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For the First Time, a State Will Mandate Severance Pay During Mass Layoffs
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Red States Push for Last-Minute Census Advantage
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Ohio Bill Would Ban Telehealth Abortions
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State Lawmakers Backtrack on a Tax Code Revamp
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Federal Opioid Grants Can Be Used for Cocaine and Meth Addiction
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Climate Change Is a Political Crisis, Not a Reproductive One
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Mayors Seek Solutions to Recycling Crisis
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