From the States
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Texas Democrats file 23 firearms-related bills ahead of legislative session
The laws propose restrictions on new firearm purchases, new background-check requirements, and new red-flag laws.
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Governor-elect Donalds being urged by primary opponent to oppose Florida data center
The letter from James Fishback came after recent comments from Donalds in which he said local communities will have the final say on data center development in their areas.
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Movement grows as dozens of groups, and 15k signers of petitions, call for Texas special session
A coalition of dozens of groups and 15,000 people have signed petitions calling on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session before the end of the year to curtail gubernatorial emergency powers.
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Louisiana House passes bill to ban state and local government COVID vaccine mandates
"And then, third, it allows businesses to make the decision on whether or not to implement their own policies for their business," Rep. Thomas Pressly said.
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Illinois lawmaker tries unsuccessfully to pass bill to end corruption linked to red light cameras
Following bribery charges against a mayor, GOP state lawmaker wants laws to curb such corruption
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Seattle city attorney to decline nearly 2,000 misdemeanor cases
Plan would clear backlog of nearly 5,000 misdemeanor cases from the previous administration, which was the largest in the city’s history.
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From Arizona to New Hampshire, 26 governors form strike force to secure U.S.-Mexico border
Collaboration aims to secure the southern border by sharing intelligence, improving cybersecurity, and working to better protect children and families.
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Louisiana Senate passes bill requiring athletes to compete according to biological sex
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ vetoed virtually identical legislation last year.
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Georgia governor signs law creating a military retirement income tax exemption in Georgia
“Georgia is blessed to have a large number of current and former military members living in our state," Brian Kemp said.
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Newsom's plan to fix California's homeless problem with court-ordered treatment faces opposition
Several homeless advocacy groups, including the ACLU, have sounded off against Newsom's far-reaching CARE Court proposal.
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Feds could limit water flow to Arizona, other western states
Concern focuses on continually falling water level in Lake Powell, a reservoir that supplies millions with water and hydroelectricity.
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Group files ethics complaint against Hawaii congressman alleging proxy voting abuse
Complaint also alleges Rep. Kai Kahele is employed as a pilot with Hawaiian Airlines and voted on four bills affecting aviation industry.
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DeSantis says Florida looking into pension plan to divest from Twitter
Florida governor also signed another education reform bill into law.