From the States
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California GOP flips second state legislative seat, 3 weeks after election
Three weeks after the election, many races are uncalled, as about 183,000 ballots remain to be processed, only about 5,300 of which were mail-in ballots that arrived after Election Day.
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Judge blocks rule giving foreign farm workers in four states bargaining rights
The visa program, with its origins dating back to 1952, allows farmers to employ legal migrants on a short-term basis because there are not enough area residents to perform the work needed.
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Louisiana judge blocks state plans to clear out New Orleans homeless encampments
Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry earlier this month pushed the city of New Orleans to clear out the homeless encampments ahead of the upcoming holiday, and threatened to intervene if they failed to do so.
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Judge rules it’s too late to challenge Arizona open primary proposition
However, the Free Enterprise Club will be appealing, returning the case to the Supreme Court.
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Adjusted federal jobs data contradicts Newsom’s claims about fast food jobs
Nearly 90% of owners said they are less likely to expand in California, 74% say there’s an increase in the likelihood of shutting their restaurants down, and 67% of respondents said the wage law will cost each location at least $100,000 per year.
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Paxton sues Harris County again over guaranteed income program
Paxton sued in April to stop the program. In April, the Texas Supreme Court first halted the program as litigation continued.
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Chicago mayor says migrants not a priority over safety
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration announced hiring freeze, budget restrictions after releasing the city’s projected deficit.
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Biden extends national emergency due to terror threats, ongoing since 9/11
The White House says the national security threat is ongoing since the 2001 executive order was signed.
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Nuns sue New York over abortion coverage mandate
The nuns initially filed a lawsuit in 2017 challenging the law, claiming that New York initially promised to exempt employers with religious exemptions from the abortion mandate but narrowed the exemption to cover only religious groups that both primarily teach religion.
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Loudoun County guaranteed income pilot program voted down
Months earlier, in May, the board had voted 6-2-1 in favor of appropriating $2 million of county fund balance dollars to the program’s development.
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Politicians mark one year since the end of cash bail in Illinois
While advocates and elected officials celebrated the one-year anniversary of cashless bail in Illinois, safety concerns remain.
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U.S. Senate panel presses for answers from SeaTac airport following cyberattack
The Aug. 24 attack was confirmed to be a ransomware incident perpetrated by the “Rhysida,” a Russian-based ransomware-as-a-service operation that allows criminals to use the platform to extort victims.
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Kentucky becomes latest state to ban controversial conversion therapy on minors
"Kentucky cannot possibly reach its full potential unless it is free from discrimination by or against any citizen — unless all our people feel welcome in our spaces, free from unjust barriers and supported to be themselves,” Beshear said in a statement. "This is about protecting our youth from an inhumane practice that hurts them.”