Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Jersey
African Warships Close Historic INR 250 Visit to New York
NAPLES, Italy, July 8 -- The U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa - U.S. 6th Fleet issued the following news:
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African Warships Close Historic INR 250 Visit to New York
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NEW YORK - The Royal Moroccan Navy frigate RMNS Mohammed VI and Senegalese Navy offshore patrol vessel Niani concluded their participation in International Naval Review 250 July 8, showcasing African naval capability, leadership and partnership throughout the six-day gathering in New York.
The ships and their crews partici
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AG Campbell Announces $36.5 Million Multistate Settlement with CVS for Allegedly Over-Dispensing Insulin Pens
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Announces $36.5 Million Multistate Settlement with CVS for Allegedly Over-Dispensing Insulin Pens
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BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, in collaboration with the U.S Department of Justice and a bipartisan coalition of 35 other state attorneys general, today announced a $36.5 million multistate settlement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS)
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Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news:
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Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls
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(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would make it harder for scammers to make robocalls from legitimate telephone numbers by cutting off scammers' access to
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Attorney General James Secures $45 Million from Block for Enabling Fraud and Misleading Cash App Users
ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures $45 Million from Block for Enabling Fraud and Misleading Cash App Users
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 45 other attorneys general today secured $45 million from Block, Inc. (Block), the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App, for misleading its users and failing to protect them from scams and fr
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Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls
ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls
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July 8, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt new measures to combat illegal robocalls alling on the Federal Communications Commission (FC
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
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RALEIGH-When a robocall scammer wants to call you, he doesn't need to do it from a fake number. The first thing he does is buy a long list of real phone numbers, then he cycles through them so fast that spam filters can't keep up. By the time one
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON EPA TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EMISSION STANDARDS FOR LIGHT- AND MEDIUM-DUTY VEHICLES
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 9 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON EPA TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EMISSION STANDARDS FOR LIGHT- AND MEDIUM-DUTY VEHICLES
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general and five cities, submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing its proposed rule to delay implementation of the Tier 4 emissions standards for light- and medium
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE TO STOP HITTING AMERICAN CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES WITH ILLEGAL TARIFFS
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE TO STOP HITTING AMERICAN CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES WITH ILLEGAL TARIFFS
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 22 states, urged the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to rescind its plan to continue President Trump's illegal tariffs. In their comment letter, the attorneys general push back on the USTR's propos
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Attorney General Rayfield Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Hitting American Consumers and Businesses with Illegal Tariffs
SALEM, Oregon, July 6 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Rayfield Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Hitting American Consumers and Businesses with Illegal Tariffs
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Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other states are urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to change course and drop its plan to continue Trump's illegal tariffs. Once again, Attorney General Rayfield is calling on Trump to stop il
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Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
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(Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real
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Attorney General Tong Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Illegal Tariffs
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Illegal Tariffs
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Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 21 other states are urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to change course and drop its plan to continue Trump's illegal tariffs. In a comment letter, the states pushed back on the USTR's latest proposal - tariffs on the European Union
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Congresswoman Pou Supports Patriot Missile Systems to Ukraine
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Pou Supports Patriot Missile Systems to Ukraine
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today reacted positively to statements by President Donald Trump at the NATO summit that the United States would grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot missiles
"I welcome the President's statements at NATO. America providing Ukraine with patriot missile technology is long ov
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Dartmouth: Using DNA to Remember the Revolutionary War's 'Enemy' Soldiers
HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 7 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news:
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Using DNA to Remember the Revolutionary War's 'Enemy' Soldiers
A National Endowment for the Humanities grant supports anthropologist Raquel Fleskes' study of the German troops who lay in an unmarked New Jersey burial space for nearly 250 years.
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In 2022, archaeologists digging into the remains of a defensive trench at Fort Mercer in Red Bank Battlefield Park in Gloucester County, New Jersey, found somethin
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ETS Launches EvidenceWorks to Power State-Led Education Progress
PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 9 -- Educational Testing Service issued the following news release on July 8, 2026:
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ETS Launches EvidenceWorks to Power State-Led Education Progress
A new initiative helping states turn evidence into results for learners across America
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ETS today announced the launch of EvidenceWorks, a new initiative that partners with state leaders to turn proven education research into stronger outcomes for students, teachers, employers and communities. EvidenceWorks wi
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FAU Celebrates Six Fulbright Scholars for 2026-27 Academic Year
BOCA RATON, Florida, July 10 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news:
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FAU Celebrates Six Fulbright Scholars for 2026-27 Academic Year
By Gisele Galoustian
Florida Atlantic University is proud to announce that six faculty and staff members have received prestigious Fulbright awards for the 2026-27 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The honorees will pursue t
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Federal Register: Transportation Statistics Bureau Issues Information Collection Notice on National Census of Ferry Operators
WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Transportation Statistics Bureau issued the following information collection:
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In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the BTS to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) approval for new iterations of an on-going biennial information collection related to the nation's ferry operations. The information collected from each Census will
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Governor Hochul Celebrates Groundbreaking for a New American Express Global Headquarters at 2 World Trade Center
ALBANY, New York, July 9 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Celebrates Groundbreaking for a New American Express Global Headquarters at 2 World Trade Center
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Governor Kathy Hochul celebrates the groundbreaking for 2 World Trade Center, which will be the final commercial office tower to be built on the World Trade Center campus and will become the new state-of-the-art global headquarters of American Express. With more than 2 million squ
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Hirshhorn Museum Partners With Art Bridges Foundation to Announce 51 Museums in Landmark National Loans Program, Including Joslyn Art Museum in Nebraska
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:
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Hirshhorn Museum Partners with Art Bridges Foundation to Announce 51 Museums in Landmark National Loans Program
"50 for 50" Will Place American Art from the Hirshhorn Collection in Every U.S. State and Puerto Rico Selected by Each Institution for Multiyear Loans
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The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Art Bridges Foundation have chosen the 51 institutions that will participa
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K-9s' Hot Car Deaths Prompt PETA Plea to New Jersey Sheriff: Replace Dogs With Technology
NORFOLK, Virginia, July 10 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release:
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K-9s' Hot Car Deaths Prompt PETA Plea to New Jersey Sheriff: Replace Dogs With Technology
Salem County, N.J. - Following the deaths of Rip and Boomer, two K-9s who died after their handler reportedly left them in a hot patrol vehicle in Salem County, New Jersey, for approximately seven hours on May 29, PETA sent a letter today to Salem County Sheriff Charles Miller, urging him to
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Kessler Foundation Warns Proposed Uniform Grants Regulation Could Hinder Scientific Research
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Kessler Foundation, West Orange, New Jersey, has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget regarding proposed revisions to the Uniform Grants Regulation. The nonprofit research organization expressed concern that the changes would increase administrative complexity, reduce scientific efficiency, and create uncertainty for research institutions without enhancing program integrity or performance.
The foundation highlighted that new reporting a
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McAllister Towing Urges Careful Navigation Safety Fairway Planning on Atlantic Coast
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- McAllister Towing and Transportation Co. Inc., New York, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Coast Guard regarding the agency's proposed shipping safety fairways and vessel routing measures along the Atlantic Coast. The company, with extensive operational experience in Atlantic Coast ports, emphasizes the need for navigation corridors that accommodate a variety of commercial vessels, including deep-draft, towing, and emergency response vessels.
McAllister hi
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N.J. Health Commissioner Announces New Executive Leadership Team
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 9 -- The New Jersey Department of Health issued the following news release on July 8, 2026:
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New Jersey Health Commissioner Announces New Executive Leadership Team
Appointees bring decades of combined experience and deep roots in New Jersey's health system
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New Jersey Health Commissioner Raynard E. Washington today announces the executive leadership team who will work alongside him to advance the State health department's mission to protect the public's healt
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NiCE Recognizes Enterprise Leaders Orchestrating Intelligence At Scale at NiCE World London 2026
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 9 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- NICE, an enterprise software solutions provider, issued the following news release:
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NiCE Recognizes Enterprise Leaders Orchestrating Intelligence At Scale at NiCE World London 2026
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This year's International CX Excellence Award winners are turning AI-first customer experience into measurable business outcomes through connected AI and intelligent automation.
Hoboken, N.J., July 9, 2026 - NiCE (Nasdaq: NICE) today annou
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NYC Mayor Mamdani Announces Gotham FC Move to Queens at City Hall
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Speaking in the City Hall Rotunda, New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced that Gotham FC will make Etihad Park in Queens its permanent home beginning in 2028. Mamdani highlighted that the 25,000-seat facility will stand as the first all-electric professional sports stadium in the municipality.
The stadium is being constructed entirely by union labor and will position millions of residents within a 75-minute public transit ride of the matches. Gov. Kathy Hochul
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Princeton Collaborators Celebrate Start of Observatory's 'Ultra-high-definition Time-lapse Record of Our Universe'
PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 10 -- Princeton University issued the following news:
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Princeton collaborators celebrate start of observatory's 'ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of our Universe'
After decades of planning and construction atop a mountain in Chile, the monumental NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has officially started a 10-year sky survey that will provide an "ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of our Universe," according to the observatory's announcem
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RFK Jr. to Create COVID Vaccine Injury Table -- Will More People Finally Be Compensated for Injuries?
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, July 10 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news:
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RFK Jr. to Create COVID Vaccine Injury Table -- Will More People Finally Be Compensated for Injuries?
HHS plans to propose a rule in November establishing a formal "injury table" for COVID-19 vaccines. The proposal would undergo a public comment period expected to run into
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Rutgers Board Approves $6.2 Billion Budget Focused on Affordability, Student Aid, Cost Containment
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 10 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Rutgers Board Approves $6.2 Billion Budget Focused on Affordability, Student Aid, Cost Containment
Budget reflects ongoing commitment to providing students with an excellent education amid rising expenses and funding uncertainty
By Dory Devlin
The Rutgers Board of Governors today approved a $6.2 billion university operating budget that includes a modest 3% tuition increase for in-state and out-of-state
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Rutgers University Board of Governors Inducts 2026-2027 Members
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 10 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Rutgers University Board of Governors Inducts 2026-2027 Members
By Andrea Alexander
The Rutgers Board of Governors inducted Gary Chropuvka and Christiana "Chris" Foglio as the newest trustee members effective July 1.
Chropuvka is the outgoing vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Joint Committee of Investments and a retired Goldman Sachs partner. Gary was a founding member of the Road
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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Crapo Issues Opening Remarks at Hearing on ITC Nominations
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following opening remarks from a June 25, 2026, confirmation hearing for David Foley Jr., Brett Doyle, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser and Samuel Negatu to be commissioners of the International Trade Commission:
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"Before us today are five bipartisan individuals nominated to serve as Commissioners at the U.S. International Trade Commission, or ITC.
"They are David Foley, Jr. of Vir
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Sens. Schiff, Husted, Kim, Moreno to Unveil Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Manufacturing Jobs, Enhance American Manufacturing Competitiveness
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sens. Schiff, Husted, Kim, Moreno to Unveil Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Manufacturing Jobs, Enhance American Manufacturing Competitiveness
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Bill would protect longstanding bipartisan manufacturing program at Commerce Department, compel release of pending funds to states
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohi
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Statistical Summary of 15-Month Campaign Activity of the 2025-2026 Election Cycle
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release:
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Statistical Summary of 15-Month Campaign Activity of the 2025-2026 Election Cycle
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Congressional candidates collected $2.1 billion and disbursed $1.3 billion, political parties received $1.1 billion and spent $824.8 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $6.3 billion and spent $4.8 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover
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U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Introduces Bill in Support of Ranked Choice Voting
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
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U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Introduces Bill in Support of Ranked Choice Voting
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) introduced the Voter Choice Act, which makes it easier for states and local governments to implement ranked choice voting.
Ranked choice voting has been proven to lower election costs, reduce polarization, and drive voter turnout across the country -a
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