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Pennsylvania governor’s voter registration change draws Trump’s ire in echo of 2020 election clashes

Donald Trump has Pennsylvania’s voting rules in his sights, and it's a familiar target.

Gov. Burgum and North Dakota Republicans are rushing to fix a major budget bill struck down by court

A ruling by North Dakota’s Supreme Court has jeopardized funding for major parts of the state government.

New Mexico trial begins over allegations that Democrats tried to dilute votes with redistricting map

Accusations that New Mexico’s Democratic-led Legislature unfairly diluted the vote of a politically conservative oil-producing region with its redistricting map have gone to trial.

Democrats retain narrow control of Pennsylvania House after special election

Democrats in the Pennsylvania House will keep their one-vote majority after winning a Pittsburgh area seat in a special election.

Big wins for organized labor and progressive causes as California lawmakers wrap for the year

California lawmakers have finished their work for 2023.

Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care

Oregon has taken an unprecedented step in offering psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, to the public.

California fast food and health care workers poised to win major salary increases

Nearly 1 million California workers would win major salary increases under a pair of bills in the state Legislature.

Abortion access in Florida now hinges on decision by 7 judges

The Florida Supreme Court must decide whether to overrule broad abortion rights protections provided for decades under the state constitution and instead uphold a law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans the procedure in most cases after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Wisconsin's new liberal Supreme Court justice hasn't heard a case but Republicans may impeach

Even before the newly elected justice who gave liberals a one-seat majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has heard a case, Republican lawmakers are talking about taking the unprecedented step of impeaching and removing her from office.

Oil production boosts government income in New Mexico, as legislators build savings 'bridge'

Record-breaking oil production in New Mexico is likely to provide state government with a new multibillion-dollar surplus during the upcoming budget year.

Theodore Roosevelt presidential library taking shape in North Dakota Badlands

Construction began in June on the Theodore Roosevelt presidential library planned for the Badlands of western North Dakota.

South Carolina's new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban

South Carolina's newly all-male Supreme Court has reversed course on abortion, upholding a ban on most such procedures after just weeks of pregnancy.

Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control

Tennessee lawmakers are convening a special session this week that highlights the divergent response states are taking to a spate of mass shootings.

Block on Iowa's strict abortion law can be appealed, state Supreme Court says

The Iowa Supreme Court says Gov. Kim Reynolds can appeal a temporary block on the state’s restrictive abortion law.

Maine governor expands access to abortion later in pregnancy

Maine will soon expand abortion access, joining a half dozen states that leave it to doctors and patients to make the decision without restrictions on timing.

Wisconsin governor's 400-year veto angers opponents in state with long history of creative cuts

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto that attempts to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years drew outrage and surprise from his political opponents.

Wisconsin's Democratic governor guts Republican tax cut, increases school funding for 400 years

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed off on a two-year spending plan after gutting a Republican tax cut and using his broad veto powers to increase school funding for centuries.

North Dakota university leaders fear 'catastrophic implications' of new Minnesota free tuition plan

North Dakota higher education officials are deeply worried about losing students and revenue in 2024 when neighboring Minnesota makes tuition free for thousands of its residents at public colleges and universities.

California's law aimed at fast food wages is on hold. Lawmakers may have found a way around it

A new California law aimed in part at increasing salaries for fast food workers has been delayed.

California governor proposes rolling back access to police misconduct records

California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing an end to public disclosure of investigations of abusive and corrupt police officers.

Federal judge blocks much of Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care for minors

A federal judge is blocking much of Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors from taking effect as scheduled July 1.

Wisconsin's top elections official for 2024 uncertain as incumbent's term nears end

Wisconsin's top elections official is nearing the end of her term, and uncertainty looms over who will hold the position through the 2024 presidential election.

New York lawmakers pass bill that considers reparations for slavery

New York would create a commission to consider reparations to address the lingering, negative effects of slavery under a bill passed by the state Legislature.

Minnesota governor signs bill to legalize marijuana, effective this summer

Minnesota’s governor has legalized marijuana for people over 21.

End of an era? GOP walkout shows political chasm where 'The Oregon Way' once meant bipartisan trust

The political divide affecting the United States is hitting Oregon hard.

California lawmakers block bill allowing people to sue oil companies over health problems

California legislative committees in the Assembly and Senate blocked two big climate bills Thursday.

Extended boycott disqualifies 2 GOP senators, 1 independent in Oregon Senate from being reelected

Two Republicans and an Independent in the Oregon Senate are now disqualified from reelection as a walkout has stalled hundreds of bills and triggered a constitutional amendment aimed at stopping the boycotts.

Kansas officials to consider legal settlement with business over COVID-19 restrictions

Kansas’ governor and top state lawmakers plan to consider a proposed legal settlement between the state and the owner of a Wichita fitness studio forced to shut down during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic and then operate under restrictions.

Momentum on Texas gun bill stalls in GOP-led legislature

Rare momentum in the Texas Capitol for a tougher gun law has flickered out, days after a mass shooting near Dallas left eight people dead.

Rare GOP votes in Texas for gun bill after mass shootings

Republican state representatives' head-turning votes are helping advance a bill in the Texas House that proposes raising the purchase age for AR-style rifles.

Michigan Democrats act to protect abortion rights of workers

The Michigan House has further advanced legislation that would outlaw companies from retaliating against employees for receiving abortions following its passage in the state Senate in March.

Gone 20 years, New Hampshire's Old Man of Mountain lives on

Two decades after New Hampshire’s famous Old Man of the Mountain crumbled, the state is paying tribute to the granite profile that symbolizes its independence with new geological research, poetry, a song, and a scavenger hunt.

Tennessee Republican lawmaker resigns after ethics violation

A state lawmaker in Tennessee has resigned suddenly for an ethics violation.

New Mexico governor signs bill to shield abortion providers

Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation that protects providers of abortions from prosecution or extradition attempts by out-of-state interests.

Abortion bills gain no ground in Kentucky with ban in place

Abortion-rights supporters in Republican-leaning Kentucky thought they had finally achieved a breakthrough when voters in November defeated a measure aimed at denying any constitutional protections for abortion.

States' divisions on abortion widen after Roe overturned

GOP lawmakers in states with abortion bans already in place are pushing to make them more restrictive, while blue state officials are trying to expand abortion access.

Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers

For exactly 50 years, Oregon’s farms and forests have been protected from urban sprawl by the nation’s first statewide law creating urban growth boundaries.

States cranking out even more tax cuts amid cash surpluses

The tax-cutting trend is going full force in states even as some are raising concerns about a slowing economy.

California regulators could decide oil profits penalty

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants state regulators to decide whether to impose the nation's first penalty on oil companies for price gouging.

Oregon, a hotbed of extremism, seeks to curb paramilitaries

Oregon's Legislature is considering a bill that experts say would create the nation’s most comprehensive law against paramilitary activity.

Florida to begin session on Disney district, migrant flights

Florida lawmakers will meet Monday to complete a state takeover of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district and expand a migrant relocation program, key conservative priorities of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ahead of his expected White House run.

Self-driving semis focus of California rules, legislation

The future of the nation's nearly $900 billion trucking industry could be shaped in California.

Connecticut governor's gun proposals include open carry ban

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has announced a series of proposed gun laws in a state already considered one of the strictest for firearms ownership.

Florida House speaker wants to expand school voucher program

Florida would make every student eligible for vouchers to attend private school with taxpayer money under proposed legislation House Speaker Paul Renner said Thursday will be a priority for the session that begins in March.

Texas' Abbott begins 3rd term promising safer schools

Republican Greg Abbott is starting a record-tying third term as Texas governor promising safer classrooms.

Violence looms over New Mexico Legislature as work begins

Gov. 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.

Pritzker: Hike cabinet pay to 'bring, retain great people'

The pay raise plan that gives Illinois lawmakers an 18% annual salary hike started in the governor's office.

New documents detail Sen. Ron Johnson asking about electors

Newly released documents from the House Jan. 6 committee show that the former Wisconsin Republican Party chairman testified that U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson spoke to him weeks before Joe Biden assumed the presidency about having the state’s GOP-controlled Legislature, rather than voters, choose Wisconsin’s presidential electors.

Gov. Walz pledges to strengthen education as begins 2nd term

Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is pledging to make the largest investments in public education in Minnesota history as he begins his second term.

EXPLAINER: What's ahead for Ohio's unsettled political maps?

The election contests of 2022 may have been held and decided, but Ohio’s political maps remain far from settled.

Federal effort to boost election worker protections fizzles

Federal proposals that would have significantly boosted security funding for election offices and heightened penalties for threatening their staff failed to advance this year.

California eyes penalties for oil companies' big profits

California could become the first state to fine big oil companies for making too much money.

DeSantis 2024 prospects prompt Fla. lawmakers to review law

Florida’s top lawmakers are considering changes to a law to clear the path for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president without giving up his post.

After midterms, states weighing abortion protections, bans

Election wins for abortion rights and Democrats could translate into abortion protections in some states.

Arizona county leaders end hand-count lawsuit, cite recount

Two Republicans who control the board in a rural southeastern Arizona county now want to withdraw a lawsuit they filed two days ago seeking to force their own elections director to hand-count all the ballots cast in-person on Election Day.

Illinois voters approve collective bargaining amendment

Illinois voters have approved an amendment to their state constitution that guarantees the right to bargain collectively.

Abortion supporters win in conservative, liberal states

Abortion rights supporters won in the four states where access was on the ballot.

Kentucky, Michigan voters approve protecting abortion rights

Voters in reliably red Kentucky rejected a ballot measure aimed at denying any state constitutional protections for abortion while voters in battleground Michigan enshrined abortion rights in their state’s constitution.

Oregon could be 1st state to make health care a human right

Oregon voters are being asked to decide whether the state should be the first in the nation to amend its constitution to explicitly declare that affordable health care is a fundamental human right.

Election officials brace for confrontational poll watchers

Local election officials across the United States are bracing for a wave of confrontations on Election Day in November.

Funds to fix Jackson's water crisis held up as governor rose

Years before he became Mississippi governor, Tate Reeves served as the state's treasurer and had a hand in delaying funds for water system repairs in the capital city of Jackson.

Foes of Arizona school vouchers file to block huge expansion

Public school advocates who oppose a massive expansion of Arizona’s private school voucher system have filed enough signatures to block it from taking effect.

Federal judge blocks Arizona law limiting filming of police

A federal judge in Phoenix has blocked enforcement of a new Arizona law restricting the filming of police.

17 states weigh adopting California's electric car mandate

Seventeen states that tie their vehicle emission standards to rules established in California must decide whether to follow that state’s strict new rules.

GOP escalates fight against citizen-led ballot initiatives

Hundreds of thousands of people have signed initiative petitions for ballot measures in several states that would expand voting access, ensure abortion rights and legalize recreational marijuana.

California's last nuke plant to seek US OK for extended run

The utility that oversees California’s last operating nuclear power plant is taking steps to seek federal approval for an extended lifespan, just hours after the Legislature opened a pathway for a run that could last through 2030.

New Mexico governor pledges $10M for new abortion clinic

New Mexico's governor has signed a new executive order that pledges $10 million to build a clinic that would provide abortions and other pregnancy care.

Wisconsin governor calls for tax cut as rival tours Kenosha

Wisconsin 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.

Arizona judge weighs state request to enforce abortion ban

An Arizona judge is considering whether to allow the state to enforce a near-total ban on abortions that has been blocked for nearly 50 years.

What to watch in primaries in Arizona, Michigan, elsewhere

Primary elections are being held in six states on Tuesday.

New Mexico, ‘Stranger Things’ backdrop, hits production peak

New 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.

Doctors urge access to psychedelic therapies in New Mexico

Physicians and researchers are urging New Mexico legislators to allow the use of psychedelic mushrooms in mental health therapy aimed at overcoming depression, anxiety, psychological trauma and alcoholism.

Wisconsin's conservative high court hands GOP another weapon

Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court handed Republicans their newest weapon to weaken any Democratic governors in the battleground state.

Arizona attorney general: Pre-1901 abortion ban enforceable

Arizona’s Republican attorney general says that a pre-statehood law that bans all abortions is enforceable.

Legal battles likely as divided states grapple with abortion

The Supreme Court's decision to end the constitutional right to abortion likely will lead to legal battles as already divided states grapple with the new landscape of abortion access.

ND governor targets fellow Republicans to mixed results

North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum’s expensive effort to influence the GOP primary and reshape the Legislature with more people who support his spending and policy goals was a mixed bag.

Judge blocks Louisiana Congress map with one Black district

Louisiana's Democratic governor says he'll call the state's Republican-dominated Legislature into special session to draw up new congressional districts.

Arizona judge declines GOP request to block mail voting

An Arizona judge has declined a request by the state Republican Party to block most mail ballots for the 2022 election, preserving the voting method used by the overwhelming majority of voters.

Tulsa shooting puts focus on waiting periods for gun buyers

The mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, are again putting the focus on gun control measures such as waiting periods to buy firearms.

Landmark bill to limit cryptomining passes NY Legislature

The New York Legislature has approved a milestone environmental measure designed to tap the brakes on the spread of cryptocurrency mining operations that burn fossil fuels.

New York's hasty redistricting rewrite draws ire of locals

New York’s political landscape for the next decade is being quickly retooled by a rural judge and out-of-state expert after a court ruled Democrats controlling New York's legislature bungled the job.

Kansas Supreme Court upholds Republican congressional map

Kansas’ highest court has upheld a Republican redistricting law that improves the GOP's chances of flipping the state's only congressional seat held by a Democrat.

Court expert draws more GOP-friendly New York political maps

A court-appointed expert released a draft of new congressional maps for New York that are more favorable to Republicans than the original gerrymandered political maps drawn by Democrats.

New round of state abortion battles winding up after draft

The Supreme Court’s apparent intention to abolish a nationwide right to abortion, spelled out in a draft opinion leaked this week, will not be the final chapter in the nation’s most pitched culture battle.

Indiana GOP lawmakers hold off many hard-right challengers

Frustrated Indiana conservatives fell short in several primary races in their drive to push the Republican-controlled state Legislature further to the right and saw one of their movement’s leaders lose his reelection bid.

New York court rejects congressional maps drawn by Democrats

New York’s highest court has rejected new congressional maps widely seen as favoring Democrats.

North Dakota lawmaker quits after child porn suspect texts

North Dakota’s longest-serving state senator says he'll resign following a report that he had traded scores of text messages with a man jailed on child pornography charges.

Voting groups sue over Florida congressional map

Voting rights groups have sued Florida over a congressional map drawn by Gov. Ron DeSantis and passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature.

Arizona Supreme Court reinstates massive income tax cuts

The Arizona Supreme Court says the state’s voters do not have the right to reject a massive income tax cut approved by the Republican-controlled legislature last year.

Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts GOP-drawn legislative maps

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has adopted Republican-drawn maps for the state Legislature, after initially approving maps drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

Amid false 2020 claims, GOP states eye voting system upgrade

Election security experts for years have urged states to replace outdated voting machines.

Wisconsin governor vetoes Republican election bills

Wisconsin’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.

Abortion rights backers block 'trigger' law in Nebraska

Abortion rights supporters have scored a surprising victory in Nebraska, derailing a bill that would have automatically outlawed abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court ever overturns its Roe v.

Democrats, ACLU sue over new Kansas congressional districts

Kansas officials face two lawsuits over a Republican redistricting law.

S Carolina push to be 49th state with hate crime law stalls

South Carolina remains one of only two states without a hate crimes law, and proponents worry that efforts in the Legislature are stalling to increase penalties for crimes committed against minorities and others victimized by prejudice.

California eyes giving 500,000 fast food workers more power

California’s more than half-million fast food workers would get increased power and protections under a first-in-the-nation measure approved by the state Assembly.

DeSantis: Freedom is good, COVID mandates, lockdowns are bad

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made clear in his State of the State speech that he likes teachers, first responders and freedom and he doesn’t like Dr. Anthony Fauci, critical race theory, abortion, illegal immigration and Burmese pythons.

2022 legislative session largely driven by DeSantis agenda

There are two things the Legislature must tackle during its annual 60-day session: pass a massive state budget and redraw political maps.

Black lawmakers to sue to block Michigan redistricting maps

Current and former Black state lawmakers in Detroit have announced a pending lawsuit to block Michigan’s newly drawn congressional and legislative districts, contending they illegally dilute the voting strength of African Americans.

California governor wants Texas-like law to ban assault guns

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state.

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