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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after Trump signed an executive order to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Inspired by Trump, Texas first to fund state ‘strategic’ bitcoin reserve

Texas is the first state to fund a "strategic" bitcoin reserve, but its small size and limited uses paint the act as a publicity stunt.
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People wait in line as free food is distributed to residents in need at a weekly food bank at Our Lady of Refuge Church in Brooklyn on February 28, 2024 in New York City.(Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

Proposed SNAP cuts would push food banks toward ‘breaking point’

Proposed cuts to food assistance threaten not only to harm food-insecure people, but deprive food banks of valuable data they need to serve their communities.
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President Donald Trump delivers remarks after signing an executive order on expanding access to IVF at his Mar-a-Lago resort on February 18, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

Trump names officials to Intergovernmental Affairs Office

President Donald Trump named his appointments to the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, which mostly consisted of staff who worked on his presidential campaigns.
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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump, and his son X Musk, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

Improving comms, tech capacity keys for states waiting on Trump policy changes

Many state officials have said they're waiting to see how the large changes in Washington, D.C., will affect their organizations. Two former state officials offered some advice.
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Demonstrators protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters to demand the release of immigrants families in detention centers at risk during the coronavirus pandemic, in Washington, D.C., on July 17, 2020. (Olivier Douliery / AFP via Getty Images)

Stakes raised on student data privacy as Trump plans greater immigration enforcement

The nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology says schools should review their policies ahead of a new presidential administration that has promised to ramp up immigration enforcement.
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Flanked by labor union leaders, Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to union workers during a campaign event on September 2, 2024 at Northwestern High School in Detroit, Michigan. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)

Public safety groups urge Harris, Trump campaigns to fund 911 upgrades

Two leading public safety groups urged the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates to provide federal support for a "critical" nationwide 911 upgrade.
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