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Jim Jordan: GOP's Next Choice to Win Impossible Speaker Race

Jim Jordan: GOP's Next Choice to Win Impossible Speaker Race

Lawmakers are still putting themselves in the never-Jordan camp.

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White House Interns Rebel Over Gaza War in Letter to President Biden

White House Interns Rebel Over Gaza War in Letter to President Biden

Members of the fall White House internship class are-anonymously-rebuking their boss's handling of the confli…

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Instagram Harvested Data From Kids' Accounts, States Say

Instagram Harvested Data From Kids' Accounts, States Say

"We do very little to keep U13s off our platform," Meta wrote in one of many internal warnings, per a new fil…

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Mark Meadows' Publisher Sues Him for Millions Over Election Lies in Book

Mark Meadows' Publisher Sues Him for Millions Over Election Lies in Book

All Seasons Press said it pulled Meadows' book from the market on Thursday.

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UCSB out of compliance with state, federal laws for decades; works to return Native remains | The...

UCSB out of compliance with state, federal laws for decades; works to return Native remains | The...

The university oversees a massive repository of Indigenous artifacts, including sacred objects and skeletal r…

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Nexus Explained: Munger Hall | The Daily Nexus

Nexus Explained: Munger Hall | The Daily Nexus

Prior to the Munger Hall project, UCSB spent years developing a different student residence, an apartment com…

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Kalshi’s Clout in Washington Grows as New Regulatory Efforts Languish

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By Mark Alfred
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Kalshi’s profit margins depend on keeping Washington on its good side. It’s spending big in D.C. to make that happen as the prediction market company manages regulatory threats, potential legislative action and public relations challenges. Kalshi now has over two-dozen federal lobbyists working on its behalf.
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Federal Court Says States Can Regulate Prediction Market Sites

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By Mark Alfred
| NOTUS Verified
States can regulate prediction market platforms as a form of gambling, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday, opening the door for state-by-state regulation of companies like Kalshi. The ruling from a three-judge panel of Trump appointees upends the status quo for prediction market sites that had, up until this week, been only subject to federal regulations.
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Darline Graham’s Campaign Must Give Back Megadonor Money

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By Mark Alfred
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In the days after Darline Graham was sworn into her late brother’s Senate seat, a parade of chief executives, lobbyists and other prominent Republican donors contributed thousands of dollars each to her campaign for a full term in the Senate. Some opened their pocketbooks a little too wide.
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Awards

George Obern Award for Excellence — UC Santa Barbara

2023 - Reporting

Best News Series — California College Media Association

2023 - Investigative Journalism