From the States
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Congresswoman hints at legislative action against New York's 'gestating parent' bill
Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, sees the bill as an attempt by Democrats to erase motherhood.
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Nevada Republicans sue state over nonresidents right to vote
In Nevada, as in most states, some American citizens born abroad can vote in the state – even if they've never lived there.
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Big Bend border wall in Texas ordered by Trump set for August installation
“We've been ordered to do it by [President Donald Trump's] executive order, as well as the funding and appropriations under the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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Several injured in suspected gas leak explosion in Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown Fire Chief Barry Finley said crews are still determining the cause of the explosion, including investigating whether there was a gas leak as first believed. But so far there is no evidence of suspicious activity.
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California may no longer provide in-home assistants to illegal immigrants
With state leaders aiming to expand Medi-Cal to all Californians, system beneficiaries are already struggling to find doctors to treat them as the state faces doctor and care provider shortages.
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Washington AG drops investigation into pro-life pregnancy centers
Ferguson initially claimed that his investigation had not harmed either of the pregnancy centers, but one clinic proved that it lost insurance coverage over the investigation, and was forced to pay seven times more for replacement coverage.
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Pennsylvania may re-establish its poet laureate position
Massachusetts, New Jersey, and South Carolina are the only other states that don’t have a poet laureate.
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Seattle police staffing levels continue to fall as overtime use rises again
In the first three months of the year, the department was able to hire 11 sworn officers, a 66% drop from the projected 31 through March.
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Tennessee bans transporting minor for abortion
The offense would be called abortion trafficking and can only be avoided with signed and notarized parental consent.
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Destructive storms leave thousands of Texans without power
Over Memorial Day weekend, storms swept across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas and killed 24 people in total.
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Milwaukee RNC protesters angry over proposed zone change
RNC planners have written at least two letters and have had in-person meetings with the Secret Service about the protest zone and its proximity to the convention in July.
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At least 20 dead and hundreds injured by storms sweeping through southwest
Forecasters reported Monday that the storms could shift east and impact states such as New York and Alabama.
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Illinois Senate advances largest spending plan in state history to House
Illinois taxpayers are waiting on the state legislature to complete a $53 billion spending plan, the largest budget in the state's history. “So since [Gov. J.B. Pritzker] took over, spending has gone up $13 billion under his watch.”