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or counter-orders
as in mandates
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Climate mandates The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, like Eversource, says state climate mandates and policies are the main driver behind increasing utility bills in the Bay State, specifically naming the NetZero by 2050 climate mandate.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026 -
Some state agencies already require employees to work in the office at least three days a week and the Legislature for the most part mandates that staff be in the Capitol.—
Yue Stella Yu
Feb. 22,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the latest effort Friday to ensure that drivers meet the federal requirements to understand English well enough to read road signs and communicate with law enforcement officers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Bell also said that the agency, which sets infectious disease reporting requirements, hasn’t considered adding hospitalizations to the list because the primary purpose of public health surveillance is to understand disease transmission, frequency and distribution — not to track complications.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The letter, an admonition to King’s fellow faith leaders, describes a moral responsibility to break laws that are unjust.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Existing particles will now obey new laws of physics, and so existing structures will be destroyed and replaced by new structures that obey different laws.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Local departments of social services were also cited for weaknesses in managing bank accounts, following procurement rules, monitoring contracts and ensuring lawful disbursements.—
J.B. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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Spirited Away creates a new, fascinating mythology with its own mysterious rules and customs, pitting 10-year-old Chihiro against dragons and demons with only her strength of will to guide her.—
Danny Horn,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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Ochoa tried another Kaiser pharmacy around the corner and waited an hour before a staff member came outside to tell everyone that the pharmacy would not fill any more prescriptions for the day.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Those with robust coverage likely will use their insurance to fill their prescriptions.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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To speak in the register of faith—not a particular sect or even God, but a grounding belief in a higher order—is to reach beyond partisanship, to try to return to basic moral precepts.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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Kutcher’s character—the richest man in the world, who calls himself The Corporation—has, in defiance of all ethical, legal, and medical precepts, developed The Beauty.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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Peace negotiations appear stuck, with Russia sticking to maximalist demands on which Zelensky is not willing to compromise.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Researchers say the work could help extend service life, reduce maintenance demands, and improve energy efficiency in future rail fleets.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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