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Committee advances bill to define male, female for Nebraska sports, bathrooms, state agencies
Nebraska

Committee advances bill to define male, female for Nebraska sports, bathrooms, state agencies

Mar 20, 2025
LINCOLN — A Nebraska legislative committee, voting along partisan lines, advanced a proposal Thursday to define “male” and “female” in state law that seeks to restrict student-athlete participation and bathroom use by sex at birth. The Government, Military and Veterans...
Iowa secretary of state says 277 noncitizens confirmed to be on Iowa’s voter rolls
Iowa

Iowa secretary of state says 277 noncitizens confirmed to be on Iowa’s voter rolls

Mar 20, 2025
Arkansas lawmakers advance $750 million appropriation bill for prison construction
Arkansas

Arkansas lawmakers advance $750 million appropriation bill for prison construction

Mar 20, 2025
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Trump signs order directing Education secretary to shut down her own department

Mar 20, 2025
Indiana
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Shining a light on public records and open access

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Missouri
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Lawmakers shouldn’t undermine Missouri’s voter-approved paid sick leave law

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Minnesota
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Minnesota Legislature should rethink Walz’s proposed cuts to disability services

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Indiana

Senate budget panel hears pushback on proposed Indiana Main Street program cuts

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Lobbying spending in Trenton tops $100M after recent declines
New Jersey

Lobbying spending in Trenton tops $100M after recent declines

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Lab-grown meat could get temporary ban, carbon storage heads to governor despite funding dispute
Indiana

Lab-grown meat could get temporary ban, carbon storage heads to governor despite funding dispute

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Six candidates vie to fill empty Oklahoma House seat representing Tulsa, Rogers counties
Oklahoma

Six candidates vie to fill empty Oklahoma House seat representing Tulsa, Rogers counties

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Nebraska

Nebraska GOP chair Eric Underwood won’t seek reelection

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Wisconsin

Reported plan to curtail federal funds for HIV prevention alarms provider

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Assembly passes bills targeting transgender youth in school and their medical decisions
Wisconsin

Assembly passes bills targeting transgender youth in school and their medical decisions

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WV lawmakers don’t want foster kids living in hotels, campgrounds; DoHS pushes back on their plan
West Virginia

WV lawmakers don’t want foster kids living in hotels, campgrounds; DoHS pushes back on their plan

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It’s time to balance access with conservation on public lands and waters
Montana
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It’s time to balance access with conservation on public lands and waters

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George Ochenski
Stockard on the Stump: Rose jabs Gov. Lee, not his likely opponent, in gubernatorial kickoff
Tennessee
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Stockard on the Stump: Rose jabs Gov. Lee, not his likely opponent, in gubernatorial kickoff

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Sam Stockard
Boise faith leaders unite in opposition to Senate Bills 1141 and 1166
Idaho
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Boise faith leaders unite in opposition to Senate Bills 1141 and 1166

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Boise Faith Group Leaders
Addressing student misbehaviors: Educators need training to be proactive
Arkansas
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Addressing student misbehaviors: Educators need training to be proactive

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Sonny Albarado

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Idaho

After biennial cleanup, 144,000 individuals removed from Idaho voter rolls

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Louisiana

Louisiana health secretary retires; Gov. Landry names interim replacement

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Wisconsin

Shorewood man who had been in Milwaukee County Jail custody dies in hospital

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Virginia

Virginia’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board proposal awaits Youngkin’s action

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Virginia

Six injured, two critically, in acid spill at Giles County plant and more Virginia headlines

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Missouri

Husband of former Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush charged with COVID fraud

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AG Josh Kaul discusses lawsuits, compensating for decreased federal funds   
Wisconsin

AG Josh Kaul discusses lawsuits, compensating for decreased federal funds   

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Mahmoud Khalil still detained in notorious Louisiana detention center as case is moved to New Jersey
Louisiana

Mahmoud Khalil still detained in notorious Louisiana detention center as case is moved to New Jersey

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Republican lawmakers revive effort to give attorney general more power to prosecute election crimes
Texas

Republican lawmakers revive effort to give attorney general more power to prosecute election crimes

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Texas

Texas is poised to make measles a nationwide epidemic, public health experts say

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Rhode Island

Sports bettors have one app in R.I. More may be on the way.

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North Carolina

Community Land Trust model helps Raleigh veteran achieve homeownership

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Virginia

Indigenous Peoples Day removed, then re-added, to board-approved Va. education standards

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Ohio

Trump administration spokesman says VA cuts won’t hurt Ohio vets. But details are sketchy

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The federal Voting Rights Act was gutted. States now want their own versions.

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Why the PDAB bill deserves Gov. Youngkin’s veto
Virginia
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Why the PDAB bill deserves Gov. Youngkin’s veto

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Maine

‘March majority madness’: Legislative Democrats pass two-year budget over Republican objections

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Ohio Senate Education Chair introduces bill that could close low-performing public schools
Ohio

Ohio Senate Education Chair introduces bill that could close low-performing public schools

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Ohio

Texts reveal firm worked with teachers pension fund board member to push ‘hostile takeover’

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State-level anti-LGBTQ bills have real, negative impacts on states, well-being of residents
Ohio

State-level anti-LGBTQ bills have real, negative impacts on states, well-being of residents

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Ohio

Marijuana supporters bring weed to Ohio Statehouse to protest against GOP restrictions

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Chesapeake Bay oyster population stays strong, but budget cuts sow concern
Maryland

Chesapeake Bay oyster population stays strong, but budget cuts sow concern

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Utah

Cox criticizes ‘radical agenda of the extreme environmental movement’ after legal win

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‘Sextortion’ becomes a felony with Beshear’s signature as some hot-button bills await his action
Kentucky

‘Sextortion’ becomes a felony with Beshear’s signature as some hot-button bills await his action

Mar 20, 2025
New Jersey

Assembly panel advances three abortion bills over vehement opposition from critics

Mar 20, 2025

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State did not do critical risk assessment on Key Bridge before collapse, NTSB says
Maryland

State did not do critical risk assessment on Key Bridge before collapse, NTSB says

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Alaska
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The Tongass National Forest is a national treasure worth more than timber

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GOP proposal would let Floridians vote to create ‘COGE’ auditor to ferret out waste
Florida

GOP proposal would let Floridians vote to create ‘COGE’ auditor to ferret out waste

Mar 20, 2025
Colorado
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With unified control of state government, Colorado Democrats pursue secrecy

Mar 20, 2025

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Arkansas education department sued for failure to make survey accessible to deaf, blind respondents
Arkansas

Arkansas education department sued for failure to make survey accessible to deaf, blind respondents

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North Carolina

North Carolina Senate passes bill allowing permitless carry of concealed handguns

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