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Government

Judge blocks Montana double-voting bill

House Bill 82 is too vague and could chill voter participation, a Montana judge ruled.

Taxing timeshares

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Supreme Court upheld a tax court’s ruling in favor of Maui County, which was challenged by timeshare managers who say the county unfairly taxed visitors by creating a tax classification separate form existing hotel taxes. The creation of a timeshare tax classification is constitutional because it acts as a real property tax and does not actually tax individual timeshare unit users.

North Carolina governor pushes against private school voucher program, supports funding public education

North Carolina's Democrat governor is pushing for legislators to pause Republican-led private school vouchers and focus funding on public education and child care stabilization.

California bill would allow Arizona doctors to perform abortions in Golden State

News of the bill came the same day that the Arizona House sent a bill to the state Senate that would overturn a near-total abortion ban that became law in 1864.

Poland’s prosecutor general says previous government used spyware against hundreds of people

Pegasus, produced by Israeli company NSO Group, has been sold to governments and is described as a tool to fight criminals and terrorists.

Rwanda’s Hope Hostel once housed young genocide survivors. Now it’s ready for migrants from Britain

Management says the facility is ready and can accommodate 100 people at full capacity.

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