abuse. Among the drugs’ most stalwart supporters are military veterans who have seen psychedelics benefit otherwise intractable…

(The Center Square) – Mayor Brandon Johnson says Chicago does not have a spending problem, even as city government spending soars and the projected budget deficit grows. Johnson addressed a question Tuesday about a report from his budget working group. “One of the things that it’s clear to note that the working group fully established…

(The Center Square) – Arizona legislative leaders sent a letter to the Trump administration seeking reimbursement for border security costs. Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, and House Speaker Steve Montenegro, R-Surprise, requested $599 million in their letter to get back the money the state spent on southern border security during the Biden administration. Arizona spent this…

(The Center Square) – A comfortable polling lead for Mikie Sherrill, the New Jersey congresswoman hoping to become the state’s next Democratic governor, hasn’t stopped the national party from doubling spending on her campaign as Election Day approaches. The Democratic National Committee said Tuesday its $1.5 million donation will be the most the organization has…

(The Center Square) – Throughout the Hill Country, crosses, words of Jesus, prayers and messages of hope are written on memorials honoring nearly 150 killed from the catastrophic July 4 flash flood. In Hunt, along the Guadalupe Riverbank, a wooden cross memorial was presented to the people of Kerr County by TheMessageOfTheCross.net. It cites Revelation 21:4,…

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers wants a court order to enforce his interpretation of a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on rulemaking that Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, recently described as “outside of the law.” Evers directed Wisconsin agencies to create rules and then send them to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication…