Illinois

Facing “Life-Threatening” Winter Storm, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker Excoriates Texas for Migrant Busing

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Facing “Life-Threatening” Winter Storm, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker Excoriates Texas for Migrant Busing

Illinois Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker issued an unusually blunt letter Friday to his Texas counterpart, Republican Governor Greg Abbott, asking him to halt the transport of asylum seekers to Illinois, as the state — and much of the US — is encased in an Arctic blast resulting in subzero temperatures. “I plead with you for … Read more

Thousands are leaving Hawaii. California is where they’re moving.

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Thousands are leaving Hawaii. California is where they’re moving.

For the seventh consecutive year, Hawaii’s population has steadily declined, according to the United States Census Bureau’s state population estimates, as residents leave the Islands by the thousands.  From July 2021 to July 2022, the state’s population dropped by 0.5%, from 1.447 million to 1.440 million. Last year, Hawaii ranked fifth in the nation for the … Read more