From the States
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Recall petition filed against Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson over public safety obligations
The petition asserts that Wilson is not following the Seattle City Charter's mandate requiring the mayor to enforce city laws and maintain peace.
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'Leno’s Law' for classic cars gets second chance in California legislature
This year’s iteration of the bill exempts collector motor vehicles made before 1986 from the requirement to get a smog check for the car to get it titled and registered with the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles.
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State Department launches new task force to prevent future birth tourism
The initiative was launched less than a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end birth tourism and protect the meaning of U.S. citizenship.
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Nevada Dem Senators Rosen, Masto try to block oil, gas development in Ruby Mountains
Last week, the federal government canceled the Biden admin’s plan to ban oil and gas drilling for 20 years in the mountain range’s 264,000 acres of public land.
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Colorado Governor Polis signs controversial gun control bill with new requirements
The law “imposes unprecedented restrictions on the purchase of semi-automatic firearms through a burdensome permit-to-purchase scheme,” the CSSA said.
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Sen. Kaine, other lawmakers quick to politicize Reagan airport plane 'clipping' incident
Virginia’s Democratic Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner released a joint statement, calling for a “full investigation.” The pair underscored concerns over the airport being overburdened and funding cuts.
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Wisconsin farmer challenges Department of Agriculture program rules as discriminatory
The USDA does not charge a Dairy Margin Coverage administrative fee to American Indians or Alaskan Natives, Asians or Asian Americans, Blacks or African Americans, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, and women. But it does charge the fee to white farmers.
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Hundreds of ICE detainers declined by Maryland, D.C. jails
(The Center Square) — Jails in Maryland and Washington, D.C. collectively declined hundreds of detainer requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement between October 2022 and February 2025, according to a report. The Center for Immigration Studies obtained
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University Chancellor Sonny Perdue proposes merger of two south Georgia institutions
East Georgia would become a part of Georgia Southern, creating an institution with more than 29,000 students, according to a news release. The two schools are less than an hour from each other.
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As border crossings drop, U.S. attorney in AZ files more than 500 border crime cases in 2 weeks
By fiscal 2023, more than 775,000 foreign nationals illegally entered Arizona, including apprehensions reported by CBP and gotaways reported by Border Patrol agents
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Pennsylvania taking up plan to ban gender transitions for minors
“The gender-related procedures at the center of this hearing are not health care and are not harmless,” said bill sponsor Sen. Judy Ward, R-Hollidaysburg.
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Trump seeking to claw back over $100M from New York City’s migrant funds
New York City has spent an estimated $7 billion on housing and other costs for more than 230,000 migrants who have arrived since early 2022, with about 45,000 individuals still under its care
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Michigan Gov Whitmer finds common ground with Trump, pushes strategic tariffs in DC speech
Calling for targeted tariffs in Washington, DC, speech, Whitmer does agree with Trump on increasing American manufacturing of ships, steel, cars and chips, and said America needs fair trade.