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Alaska lawmakers override Dunleavy’s education funding veto

Alaska lawmakers override Dunleavy’s education funding veto

Alaska lawmakers on Saturday overrode Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of some $51 million in state funding for public schools. The 45-14 vote means lawmakers successfully reversed Dunleavy’s decision to cut $200 of the per-student funding increase approved by lawmakers during the last legislative session. The vote was the second successful veto override after lawmakers convened Saturday for a special session …

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Delta Air assures US lawmakers it will not personalize fares using AI – Reuters

Delta Air assures US lawmakers it will not personalize fares using AI  Reuters Airlines are now adopting personalized pricing. Here’s how to avoid it  The Independent Delta denies using AI to set flight prices after facing congressional criticism from lawmakers  Fox Business Delta Says It’s Not Using AI to Get Personal Data, Set Fares  Bloomberg Backlash to Delta’s AI pricing shows the tightrope companies …

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Texas lawmakers hear from flood survivors, focus on local officials in Kerrville : NPR

Texas lawmakers hear from flood survivors, focus on local officials in Kerrville : NPR

Attendees look at a marked-up map of the Guadalupe River during a public hearing in Kerrville, Texas. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP KERRVILLE, Texas — Texas lawmakers and flood survivors criticized local officials for disorganization and bureaucratic holdups during a public hearing in the area that saw the most fatalities in the July 4 floods in central …

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Colorado lawmakers must cut $1 billion from state’s current budget because of GOP federal tax and spending bill

Colorado lawmakers must cut  billion from state’s current budget because of GOP federal tax and spending bill

Colorado lawmakers must cut about $1 billion from the state budget for the current fiscal year, which began July 1, to address tax revenue reductions caused by the federal spending bill passed by Republicans in Congress earlier this month.  Nonpartisan Legislative Council Staff and the Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting told top state legislators Wednesday that the so-called …

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Bove misled lawmakers about his actions in NYC mayor case, evidence suggests – The Washington Post

Bove misled lawmakers about his actions in NYC mayor case, evidence suggests  The Washington Post Senate confirms Emil Bove to Third Circuit, as Dems fail to thwart Trump pick  Politico Senate confirms Trump lawyer Emil Bove for appeals court, pushing past whistleblower claims  AP News Senate confirms former Trump lawyer Bove as federal judge  Axios Senate Republicans confirm former Trump lawyer Emil Bove to …

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Ghislaine Maxwell plays hardball with lawmakers on giving Epstein testimony – Politico

Ghislaine Maxwell plays hardball with lawmakers on giving Epstein testimony  Politico Maxwell offers to testify before Congress but with major conditions, including immunity  CNN Democratic senators ask Blanche to commit that DOJ won’t advocate for pardon or commutation for Maxwell  ABC News Durbin Demands Tapes of Interviews With Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s Longtime Partner  The New York Times Why Ghislaine Maxwell is suddenly the center …

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Electric bills in Washington state will go up, lawmakers say

Electric bills in Washington state will go up, lawmakers say

Senator Patty Murray says electricity bills in Washington state will go up because of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which cut federal spending on renewable energy projects. So is it true? And if so, why? Joe Nguyen, Washington State Commerce director, stood in the middle of the Denny Substation, in Seattle’s South Lake Union Neighborhood. Beyond the electric substation …

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GOP lawmakers at odds as Epstein fallout continues

GOP lawmakers at odds as Epstein fallout continues

Facebook Tweet Email Link Division between Republican lawmakers over the Jeffrey Epstein files continued to intensify even as President Donald Trump and his administration seeks to redirect scrutiny toward the president’s political foes and the 2016 election. Signs of mounting pressure to respond to calls for transparency appeared last week when a GOP-majority House Oversight subcommittee voted to subpoena the …

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Delta’s AI spying to “jack up” prices must be banned, lawmakers say

Delta’s AI spying to “jack up” prices must be banned, lawmakers say

“There is no fare product Delta has ever used, is testing or plans to use that targets customers with individualized offers based on personal information or otherwise,” Delta said. “A variety of market forces drive the dynamic pricing model that’s been used in the global industry for decades, with new tech simply streamlining this process. Delta always complies with regulations …

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