Wisconsin Legislators Reignite Campus Free Speech Debate
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Los Angeles considers hiring homeless people for cleanup projects … Cars found blocking underground drains in New Orleans … West Virginia governor fights to live outside the state capital.
California Passes Law to Deter Police Shootings
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Kentucky’s governor and lieutenant governor face off in court … Dallas mayor forms task force to find solutions for violent crime … Baltimore city council passes new ethics laws.
Cherokee Nation Wants to Be the First Tribe With a Representative in Congress
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Cleveland considers gunfire detection system … Chicago mayor proposes taxing “high-end” services to close budget gap … Police officer involved in Eric Garner’s death fired.
Ohio Gov. Says Fentanyl Can’t Be Used for Capital Punishment
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Arizona to make cities pay for minimum wage increases … Dayton mayor ups security after Trump insults … Mississippi health workers to ask for state help with mental health crisis.
Iowa Governor Blocks State From Joining Clean Energy Lawsuit Against Trump
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Texas governor forms domestic terrorism task force … Nevada creates Patient Protection Commission … Los Angeles city employees exposed to “trash and bodily fluids.”
A New Flint? Another City Hands Out Bottled Water Because of Lead Concerns
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Six police officers shot and injured in Philadelphia standoff … Plastic bags killing cattle in Texas … Governors of Kansas and Missouri end “border war”
A City Council Bans Construction of New Drive-Thrus
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Seattle City Council approves Green New Deal measure … Nevada completes largest infrastructure project in state history … Proposal in Ohio would remove permit requirement for concealed carry.
New Hampshire Governor Vetoes Independent Redistricting Commission
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Oregon governor supports tax returns release bill … Lawsuit over 911 operations in Cincinnati … Nebraska trains addiction specialists.
Recall Effort for Alaska Governor Collects Two-Thirds of Necessary Signatures in a Single Week
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Move over laws in Illinois and Oklahoma … Indiana town installs “turtle crossing” signs … Trump administration reauthorized “cyanide bombs” for pests.
Portland Will Charge Annual Landlord Fee to Pay for Renter Services
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Rhode Island to add nonbinary gender option on state IDs … Seattle mayor proposes tax on home heating oil … Minnesota governor urges tariff relief for farmers.
Conservative Journalists Sue Democratic Wisconsin Governor Over Press Access
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Trump considers commuting the sentence of incarcerated former Illinois governor … Baltimore mayor signs executive order for immigrant protection … Missouri bans county-level livestock regulations.
California Department of Education Develops First Statewide Ethnic Studies Curriculum
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Atlanta city council considers e-scooter ban … Opioid crisis causing special education rates to surge in Kentucky… Appeals court in Mississippi upholds new voting districts that give African Americans more power.
Pregnant But Hours From a Hospital? A Push to Examine Rural Maternal Health
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | California allows religious symbols on doors … Republicans in Connecticut ask health commissioner not to weigh in on vaccines … Chicago Mayor calls for interstate gun loopholes to close.
A Plan to Keep Microbeads Out of Lake Michigan
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Florida legislator says legislature should be 50% female before an abortion vote … North Carolina bans LGBTQ conversion therapy … Idaho residents fight restrictions on ballot initiatives.
Two Mayors on the Mass Shootings in Dayton and El Paso
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | No more disposable water bottles in San Francisco airport … Challenging new voting law in Florida … A hold on Puerto Rico’s disaster money.
Employers Barred from Asking for Job Applicant Wage Histories in More and More States
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Putting the city’s light-rail vision to a vote in Phoenix … Looking for a regulatory sweet spot for housing in Des Moines ... Declaring a water emergency in New Jersey.
Arizona Targets Purdue in Opioid Crisis Suit Filed Straight to Supreme Court
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Reform school abuse in Pennsylvania … Ignored police body cam policy in Chicago …Considering a casino deal in Connecticut.
Republicans File Lawsuit to Stop New Redistricting Commission
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Florida combats a blooming Atlantic seagrass ... Suit to require recording of bail hearings in Philadelphia ... New safety rules for outdoor workers during fire season.
'In God We Trust' Now Mandatory Display in These Public Schools
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Texas secretary of state job still open ... New voting machines picked in Georgia ... Pushback from Baltimore after the president's tweets.
Skyrocketing Cost of Insulin Draws State Attempts to Cap Prices
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Maryland Governor to chair the National Governors Association … Ohio passes legislation to save nuclear plants … New York lawmakers push for taxi driver debt relief.
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