From the States
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Florida joins Louisiana and W. Virginia in targeting Fauci financial records
Florida AG James Uthmeier subpoenaed former NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday as part of an investigation into whether Fauci improperly used his position for personal gain during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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US senators clash over competing plans to extend Social Security funding
With the Social Security Trust Fund insolvency date looming, a congressional committee discussed creating a basic procedural framework to address the thorny issue at a Wednesday hearing.
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Chevron appeals a $744M Louisiana state verdict against them over coastal damage
The lawsuit accuses Chevron’s predecessor of dumping billions of gallons of wastewater into Louisiana marshes during decades of oil production.
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Only 41% of Washington drivers comply with ignition interlock mandate after DUIs
Washington state lawmakers allocated $400,000 in 2024 to the bipartisan Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to examine installation rates and issue recommendations to improve them. Staff returned on Wednesday with three after realizing that no one was responsible for tracking compliance.
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Illinois proposal would give unemployment benefits to striking workers
Opponents include the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and associations representing manufacturers, retail merchants, construction, trucking and transportation builders.
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Michigan ‘digital age’ bills pulled after privacy concerns raised
The bills would have required device manufacturers and operating systems to “estimate” a user’s age at activation and transmit a continuous “digital age signal” to apps and websites the user attempted to access.
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New Hampshire tries to move up state primary to June, hoping to end 'incumbent protection plan'
New Hampshire is known for its 'first-in-the-nation' presidential primary, but the state's primary date of, held on the second Tuesday in September since 1910, is one of the last in the nation. Only Rhode Island holds a later state primary.
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Lawsuit alleges Washington state Public Disclosure Commission broke open meetings law
Constituent alleges commission has repeatedly gone into closed session without specifying the reason as required by state law.
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Georgia bill would allow residents to sue local governments over unenforced homelessness laws
Local governments could decide to do away with their ordinances addressing homelessness so that they would not come under the scope of the waiver of sovereign immunity,
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Texas officials debate adding Bible to public school reading
Critics of the proposal have argued that incorporating religious texts into public school curriculum could violate constitutional principles regarding the separation of church and state.
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Nearly 100 businesses have left Colorado since 2019, state's largest business group warns
Colorado has lost 98 companies that have moved out of state since 2019, according to data from the state’s largest business group.
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Tennessee Senate passes bill banning the term 'West Bank' in state documents
Region could soon be referred to as Judea and Samaria in official Tennessee documents if Gov. Bill Lee signs bill.
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Ohio GOP lawmakers propose banning betting on college sports, and all cell phone bets
The bills would limit both the amount that could be wagered on sports and the frequency of those bets. It would include a “no debt to bet” provision that would make it illegal to use credits on sports gambling.