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139 results for "the State Department"

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CriminalUpdate🇺🇸United States30d ago

US Justice Department downgrades risk of state-licensed medicinal marijuana Medicinal marijuana products that are legal at the state level will see looser federal regulation under an order the U.S. Department of Justice published Thursday, while a process that could remove the drug in all forms from the federal list of the most dangerous drugs is set to begin in late June. The order, signed by […]

3.1/10·Nebraska Examiner

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US Justice Department downgrades risk of state-licensed medicinal marijuana Medicinal marijuana products that are legal at the state level will see looser federal regulation under a Justice Department order posted Thursday, while a process that could remove the drug in all forms from a list of the most dangerous drugs begins in late June.

3.1/10·Maryland Matters

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CriminalUpdate🇺🇸United States30d ago

US Justice Department downgrades risk of state-licensed medicinal marijuana Medicinal marijuana products that are legal at the state level will see looser federal regulation under an order the U.S. Department of Justice published Thursday, while a process that could remove the drug in all forms from the federal list of the most dangerous drugs is set to begin in late June. The order, signed by […]

3.1/10·Kansas Reflector

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CriminalUpdate🇺🇸United States30d ago

US Justice Department downgrades risk of state-licensed medicinal marijuana Medicinal marijuana products that are legal at the state level will see looser federal regulation under an order the U.S. Department of Justice published Thursday, while a process that could remove the drug in all forms from the federal list of the most dangerous drugs is set to begin in late June. The order, signed by […]

3.1/10·Rhode Island Current

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CriminalUpdate🇺🇸United States30d ago

US Justice Department downgrades risk of state-licensed medicinal marijuana Medicinal marijuana products that are legal at the state level will see looser federal regulation under an order the U.S. Department of Justice published Thursday, while a process that could remove the drug in all forms from the federal list of the most dangerous drugs is set to begin in late June. The order, signed by […]

3.1/10·Virginia Mercury

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Supply ChainUpdate31d ago

Gray wolf population in WA surges to highest recorded level Washington’s gray wolf population is at its highest count since the state began monitoring in 2008. State and tribal officials counted a minimum of 270 wolves and 49 packs, including 23 breeding pairs at the end 2025, according to a new report from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The numbers are estimates from […]

3.1/10·Washington State Standard

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PoliticalUpdate32d ago

Rhode Island’s state payroll system failed to prevent some excess retirement plan contributions Fifty state college and university employees were mailed corrected tax forms on the afternoon of April 15 — the very day they were due to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Rhode Island’s Division of Taxation. Department of Administration spokesperson Karen Greco confirmed to Rhode Island Current that the state issued corrected W-2s because of […]

3.1/10·Rhode Island Current

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HealthUpdate🇺🇸United States37d ago

Child care TANF grant bill tabled by state Senate Amid budget concerns and debates over the validity of guidance from the federal government, the New Hampshire Senate voted Thursday to table a bill that would have state officials seek additional clarification about federal funding for the child care workforce grant. House Bill 1566 would direct the state Department of Health and Human Services to […]

3.1/10·New Hampshire Bulletin

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PoliticalUpdate39d ago

The Department of Justice’s stated reason for obtaining sensitive personal data on millions of voters masks the Trump administration’s true intention for obtaining state voter lists, Michigan’s top election official asserted in federal appeals court Monday. Attorneys for Michigan Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson made the allegation in a brief in the 6th U.S. Circuit […]

3.1/10·Kentucky Lantern

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PoliticalUpdate🇺🇸United States16d ago

A batch of 162 declassified U.S. government documents—including State Department cables, FBI records, and NASA mission transcripts from crewed spaceflights—is being released to the public on Friday, part of ongoing archival transparency efforts.

3.0/10·Anchorage Daily News

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CriminalUpdate🇺🇸United States4d ago

A Ku Klux Klan mask and handwritten charter belonging to the White Knights' Mississippi chapter have been found in the state Department of Public Safety's evidence archives.

2.5/10·Mississippi Today·Mississippi

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EconomicUpdate🇰🇪Kenya4d ago

Kenya's State Department for Sports is seeking parliamentary approval for a 32.24 billion shilling budget for the 2026/27 fiscal year, a substantial increase from the 25.49 billion shilling ceiling previously set, as the country prepares to host the African Cup of Nations in 2027.

2.5/10·AllAfrica News·Nairobi, Nairobi County

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PoliticalUpdate🇺🇸United States5d ago

Let there be light. When Washington state lawmakers return to Olympia for the 2027 legislative session, natural light will again shine on the House and Senate chambers. Construction to restore skylights in the state Capitol begins in June and is slated to end in December, according to the state Department of Enterprise Services.

2.5/10·Washington State Standard·Washington, District of Columbia

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PoliticalUpdate🇪🇪Estonia6d ago

The U.S. State Department agency responsible for embassy buildings has unveiled architectural firm renderings of the future U.S. Embassy building, which will rise in Tallinn's Uue Maailm neighborhood near the so-called Superministry.

2.5/10·ERR News (Estonia)·Tallinn, Harjumaa

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PoliticalUpdate🇺🇸United States6d ago

Fresh produce grown just steps from the cafeteria is now making its way onto student plates at Waipahu High School, part of the state Department of Education’s expanding farm-to-school efforts, which aim to increase access to fresh, locally grown foods while strengthening students’ connections to agriculture and food systems.

2.5/10·Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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PoliticalCrisis🇱🇧Lebanon 🇮🇱Israel7d ago

Despite the prolonged truce, violence persists in southern Lebanon, while two new rounds of talks between Lebanon and Israel are planned in Wahington: on 2 and 3 June at the US State Department and a security component at the Pentagon on 29 May.

2.5/10·Les Echos (Monde)

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PoliticalUpdate🇧🇷Brazil8d ago

The investigations of the Federal Police that gave rise to Operation Without Refining point out that the Refit group influenced decisions of the Finance Department of the state of Rio de Janeiro for the benefit of its operations. Read more (05/15/2026 - 23h00)

2.5/10·Folha de S.Paulo·Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

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PoliticalUpdate🇺🇸United States10d ago

A new Republican proposal would create a work group to study whether North Carolina should overhaul how it funds public schools, and whether another state agency should take over distributing billions in K-12 education dollars now managed by the state’s Department of Public Instruction. Senate Bill 990 cleared the Senate Education/Higher Education Committee on Wednesday, […]

2.5/10·NC Policy Watch

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PoliticalUpdate🇺🇸United States 🇨🇺Cuba10d ago

U.S. State Department Secretary Marco Rubio criticized Cuba's government on Wednesday, characterizing the island as "controlled by a company owned by military generals" as part of ongoing American pressure on Havana.

2.5/10·Digi24 (Romania)·Washington, District of Columbia

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PoliticalUpdate🇬🇪Georgia16d ago

Sonata Coulter is a Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US State Department.

2.5/10·OC Media

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PoliticalUpdate🇺🇸United States17d ago

The state Senate voted Thursday in favor of a bill that would create a pathway for New Hampshire farmers to bypass federal meat inspection requirements. House Bill 396 seeks to create a framework in state law for farmers to process meat at their farms or other facilities beside those approved by the U.S. Department of […]

2.5/10·New Hampshire Bulletin

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PoliticalUpdate17d ago

Justice Department sues Colorado over high-capacity magazine ban passed after Aurora theater shooting The Justice Department alleges the state’s ban on large-capacity ammunition magazines violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms “in common use for lawful purposes.”

2.5/10·Anchorage Daily News

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PoliticalUpdate🇬🇧United Kingdom17d ago

UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions, justice department finds University of California at Los Angeles says admissions are ‘based on merit’ and it complies with state and federal laws The US Department of Justice found on Wednesday that the medical school at the University of California, Los Angeles illegally considered race in admissions as the Trump administration ramps up scrutiny of colleges’ processes for selecting students. The finding escalates the Trump administration’s ongoing standoff with UCLA, which has focused mostly on the main campus’s response to allegations of antisemitic harassment . Continue reading...

2.5/10·The Guardian·London

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PoliticalUpdate18d ago

State Fair assistant police chief sues fair, Ramsey County sheriff over alleged retaliation Plus: Gov. Tim Walz announces restructure of Department of Human Services; Dakota-led nonprofit begins work on Mississippi River project; Minneapolis Public Schools looking at what to do with vacant buildings; and more. The post State Fair assistant police chief sues fair, Ramsey County sheriff over alleged retaliation appeared first on MinnPost .

2.5/10·MinnPost

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PoliticalUpdate18d ago

A research facility closure could bring more USDA scientists to Nebraska LINCOLN — Some U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers could be relocated to Nebraska under a plan to close a Washington D.C.-area research facility. Nebraska researchers say more USDA personnel could benefit the state’s research efforts, but with few details shared about the project or staff movement, how much help they’ll get is unclear.

2.5/10·Nebraska Examiner

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