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Pat Schroeder, Pioneer For Women's & Family Rights During Long Career In US Congress, Dies At 82

CBS News Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women's and family rights in Congress, died Monday night. She was 82.

More Than Half Of U.S. States Are Moving To Cut Your Taxes

CBS News Even as the U.S. economy shows signs of slowing down, many states around the U.S. are flush with cash, with their so-called rainy day funds estimated to reach a record high of $136.8 billion this fiscal year. And lawmakers in more than half of states are responding to their new cash cushions with similar proposals: cutting taxes.

Gay Bar Shooting Suspect Facing Murder, Hate Crime Charges

Associated Press The man suspected of killing five people and injuring others at a gay bar in Colorado Springs is facing murder and hate crime charges, according to online court records obtained Monday.

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Police: 5 Dead, 25 Injured In Colorado Nightclub Shooting

CBS News A 22-year-old gunman opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle inside a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and leaving 25 injured before he was subdued by “heroic” patrons and arrested by police who arrived within minutes, authorities said Sunday.

Police: 5 Dead, 25 Injured In Colorado Nightclub Shooting

17 States Weigh Adopting California’s Electric Car Mandate

Associated Press Seventeen states with vehicle emission standards tied to rules established in California face weighty decisions on whether to follow that state’s strictest-in-the nation new rules that require all new cars, pickups and SUVs to be electric or hydrogen powered by 2035.

17 States Weigh Adopting California’s Electric Car Mandate

Colorado GOP Senator Becomes Democrat, Cites Vote Falsehoods

Associated Press Citing alarm toward the Republican Party’s widespread embrace of 2020 election conspiracies, a moderate GOP Colorado state senator has switched his affiliation to Democrat, enhancing that party’s prospects to retain its majority in the chamber in the November midterms.

Colorado GOP Senator Becomes Democrat, Cites Vote Falsehoods

In US, States Struggle To Replace Fossil Fuel Tax Revenue

Associated Press State governments in the nation’s top regions for producing oil, natural gas and coal have by far the highest per-capita reliance on fossil fuels — led by Wyoming, North Dakota, Alaska and New Mexico.

In US, States Struggle To Replace Fossil Fuel Tax Revenue

California Moves To Embrace Cryptocurrency And Regulate It

Associated Press California, which would have the world’s fifth-largest economy if it was a country, on Wednesday became the first U.S. state to formally begin examining how to broadly adapt to cryptocurrency and related innovations, following a path laid out by President Joe Biden in March.

California Moves To Embrace Cryptocurrency And Regulate It

Key Takeaways From The 2018 Midterm Elections

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A night of firsts The 2018 midterm elections were historic in a number of ways: extremely high voter turnout for a midterm election, as well as a record number of women running for Congress.

Key Takeaways From The 2018 Midterm Elections

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A night of firsts The 2018 midterm elections were historic in a number of ways: extremely high voter turnout for a midterm election, as well as a record number of women running for Congress.

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Colorado Voters Elect Jared Polis, Nation's First Openly Gay Governor

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Voters in Colorado have elected the country's first openly gay governor. Rep. Jared Polis defeated Republican state Treasurer Walker Stapleton to keep the governor's seat in Democratic hands.

Colorado Voters Elect Jared Polis, Nation's First Openly Gay Governor

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Voters in Colorado have elected the country's first openly gay governor. Rep. Jared Polis defeated Republican state Treasurer Walker Stapleton to keep the governor's seat in Democratic hands.

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