State Houses
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Pennsylvania Democrat surprisingly wins state Senate seat in historically red district
Democrat James Andrew Malone shockingly won the seat over Republican Josh Parsons, who conceded the race on Wednesday morning. The victory reduces the GOP majority in the upper chamber to a 27-23 seat advantage.
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Utah passes bill that allows state to pay its vendors in gold, silver
The bill had bipartisan support in both the Utah House and Senate.
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Newsom sets June 13 hearing date for Menendez brothers clemency request
The brothers will appear in front of the parole board independently to plead their case, the governor said.
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Former California lawmaker Katie Porter announces bid to replace Gavin Newsom as governor
Porter has spent three terms in the House, representing a swing district in Southern California. But she recently lost her bid for the Senate, finishing third behind Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey.
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Kathy Hochul prohibits New York from hiring employees who were part of prison worker strike
The order is expected to impact 2,000 corrections officers who were terminated, and prohibits state agencies from hiring those employees.
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Gavin's Gamble: Newsom sides with Trump on males in girls' sports as Maine leads #Resistance
"The issue of fairness" in girls' sports "is completely legit," likely 2028 Democratic candidate says, outraging allies. Maine Democrats hide gender identity, sports in promoting "equal rights for all" amendment.
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Texas orders state employees to return to in-person work by the end of March
Plans for returning to the office will be overseen by each state agency, but some exceptions to in-person work exist, including if an employee’s work is conducted in the field, or if there is limited office space because of renovations.
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Blue state won't disclose employees who manage its social media and allegedly censor user comments
"The concept of personal privacy was much different in a time before the existence of social media," Rhode Island Senate's lawyer says in defending refusal to turn over resumes of staff who manage its X account.
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GA lawmaker moves to swap Dominion's voting machines for paper ballots, hand counts
"Remember, it was 2019 that Democrats were advocating for paper ballots," Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore said.
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Kay Ivey issues her first ever commutation for an Alabama death row inmate
Robin "Rocky" Myers was given the death penalty by a state judge for the 1991 murder of Ludie Mae Tucker. Myers, an intellectually disabled man, was convicted by a jury, but they recommended a life sentence instead of execution.
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Iowa becomes first state to remove gender identity protections from civil rights code
"I know this is a sensitive issue for some, many of whom have heard misinformation about what this bill does," Reynolds said. "The truth is that it simply brings Iowa in line with the federal Civil Rights Code, as well as most states."
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Virginia governor signs executive order deputizing state law enforcement to help with migrant crisis
The order authorizes state law enforcement to help U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with the removal of the migrants, along with other enforcement operations.
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Iowa Legislature considers penalizing private universities that continue DEI policies
Private colleges and universities that do not follow the proposed law would be unable to receive financial assistance from the "Iowa tuition grant program," starting next school year.