From the States
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Busy Colorado legislature approves 2 major gun control bills, and more
The Colorado House voted on a flurry of bills to end the week, approving two major gun regulation bills, a bill on education and another one on car licenses.
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Republican lawmakers in Arizona planning to end Cesar Chavez Day
“If even the Governor is stepping back from recognizing Cesar Chavez this year, then the Legislature needs to finish the job. Looking the other way is not leadership.”
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Tennessee lawmakers to consider school immigration data legislation
House Bill 793 was amended from its Senate version, which would have allowed school districts to charge tuition to students not legally in the country. It now only requires that schools check students' immigration status.
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'Anti-riot' bill passes Wisconsin Senate; GOP rift stalls it in Assembly
Rep. Ron Tusler, R-Harrison, who chairs the Assembly Judiciary Committee, previously said he wouldn't schedule the legislation for a meeting until its "problems are addressed."
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Investigation finds over half of Alexandria restaurants in Louisiana serving imported shrimp
The findings show Alexandria’s shrimp mislabeling rate is roughly in line with other inland cities. Baton Rouge had a 30% inauthenticity rate, while New Orleans fared better, with only 13% of restaurants caught mislabeling.
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Rep. LaHood weighs gubernatorial run as Pritzker faces scrutiny after hearing
Pritzker has not officially announced he’s seeking a third term for the 2026 gubernatorial election, but Illinois U.S. Rep Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, didn’t rule out running against him for governor.
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Federal government commits $10M for East Palestine health study
The money and the study came at the urging of Vice President J.D. Vance, who worked with former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown on train safety and other East Palestine legislation in the months and years following the derailment and subsequent toxic chemical release.
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LA’s $20M response to protests illustrates problems of officer shortages and overtime pay
Of LA's $1.1 billion in overtime in 2024, $265.5 million went to the LAPD, which has just 8,688 officers, or nearly a thousand officers short of its full authorized strength of 9,500.
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NC Sen. Tillis says both sides were wrong in Padilla-Noem dispute, Lander’s detainment
California Sen. Alex Padilla was in the wrong, and so too was the team safeguarding Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, says arguably one of the nation’s most vulnerable U.S. senators in the 2026 election cycle.
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Texas Gov. Abbott signs several pro-business bills into law
The council was tasked with reviewing government efficiency for Texas businesses and providing recommendations to cut unnecessary government regulations.
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CA Legislature passes record $325B budget with $10-$20B deficits ahead
Over the past decade, state spending has doubled while the population has remained largely flat. Officials say employees of the state now earn an average of $177,000, up 42% from 2019.
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9th Circuit hears arguments over Trump's authority to call in the National Guard
Newsom and Bonta sued Trump early last week to take back control of the National Guard, which the president deployed in response to the protests and riots over mass ICE raids.
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Kansas GOP Senator Marshall wants to revise federal budgeting process, change CBO estimates
The Budget Reform Act of 2025, introduced Tuesday by U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., would change the appropriations schedule from annually to every two years and establish strict, penalty-carrying budget deadlines for Congress and the president.