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Michigan municipalities to get state aid for under-funded pensions

(The Center Square) – Michigan taxpayers will spend up to $750 million to help subsidize underfunded pension systems of local governments. ...

Groups sue to allow absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin

The Elias Law Group sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission alleging that a 2022 Wisconsin Supreme Court decision prohibiting the use of drop boxes in...

Missouri’s sale tax holiday covers all state, local taxes on back-to-school items

(The Center Square) – Missouri’s sales tax and all local sales taxes in all Missouri cities, counties and special tax districts will be waived...

Bill from Iowa congressman would fund border wall with seized drug assets

(The Center Square) - U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, proposes using seized drug assets to fund the wall at the southern U.S. border. ...

Two new Illinois laws aim to help fight opioid addiction

(The Center Square) – Several pieces of legislation passed during the spring session of the Illinois General Assembly dealt with opioid overdoses, and now...

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