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Breaking News

• House and Senate agree on budget proposal for the first time since 2009.
• House includes 401k plan for troops in fiscal 2016 defense policy bill.
• Senator Bob Corker predicts no additional amendments to Iran bill.
• SC Senator Tim Scott, “I have stayed on the opportunity agenda.”
• Idaho Governor Bruce Otter orders a special legislative session.
• Report: U.S. economic growth at 0.2 percent in the first quarter.
• Tennessee legislators support bill to limit birthright citizenship.
• Democrat leaders support a $12 per hour minimum wage.
• Survey: Ben Carson leads GOP voters younger than 30.
• Minnesota House rejects Sunday liquor sales bill.

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West

Western Region

• Colorado Senator Cory Gardner introduced the Sage-Grouse Protection and Conservation Act.
• California’s Democratic governor proposes $10,000 fine for water waste during drought.
• VA hospital cost overruns in Aurora may lead to delays in projects nationwide.
• Oregon Supreme Court to release decision on public pension reforms.

Midwest

MidWestern Region

• Ohio Rep. Andrew Brenner introduces bill that requires voters to show a photo ID.
• Illinois House passes bill to limit use of information from license plate readers.
• Nebraska’s immigrant driver’s license bill may be veto-proof.
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South

Southern Region

• Senator Ted Cruz, “I think Republicans are and should be the party of the 47 percent.”
• Baltimore curfew may lead to an economic calamity for businesses.
• Whole Foods stands by decision to feed lunch to the National Guard in Baltimore.
• House accepts Alabama Rep. Bradley Byrne’s amendment on VA funding bill.
• Chris Christie to attend Mississippi GOP fundraiser.

East

Eastern Region

• Report: Seven of the ten counties in the U.S. with the highest property taxes are in NJ.
• Governor Charlie Baker halts Boston Convention and Exhibition Center expansion.
• NYPD arrests protesters after violence forms in Union Square.
• Protesters march in Boston.

National

National Region

• Republican budget proposal erases annual deficit in ten years?
• The U.S. Supreme Court rebukes EEOC litigation strategy.
• Senator Bernie Sanders, ‘I am running for president.’
• Nebraska tables voter photo identification bill.

Sports

Sports Section

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers select Jameis Winston with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
• Manny Pacquiao tells crowd, “I know I’m going to win the fight in the ring.”
• Billy Donovan leaving Florida to join the Oklahoma City Thunder.
• Andrew Wiggins named NBA Rookie of the Year.

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