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The Center Square
The Center Square, formerly Watchdog.org, is an American news website that features reporting on state and local governments. It is a project of the Franklin News Foundation, an American conservative online nonprofit news organization. The Center Square distributes its content through a newswire service.
157Mentions93Articles73Stories18Events0.02Salience
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cameoplus · 2026-04-26
Demand policy support in Washington, D.C.
Bacon demands repayment after Pentagon raids housing fund for troop bonuses
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cameoplus · 2026-04-24
Sign Formal Agreement in Springfield
Illinois House passes tax incentive bill for Bears megaproject
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cameoplus · 2026-04-24
Demand Policy Change in Washington
Bipartisan bill seeks to add rotisserie chicken to SNAP benefits
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cameoplus · 2026-04-22
Consider policy option in Springfield
Illinois Democrats push millionaire tax and redistricting amendments
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cameoplus · 2026-04-21
Ease administrative sanctions in Texas
Fifth Circuit upholds Texas Ten Commandments school law
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cameoplus · 2026-04-21
Consider policy option in Washington, D.C.
U.S. military spy budget surges 49% as secrets detailed
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cameoplus · 2026-04-17
Sign formal agreement in Arizona
Arizona law blocks local limits on small assisted living homes
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cameoplus · 2026-04-15
Complain officially in Illinois General Assembly
Illinois lawmakers grill state diversity commission over stalled progress
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cameoplus · 2026-04-14
Investigate crime/corruption in Springfield
Senator accuses Corrections Department of fleecing taxpayers
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cameoplus · 2026-04-09
Veto in Washington, D.C.
House Republicans block Democrats’ Iran war powers vote as Fetterman vows to stop it
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cameoplus · 2026-04-08
Investigate crime/corruption in Wausau
Wausau ballot drop box case: prosecutors decline to file charges
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cameoplus · 2026-04-07
Accuse in Springfield
U.S. Representative questions state education board’s higher budget request and standards
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cameoplus · 2026-04-06
Praise or endorse in California
Trump endorses Republican Steve Hilton in California governor’s race
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cameoplus · 2026-04-06
Consider policy option in Wisconsin
Tiffany vows to end subsidies for data centers in Wisconsin
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cameoplus · 2026-04-06
Demand policy change in Illinois House Judiciary – Criminal Committee
Illinois no-knock warrant legislation unites Chicago victim and gun group
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cameoplus · 2026-04-04
Find guilty or liable in Minnesota
Minnesota court ruling preserves tuition benefits for undocumented students
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cameoplus · 2026-04-02
Veto in Washington, D.C.
US Supreme Court blocks Trump plan to end birthright citizenship
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cameoplus · 2026-04-02
Demand policy support in Illinois
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker pushes to expand E15 fuel use