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Alabama approved a medical marijuana program in 2021. Patients are still waiting for it.

Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Medical marijuana remains unavailable in Alabama amid an ongoing legal fight over licenses. State lawmakers approved the creation of a medical marijuana program in 2021. However, the program remains on hold. Companies have challenged the process used by the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to award and contest licenses. The

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In a 2020 flashback, Georgia’s GOP-aligned election board wants to reinvestigate election results

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Four years after the 2020 election, a newly GOP-aligned election board in Georgia is pushing to reinvestigate the state’s largest county for its handling of the vote. Georgia’s State Election Board voted 3-2 Wednesday to ask the state’s attorney general to investigate the Fulton County government. The majority seeks to

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George Santos seeking anonymous jury; govt wants campaign lies admitted as evidence as trial nears

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is requesting a partially anonymous jury as his September fraud trial nears. Lawyers for the disgraced New York Republican argue in a court filing Tuesday that individual jurors’ identities should only be known by the judge, the two sides and their attorneys. The defense

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There’s still time for the public to comment on Oregon’s revised draft wildfire hazard map, proposed rules

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The public still has time to provide comments about both the draft statewide wildfire hazard map and proposed administrative rules associated with the map. These public comment opportunities are among the last steps before the release of the final map in October. The proposed administrative rules will be used by OSU to address how

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