Ron DeSantis is a leading contender for the Republican nomination for president. He's using this legislative session as a way to show what he stands for in the public eye. How those states are going to use their surpluses and how much they should save will be a hot topic of debate across various states. In Texas, it's playing out in an interesting way.
America’s Congress may be gridlocked, but its state legislatures certainly aren’t. The laws they’ll pass this year will probably impact more people more directly than anything Congress does, with just a fraction of the public attention. Why things are looking up for Meta. And reflecting on the legacy and achievements of Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s former president.
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