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Idaho state senator tells Native American candidate 'go back where you came from' in forum
Read full article: Idaho state senator tells Native American candidate 'go back where you came from' in forumAn Idaho state senator is reported to have told a Native American candidate to “go back where you came from” during a candidate forum this week.
Police have upped their use of Maine's 'yellow flag' law since the state's deadliest mass shooting
Read full article: Police have upped their use of Maine's 'yellow flag' law since the state's deadliest mass shootingMaine's governor says there has been a huge jump in law enforcement requests for Maine courts to allow guns to be seized from people deemed a danger to themselves or others since the deadliest mass shooting in state history.
South Dakota court decision threatens abortion rights measure on November ballot
Read full article: South Dakota court decision threatens abortion rights measure on November ballotThe South Dakota Supreme Court has reversed a judge's dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to remove an abortion rights initiative from the November ballot.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer insists Biden can win her state and says she's behind him 100%
Read full article: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer insists Biden can win her state and says she's behind him 100%Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is insisting that President Joe Biden can still win her state, a key battleground in the 2024 election, even as many national Democrats question whether Biden should move forward after his shaky debate performance.
Maine joins compact to elect the president by popular vote but it won't come into play this November
Read full article: Maine joins compact to elect the president by popular vote but it won't come into play this NovemberMaine is joining a multistate effort to elect the president by popular vote with the governor’s announcement that she’ll let the proposal become law without her signature.
Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska's GOP governor wants a winner-take-all system
Read full article: Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska's GOP governor wants a winner-take-all systemNebraska’s Republican governor is calling on state lawmakers to move forward with a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes.
Arizona's Democratic governor vetoes border bill approved by Republican-led Legislature
Read full article: Arizona's Democratic governor vetoes border bill approved by Republican-led LegislatureDemocratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill approved by the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature that would have made it a crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at a location other than a port entry.
Maine wants to lead in offshore wind. The state's governor says she has location for a key wind port
Read full article: Maine wants to lead in offshore wind. The state's governor says she has location for a key wind portMaine's governor says a state-owned site on the coast of Maine will serve as the location of an offshore wind port critical to developing the nation’s first floating offshore wind power research array.
Virginia bank delays plans to auction land at resort owned by West Virginia governor's family
Read full article: Virginia bank delays plans to auction land at resort owned by West Virginia governor's familyA Virginia bank says it will delay plans to auction off land at West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s posh resort in an attempt to recover more than $300 million on defaulted business loans by the governor’s family.
Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps
Read full article: Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative mapsWisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that the GOP have used to grow their majorities and advance their agenda over the past 13 years.
Bill decriminalizing drug test strips in opioid-devastated West Virginia heads to governor
Read full article: Bill decriminalizing drug test strips in opioid-devastated West Virginia heads to governorA bill that would decriminalize all strips used to test drugs for deadly substances now goes to West Virginia's governor.
Michigan Gov. Whitmer focuses on education in State of the State ahead of key term for Democrats
Read full article: Michigan Gov. Whitmer focuses on education in State of the State ahead of key term for DemocratsMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on lawmakers to pass increased investments in education in an attempt to save residents money in her sixth State of the State address Wednesday night.
Georgia Governor Kemp wants to amend bill to speed up state’s income tax cut
Read full article: Georgia Governor Kemp wants to amend bill to speed up state’s income tax cutIn Georgia, a bill passed in 2022 that reduces the state income tax each year until it reaches 4.9% by 2029. Governor Brian Kemp is looking to amend the bill to speed up the state’s income tax cut.
Gov. Brian Kemp seeks to draw political contrasts in his State of the State speech
Read full article: Gov. Brian Kemp seeks to draw political contrasts in his State of the State speechGov. Brian Kemp used his State of the State speech to draw contrasts between his Republican philosophy and Democrats in an election year when the presidency and all of Georgia’s state House and Senate seats are on the ballot, but the Republican Kemp himself doesn’t face the voters.
WATCH LIVE: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers 2024 State of the State address
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers 2024 State of the State addressGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp will deliver his State of the State address on Thursday, January 11, and is expected to address teacher pay raises, affordable housing and scholarship opportunities.
Federal judge in Oklahoma clears the way for a ban on medical care for transgender young people
Read full article: Federal judge in Oklahoma clears the way for a ban on medical care for transgender young peopleA federal judge in Oklahoma has declined to stop a new law from taking effect that makes it a felony crime for health care workers to provide gender-affirming care to young transgender people.
Michigan judge rules defendants accused in false elector scheme will not have charges dropped
Read full article: Michigan judge rules defendants accused in false elector scheme will not have charges droppedA judge says two Michigan defendants accused of participating in a fake elector scheme will not have their charges dropped due to comments made by the state attorney general.
Arizona governor makes contraceptive medications available over the counter at pharmacies
Read full article: Arizona governor makes contraceptive medications available over the counter at pharmaciesAdults in Arizona can now obtain contraceptive medications over the counter at a pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription under a governor's order announced Thursday.
Alabama education director ousted over book's stance on race
Read full article: Alabama education director ousted over book's stance on raceAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book that the Republican governor denounced as teaching “woke concepts” because of language about inclusion for all families and battling racism.
Michigan adds LGBTQ protections to anti-discrimination law
Read full article: Michigan adds LGBTQ protections to anti-discrimination lawMichigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday that will permanently outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state.
Arizona governor won't proceed with execution set by court
Read full article: Arizona governor won't proceed with execution set by courtArizona Gov. Katie Hobbs says corrections officials won't carry out an execution even though the state Supreme Court scheduled it over the objections of the state’s new attorney general.
Michigan moves for early slot for 2024 presidential primary
Read full article: Michigan moves for early slot for 2024 presidential primaryThe Michigan House voted along party lines Tuesday to move the state's primary to the fourth week of February to match an early presidential primary plan approved by a Democratic National Committee panel last month.
Violence looms over New Mexico Legislature as work begins
Read full article: Violence looms over New Mexico Legislature as work beginsGov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is calling for new gun control laws and greater accountability for firearm manufacturers while denouncing recent drive-by shootings against politicians in Albuquerque and what she called a national scourge of violence.
Wisconsin governor calls for tax cut as rival tours Kenosha
Read full article: Wisconsin governor calls for tax cut as rival tours KenoshaWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is proposing a $600 million annual tax cut, an election year proposal that Republican legislative leaders are rejecting as a “vote-buying ploy.
New Mexico, 'Stranger Things' backdrop, hits production peak
Read full article: New Mexico, 'Stranger Things' backdrop, hits production peakNew Mexico’s governor says direct spending by production companies on films, TV series and other media has never been higher in the state, topping $855 million in fiscal year 2022.
Wisconsin governor vetoes Republican election bills
Read full article: Wisconsin governor vetoes Republican election billsWisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who is up for reelection in November, has vetoed a package of bills passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that would have made a series of changes to the battleground state’s election laws.
Millions to lose jobless aid as claims fall to pandemic low
Read full article: Millions to lose jobless aid as claims fall to pandemic lowMillions of jobless Americans who have depended on federal unemployment aid as a financial lifeline are about to lose those benefits just as the delta variant of the coronavirus poses a renewed threat to the economy and the job market.
‘We’ve lost loved ones, jobs and income’: Florida Democrats push back on State of the State address
Read full article: ‘We’ve lost loved ones, jobs and income’: Florida Democrats push back on State of the State addressJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Each year following the Governor’s State of the State address, the party in the minority responds with a counter vision of where they see the state headed. While the Governor said Florida did a better job than other states when it came to its pandemic response during his State of the State address, Florida Democrats immediately responded with a different take. “We’ve lost loved ones, jobs and income,” said Rep. Andrew Learned. AdIn it, they demanded changes to the state’s unemployment system. While Democrats are voicing their objections, they don’t have the votes to stop anything the Governor and Republican-led legislature want to do.