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Virginia Governor Mulls Options Amid More Calls to Resign

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Mayor Shutters Police Department Amid Payroll Inquiry

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Oregon Lawmakers Want to Outlaw Pet Rent

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Kentucky Governor: Cold Weather Closures Set Bad Example for Kids

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Impeachment Petitions Prompt Response From Pittsburgh Mayor’s Office

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Vermont Governor’s Plan to Pay Out-of-Staters to Take a Job in His State

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State Lawmaker Seeks Relief for Those Struggling to Pay for Insulin

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Bill in New Mexico Aims to Stymie Trump’s Border Wall Construction

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Trump Administration Tries to Thwart States’ Unemployment Plan

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Whoopi Goldberg Tells N.Y. Mayor Her Big Complaint With the City

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Tens of Thousands of Teachers Strike in L.A. as Negotiations Stall

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Florida’s New Governor Wants to Oust Another Local Official

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