From the States
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Texas land office says they blocked covert Chinese attempt to lease mineral assets
Texas' land commissioner says that her office caught a Chinese company masquerading as an American company to purchase a mineral land lease, as the state escalates efforts to break China's rare earth mineral monopoly
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Democratic-led states angered that National Guard deployment for July 4th in DC will be ongoing
A coalition of think tanks, civic, labor, and civil rights groups asked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to withdraw the state's National Guard forces, arguing they're being used improperly.
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Newsom, potential Democratic presidential candidate, kicks off summer tour Thursday with Nevada stop
The governor is expected to appear at a state party canvassing kickoff event in Las Vegas and raise money for Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, who is running for governor.
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Louisiana lawmakers looking to require state universities to seek approval for ESG usage
Conservative critics say these type of investments amount to political engineering that advance a liberal agenda.
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Effort underway to recall Chicago Mayor Johnson, amid migrant crisis, persistent violent crime
Violent crime continues to be a problem in Chicago, the country's third-largest city.
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SF bridge protest traps hundreds, California lawmakers seek stronger punishment
Critical organ transplants were snarled by another Golden Gate Bridge protest-caused shutdown earlier this year, demonstrating real-life consequences for bridge and road takeovers that have erupted across the state.
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Vague laws make squatter eviction harder in Pennsylvania
State Reps. Martina White, R-Philadelphia, and Donna Scheuren, R-Gilbertsville, have proposed bills to establish a clear legal framework for evicting squatters from residential properties.
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Montana sued over refusal to allow transgender people to change sex on birth certificate
A rule from the Montana Department of Public Health forbids people from amending their birth certificates and other public documents to reflect their new gender.
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Hundreds of gun owners rally at Illinois Statehouse
In January 2023, Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted a ban on more than 170 semi-automatic firearms.
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California lawmaker drops assisted suicide expansion after bipartisan outrage
A broad coalition of groups and individuals emerged to oppose the expansion, including State Sen. Susan Eggman, who authored the bill first authorizing assisted suicide in the state in 2016.
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Oklahoma House passes bill making illegal immigration a state crime
If signed into law, those living in Oklahoma as illegal immigrants would be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in county jail, a fine of up to $500, or both.
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Push begins to guarantee free speech on Ohio college campuses
In 2022, Gov. Mike DeWine signed a law that required each state college and university to adopt a policy that affirms principles of free speech on campuses and establish a process that allows students, student groups or faculty members to file a complaint.
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Maine Democrats approve gun control measure
The Democratic proposal, narrowly approved by the state Senate on Wednesday in a party-line vote, sets a 72-hour waiting period for most gun purchases.