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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget plan would boost federal funding for childcare and early childhood education by billions of dollars, ensuring free preschool for all of the country’s 4 million 4-year-olds, the White House said. The proposal, which Biden will deliver to Congress on Thursday, revisits several items …

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By Ross Kerber (Reuters) -Legislation pending in the U.S. state of Kansas to stop the use of environmental, social or governance (ESG) considerations by public contractors would reduce state pension system returns by $3.6 billion over 10 years, a new fiscal analysis shows. The note issued by the state’s Division of the Budget on March …

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By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A serious breach at a healthcare administrator serving the U.S. House of Representatives has potentially exposed the personal data of hundreds of lawmakers and their staff, top representatives and a senior Congressional official said in letters circulated on Wednesday. One of the letters, which the House’s Chief Administrative Officer Catherine …

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By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -The Biden administration needs until the end of this year to finalize a long-awaited five-year plan for offshore oil and gas development in federal waters, according to court documents filed this week. The U.S. has been without a congressionally-mandated five year schedule of offshore oil and gas auctions since the previous …

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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Louisville, Kentucky, police department whose officers shot and killed Breonna Taylor routinely violates the civil rights of Black people, uses excessive force and conducts illegal searches, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday. Here are five takeaways from the report: BITING DOGS Louisville police deploy dogs against …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Wednesday it plans to end mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers from China, joining other countries in eliminating the requirements. Reuters and other outlets on Tuesday reported that the CDC plans to drop the testing requirements imposed in early January …

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