From the States
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Texas House committee fines Democrats nearly $423,000 for absconding
House Speaker Dustin Burrows authorized warrants for absconding Democrats’ arrest and said they would be fined in accordance with House rules
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Five years into Operation Lone Star, border apprehensions ongoing in south Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott launched Operation Lone Star in March 2021 as the border crisis escalated.
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Illinoisans to pay for other’s abortion services under proposed grant program
After passing the Illinois House this week, the plan heads to the Senate.
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Kentucky senator pushes constitutional amendment to ban noncitizen voting
While Kentucky’s constitution says U.S.-citizens are eligible to vote, municipalities in other states, like New York City, have ruled noncitizens can vote because there is no law against non-citizen voting.
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Bill to study electric vehicle battery fires on fast track in Olympia
During testimony before the Senate Transportation Committee, fire department officials said a typical fire truck carries 500 gallons of water, but it can take 12 times that amount to put out the typical EV battery fire.
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'Spirit of Aloha' Hawaii Supreme Court gun ruling brings praise and ridicule
"The spirit of Aloha clashes with a federally-mandated lifestyle that lets citizens walk around with deadly weapons during day-to-day activities," the ruling said.
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Increasing taxpayer cost of migrant health care in Illinois raises concerns
After an initial budget estimate by Gov. J.B. Pritzker for migrant health care of $550 million, that figure has ballooned to about $770 million.
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Florida Senate committee advances lobbying transparency bill
It would make various changes to ethics regulations for local governments and prohibit state and local officials from accepting or soliciting anything from a foreign country of concern.
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Oregon to make state employee retirement fund net-zero on carbon emissions
The OPERF was worth $93.8 billion as of last month, according to the release.
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California sues nonprofits offering 'abortion pill reversal' treatment
California’s lawsuit contends that APR does not “reverse” an abortion and thus the term “reversal” thus constitutes false advertising.
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Unfunded cost of retirement benefits reaches $1.14 trillion, report warns
New Jersey, California, New York, Texas and Illinois face a hundred billion plus deficit.
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Iowa bill would ban minors from drag shows
While the bill did advance, lawmakers agreed work needed to be done to clarify language around who could face legal action if the bill were to go into effect.
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California proposal for universal healthcare bans private care, doubles spending
Healthcare experts say this measure would increase doctor wait times, shortages and strikes in a state public healthcare system already suffering from too few doctors.