State Houses
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Tim Walz calls for a shadow government to give Democratic response to Trump administration
Walz, who is currently the governor of Minnesota, said the alternative government is needed to counter the Trump administration's actions on issues like voting rights.
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Utah gov vetoes four bills, including legislation allowing gold to be used for state transactions
It comes after Cox allowed a bill that bans LGBTQ flags from flying at schools and government buildings to go into law without his signature.
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Utah becomes first state to ban LGBT Pride flags from flying at state buildings
The governor said he agrees with the underlying intent of the bill, including that schools should be non-political, but that it goes too far in regulating local governments.
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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.
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Colorado Democrats halt bill to help detransitioners amid global gender care pullback
Colorado bill sponsor compares to Native American sterilization. Activists threaten to sue U.K. NHS to stop puberty blocker trial after government-commissioned review frowns on medicalized gender confusion treatment.
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Shot fired at women's volleyball coach who exposed male on team as she preps suit over termination
Melissa Batie-Smoose was in a virtual meeting for her Title IX lawsuit with Mountain West Conference players when "I see the bullet hole." California lawmakers offer bills to protect girls, women, parental rights against gender ideology.
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Colorado bill introduced requiring human be present in automated vehicles
House Bill 1122 prohibits using an “automated driving system to drive a commercial motor vehicle unless an individual who holds a commercial driver's license is in the vehicle, monitors the vehicle's driving, and intervenes, if necessary, to avoid illegal or unsafe driving.”
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Idaho legislators advance resolution asking Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage decision
The resolution still has to be adopted by the state's GOP-controlled full House and Senate before a formal request can be sent to the Supreme Court.
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Appeals court skeptical of challenge to Florida's ban on youth 'gender affirming care'
Democratic-nominated judge wary of ruling before Supreme Court decides Tennessee law that Florida's lawyer calls "identical" to its own.
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Missouri AG says he's 'issuing a rule requiring Big Tech to guarantee algorithmic choice' for users
He says technology companies should allow Americans to "control the content they consume on social media" and "let the best algorithm win."