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Many states decline to require water breaks for outdoor workers in extreme heat

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By Barbara Barrett
| Missoulian Verified
Even as summer temperatures soar and states wrangle with protecting outdoor workers from extreme heat, Texas recently enacted a law that axes city rules mandating water and shade breaks for construction workers. kAmx? DE2E6 27E6C DE2E6[ =2H>2<6CD 2?5 C68F=2E@CD 92G6 :? C646?E J62CD 564=:?65 E@ C6BF:C6 4@>A2?:6D E@ @776C E96:C @FE5@@C =23@C6CD C6DE 3C62<D H:E9 D9256 2?5 H2E6C] x? D@>6 42D6D[ =68:D=2E:@? 72:=65 E@ 82:? EC24E:@?] x? @E96CD[ DE2E6 C68F=2E@CD 564:565 282:?DE 24E:@? @C 92G6 E2<6?
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With rental registries, cities try to track housing and hold bad actors accountable

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By Barbara Barrett
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram Verified
A sign lists a home for rent in Maryland. Municipal rental registries are gaining attention as cities try to get a handle on who owns rental properties and where, both to better understand their housing landscape and to ensure rentals are safe for tenants. (Barbara Barrett/Stateline/TNS) As many people struggle to afford housing and tenant populations grow in some regions, more cities are turning to official registries to answer questions about their rental housing market.
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DOJ files suit against six states that refused to share voter data

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By Barbara Barrett
| Ohio Capital Journal
by Barbara Barrett, Ohio Capital Journal September 29, 2025 The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday it is suing six states — California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania — that have refused to turn over detailed voter roll data demanded by federal attorneys earlier this year. The Justice Department has reached out to more than half the states in recent months for voter lists, and has indicated it plans to contact all of them.
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