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Lawsuit challenging Pritzker's COVID-19 orders moves toward appellate court

Illinois

Lawsuit challenging Pritzker's COVID-19 orders moves toward appellate court

(The Center Square) – A hearing Friday in a lawsuit state Rep. Darren Bailey filed to challenge Gov. J.B. Pritzker's executive orders could lead to a full-blown appeal.

Louisiana Gov. Edwards issues mask mandate and orders bars to close again

Louisiana

Louisiana Gov. Edwards issues mask mandate and orders bars to close again

Minnesota ranks 5th highest in WalletHub study of 2020 state tax burdens

Minnesota

Minnesota ranks 5th highest in WalletHub study of 2020 state tax burdens

Virginia finished fiscal year with lower-than-expected $236M budget deficit

Virginia

Virginia finished fiscal year with lower-than-expected $236M budget deficit

Oregon lawsuit demands reforms for delayed unemployment compensation

Oregon

Oregon lawsuit demands reforms for delayed unemployment compensation

Kemp: Atlanta mayor cannot override executive order, revert city back to phase one

Georgia

Kemp: Atlanta mayor cannot override executive order, revert city back to phase one

McMaster prohibits alcohol sales after 11 p.m. in South Carolina

South Carolina

McMaster prohibits alcohol sales after 11 p.m. in South Carolina

Lawsuit challenging Pritzker's COVID-19 orders moves toward appellate court

Illinois

Lawsuit challenging Pritzker's COVID-19 orders moves toward appellate court

Louisiana Gov. Edwards issues mask mandate and orders bars to close again

Louisiana

Louisiana Gov. Edwards issues mask mandate and orders bars to close again

Jul 11, 2020

Minnesota ranks 5th highest in WalletHub study of 2020 state tax burdens

Minnesota

Minnesota ranks 5th highest in WalletHub study of 2020 state tax burdens

Jul 11, 2020

Virginia finished fiscal year with lower-than-expected $236M budget deficit

Virginia

Virginia finished fiscal year with lower-than-expected $236M budget deficit

Jul 11, 2020

Oregon lawsuit demands reforms for delayed unemployment compensation

Oregon

Oregon lawsuit demands reforms for delayed unemployment compensation

Jul 10, 2020

Kemp: Atlanta mayor cannot override executive order, revert city back to phase one

Georgia

Kemp: Atlanta mayor cannot override executive order, revert city back to phase one

Jul 10, 2020

McMaster prohibits alcohol sales after 11 p.m. in South Carolina

South Carolina

McMaster prohibits alcohol sales after 11 p.m. in South Carolina

Jul 10, 2020

Hospital says it has morgue capacity after Phoenix mayor says it's full

Arizona

Hospital says it has morgue capacity after Phoenix mayor says it's full

Jul 10, 2020

Polis signs law extending to-go booze services

Colorado

Polis signs law extending to-go booze services

Jul 10, 2020

Republican leaders ask Texas Supreme Court to intervene in lawsuit over cancellation of GOP convention

Texas

Republican leaders ask Texas Supreme Court to intervene in lawsuit over cancellation of GOP convention

Jul 10, 2020

Washington sues Trump administration over directive on international college students

Washington

Washington sues Trump administration over directive on international college students

Jul 10, 2020

State audit finds shortcomings in North Carolina virtual school curriculum

North Carolina

State audit finds shortcomings in North Carolina virtual school curriculum

Jul 10, 2020

Report: Local Minnesota governments and associations spent $9.7 million lobbying in 2019

Minnesota

Report: Local Minnesota governments and associations spent $9.7 million lobbying in 2019

Jul 10, 2020

Louisiana voters go to the polls in election delayed twice by COVID-19

Louisiana

Louisiana voters go to the polls in election delayed twice by COVID-19

Jul 10, 2020

Department of Labor takes steps to catch up as Tennesseans still wait on unemployment claims

Tennessee

Department of Labor takes steps to catch up as Tennesseans still wait on unemployment claims

Jul 10, 2020

Abbott extends emergency declaration as critics call for special legislative session

Texas

Abbott extends emergency declaration as critics call for special legislative session

Jul 10, 2020

Disney World's reopening Saturday evokes cheers, fears

Florida

Disney World's reopening Saturday evokes cheers, fears

Jul 10, 2020

National Stories

Biden-Sanders proposal for DNC Convention includes increased taxes, tuition-free community colleges, other spending increases

Better Cities Project, think tanks propose plan for getting Americans back to work

Time may be running out for TikTok as Pompeo joins chorus of warnings from Florida officials

Small Business Administration gave loans to multi-million dollar companies

Unemployment rate continues slow decline even as 1.3 million new claims are filed

Columns

Op-Ed: Better broadband mapping pushed by Congress will aid rural expansion

Op-Ed: Don't bail out feckless states without strings attached

Op-Ed: Precautionary principle punishes pandemic patients

Op-Ed: U.S. civil unrest a reflection on public education

Florida Democratic Party says it will return $780K PPP loan

Florida

Florida Democratic Party says it will return $780K PPP loan

Jul 10, 2020

Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court limits governor's partial-veto power

Wisconsin

Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court limits governor's partial-veto power

Jul 10, 2020

Whitmer mandates masks indoors with $500 fine; retail group says rule 'impossible' to enforce

Michigan

Whitmer mandates masks indoors with $500 fine; retail group says rule 'impossible' to enforce

Jul 10, 2020

Voters to decide congressional primaries in Maine, and primary runoffs in Alabama, Texas

Maine

Voters to decide congressional primaries in Maine, and primary runoffs in Alabama, Texas

Jul 10, 2020

Advocates ask U.S. Supreme Court to lift stay suspending Florida felons’ right to vote

Florida

Advocates ask U.S. Supreme Court to lift stay suspending Florida felons’ right to vote

Jul 10, 2020

Photo identification no longer needed to vote in Virginia

Virginia

Photo identification no longer needed to vote in Virginia

Jul 10, 2020

Madigan calls for removal of portrait, statues of slave owners

Illinois

Madigan calls for removal of portrait, statues of slave owners

Jul 10, 2020

New Jersey tops states diverting gas tax revenues away from roads, report says

New Jersey

New Jersey tops states diverting gas tax revenues away from roads, report says

Jul 10, 2020

East

Virginia finished fiscal year with lower-than-expected $236M budget deficit

Virginia finished fiscal year with lower-than-expected $236M budget deficit

Community participation, increased police presence among steps to reduce New York City violence

Senate Democrats, Gov. Murphy agree to deal to borrow billions to plug budget hole; Republicans blast plan

Voters to decide congressional primaries in Maine, and primary runoffs in Alabama, Texas

Midwest

Lawsuit challenging Pritzker's COVID-19 orders moves toward appellate court

Lawsuit challenging Pritzker's COVID-19 orders moves toward appellate court

Two weeks in, Illinois retailers, restaurants still struggling with Phase 4 restrictions

Deadline approaches for coronavirus relief fund assistance for local governments

Report: Local Minnesota governments and associations spent $9.7 million lobbying in 2019

Southeast

Louisiana Gov. Edwards issues mask mandate and orders bars to close again

Louisiana Gov. Edwards issues mask mandate and orders bars to close again

VP Pence plans to visit Baton Rouge Tuesday

Kemp: Atlanta mayor cannot override executive order, revert city back to phase one

West Virginia sets tentative schedule for school athletics to begin

West

Oregonian workers speak on state's unemployment delays, proposal for $500 relief checks

Oregonian workers speak on state's unemployment delays, proposal for $500 relief checks

Oregon lawsuit demands reforms for delayed unemployment compensation

Hospital says it has morgue capacity after Phoenix mayor says it's full

Polis signs law extending to-go booze services