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A central Iowa dentist has agreed to surrender her license after being charged with professional incompetence in the case of a patient who lost six teeth.

via @iowacapitaldispatch.com
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Iowa dentist, charged with incompetence, surrenders license
A central Iowa dentist has agreed to surrender her license after being charged with professional incompetence in the case of a patient who lost six teeth. The Iowa Dental Board alleges that in…
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Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is supposed to announce a run for U.S. Senate next week, in an attempt to unseat Republican Susan Collins.

via @mainemorningstar.com
Gov. Mills to announce Senate bid next week
This story will be updated.  Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is supposed to announce a run for U.S. Senate next week, in an attempt to unseat Republican Susan Collins.
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Humphrey’s County Sheriff Chris Davis confirmed the blast “encompassed one whole building” at the Accurate Energetic Systems campus and confirmed that “some” people had died and several were unaccounted for as of 11 a.m. From @friedmanadam5.bsky.social.
Blast at Middle Tennessee explosive manufacturer leaves unknown number dead, injured • Tennessee Lookout
An explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems, a munitions plant 60 miles west of Nashville, has left an unknown number of people dead.
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Where do people on Idaho Medicaid expansion work?

A lot of big companies.

via @idahocapitalsun.com
Where do people on Idaho Medicaid expansion work? A lot of big companies.
In Idaho, nearly 8% of people on Medicaid expansion work in the food industry for restaurants or fast food chains, a state government report found. The report by the Idaho Department of Health and…
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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING NEWS--THE MASS LAYOFFS BEGIN--‘Substantial’ layoffs of federal workers launched by Trump administration amid shutdown -- @jennifershutt.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/subs...
‘Substantial’ layoffs of federal workers launched by Trump administration amid shutdown
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees, a step not taken during previous government shutdowns and one that could significantly reshape th...
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JUST IN from @jennifershutt.bsky.social: The Trump administration announced Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees.

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‘Substantial’ layoffs of federal workers launched by Trump administration amid shutdown
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees, a step not taken during previous government shutdowns and one that could significantly reshape th...
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Conservative groups want to push civics education in a more patriotic direction, raising alarms for some traditional civics and education groups that were not included in the initiative. Shauneen Miranda reports for @statesnewsroom.com lailluminator.com/2025/10/10/r...
Trump undertakes a MAGA-centric makeover of US civics education • Louisiana Illuminator
A slew of conservative groups will lead a new coalition to spur civics education and push the subject in a more patriotic direction, raising alarms for some groups not included in the initiative.
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NEW U.S. ATTORNEY: Nebraska has a Senate-confirmed U.S. attorney for the first time since 2021.

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Senate confirms Nebraska U.S. Attorney, first since 2021 under Trump • Nebraska Examiner
Nebraska has its first Senate-confirmed U.S. attorney since 2021, a role last held by now-Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly in the Trump administration.
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Employment data for Washington state won’t be published until after the federal government reopens, the state Employment Security Department confirmed this week.

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Federal shutdown delays release of WA employment data
Employment data for Washington state won’t be published until after the federal government reopens, the state Employment Security Department confirmed this week.
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Some Democratic-led states pledged to help fund family planning services. It’s not always enough.

Last one — part 5 in our series. From @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and @sofiaresnick.bsky.social / @statesnewsroom.com:

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Some Democratic-led states pledged to help fund family planning services. It’s not always enough.
Fifth in a five-part series. Hope Broussard’s intrauterine device should have brought relief from her severe periods. But at 17, it started causing debilitating pain.
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Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sued the Omaha Public Power District on Thursday.

via @nebraskaexaminer.com
Nebraska AG sues OPPD, targets North Omaha power plant changes and ‘net-zero’ plan
LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sued the Omaha Public Power District on Thursday, seeking to stop a plan to retire three of five power-producing units at the utility’s North Omaha…
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Could Clearwater become the first Florida city in 20 years to run its own power utility?

via @floridaphoenix.com
Could Clearwater become the first Florida city in 20 years to run its own power utility?
ST. PETERSBURG — Last Saturday morning in South St. Petersburg’s Wildwood Park, 16 members of a group calling itself “Dump Duke” gathered to share strategy before pairing up to canvass in nearby…
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Conservationists have been sounding the alarm for years over the lackluster breeding seasons for osprey along the Chesapeake Bay, and debate continues about why.

via @virginiamercury.com
Study shows osprey chicks are starving; conservationists question connection to menhaden fishing
Conservationists have been sounding the alarm for years over the lackluster breeding seasons for osprey along the Chesapeake Bay, and debate continues about why.
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Federal funding for programs feeding thousands of young and vulnerable Iowans could run out if the government shutdown continues, according to a report from Food & Water Watch.

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Nearly 50K Iowa children could lose food aid in government shutdown, report says
Federal funding for programs feeding thousands of young and vulnerable Iowans could run out if the government shutdown continues, according to a report from Food & Water Watch. The national nonprofit ...
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Food banks in the state are preparing for possible interruptions to SNAP and increased demand at their pantries if the ongoing government shutdown is not resolved.

via @arkansasadvocate.com
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As shutdown drags on, Arkansas food banks prepare for expected SNAP interruptions
November is the busiest time of year at Arkansas Foodbank, and the federal government shutdown threatens to create additional need for the nonprofit’s services from the state’s SNAP recipients and fed...
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Vermont’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday criticized President Donald Trump’s deployment of national guard troops to Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon, against the will of officials there.

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Gov. Phil Scott says Trump’s national guard deployments are unconstitutional
Vermont’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday criticized President Donald Trump’s deployment of national guard troops to Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon, against the will of officials there...
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A Missouri and Associated Rivers Coalition official says the federal government shutdown leaves the Kansas City metro area vulnerable to flooding.

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Kansas City metro exposed to flood risk by government shutdown, official warns
TOPEKA — A Missouri and Associated Rivers Coalition official says the federal government shutdown leaves the Kansas City metro area vulnerable to flooding. Sarah White, a coalition board member, said ...
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The Rhode Island Board of Elections reduced fines for campaign finance violations for nine candidates within the last month.

via @rhodeislandcurrent.com
R.I. elections board slashes campaign finance fines in the hopes of getting scofflaws to pay up
Ric Thornton aims to reduce the $6.2 million dollars worth of outstanding fines for missing or overdue state campaign finance reports by 25% by the end of the year. The state campaign finance…
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A federal judge in Chicago issued a temporary restraining order Thursday, blocking federal agencies from using certain forceful tactics to suppress protests or prevent journalists from covering those protests.

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Judge grants restraining order protecting protesters, journalists in Chicago-area clashes
A federal judge in Chicago issued a temporary restraining order Thursday, blocking federal agencies from using certain forceful tactics to suppress protests or prevent journalists from covering those ...
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A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from deploying 500 National Guard troops to Chicago as the administration’s immigration enforcement actions have intensified.

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Judge calls feds ‘unreliable,’ temporarily blocks National Guard deployment to Illinois
CHICAGO — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from deploying 500 National Guard troops to Chicago as the administration’s immigration enforcement actions have intens...
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Oregon’s congressional Democrats are pressing federal officials on the treatment of immigrants and protestors at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility south of downtown Portland.

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Oregon’s congressional Democrats press feds on treatment of immigrants, protestors at ICE facility
Oregon’s congressional Democrats are pressing federal officials on the treatment of immigrants and protestors at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility south of downtown Portland.
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As federal law cuts off Medicaid funding to organizations that provide abortions, what’s already happened in the Natural State likely will be repeated nationwide.

via @arkansasadvocate.com
Arkansas providers seek to fill affordability gaps in maternal health care landscape
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Two Ohio bills that may have effects on abortion medication and access were considered in separate Ohio House committees this week.

via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
House committees consider bills that could impact abortion medication, access
Two Ohio bills that may have effects on abortion medication and access were considered in separate Ohio House committees this week. Opponents of a bill to further regulate medication that could…
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Key federal funding for New Hampshire schools has not been affected by the shutdown in Washington, Department of Education Commissioner Caitlin Davis said Thursday.

via @newhampshirebulletin.com
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Most federal education funding for New Hampshire safe from shutdown, commissioner says
Key federal funding for New Hampshire schools has not been affected by the shutdown in Washington, Department of Education Commissioner Caitlin Davis said Thursday — at least the money that flows thro...
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The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically expired Oct. 1.

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Shutdown forces Medicare patients off popular telehealth and hospital-at-home programs
The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically expired Oct. 1. The telehealth and in-home hospital care programs were both tempor...
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