Danny Werfel pledged before senators Wednesday not to expand tax audits on businesses and households making less than $400,000 per year.
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Oregon joins debate over police education requirements
An Oregon lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require police officers to complete at least two years of education beyond high school.
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Sharpton to DeSantis: Stop censoring Black history
Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced plans to block state colleges from having programs on diversity, equity and inclusion, and critical race theory.
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Panel backs moving opioid antidote Narcan over the counter
U.S. health advisers say the overdose-reversal drug naloxone should be made available as an over-the-counter medication.
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Here are the latest key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes
The earthquakes have produced a shift of about 24 feet in the ground and a massive crack of about 250 miles.
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It was ‘haunting’: Ballard recalls mission to Titanic site
The dive marked the first time human eyes had seen the giant ocean liner since it struck an iceberg and sank in the frigid North Atlantic in April 1912.
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White supremacist gets life in prison for Buffalo supermarket massacre
His victims at the Tops market included a church deacon, the grocery store’s guard, a neighborhood activist, a man shopping for a birthday cake, a grandmother of 9 and the mother of a former Buffalo fire commissioner.
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White House says Republican policies would drive deficits up $3 trillion
President Biden plans to go on the offensive against Republicans by saying their policies would add $3 trillion to the national debt
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Riled Ohio town residents seek answers over train derailment
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources estimates the spill affected more than seven miles of streams and killed some 3,500 fish, mostly small ones such as minnows and darters.
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Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon to resign after 8 years
The first female leader of Scotland’s devolved government, Sturgeon said she planned to remain in office until the SNP elects a new leader.