Family Leave for First Responders

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A bill sponsored by a Metro-East lawmaker is designed to increase the job retention of  First Responders. House Bill 3908 creates the Firefighter Paid Family Leave Act, giving downstate firefighters, paramedics, and EMT’s who have been employed for one year, up to 6 weeks of paid family leave that can be used for the birth…

Former tabloid publisher testifies about scheme to shield his old friend Trump from damaging stories

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NEW YORK (AP) — The former publisher of the National Enquirer testified at Donald Trump’s hush money trial about going to great lengths to help shield his old friend from potentially damaging stories. The efforts relied on a catch-and-kill scheme prosecutors allege amounted to interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. At the same time, the…