State Houses
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Appeals court skeptical of challenge to Florida's ban on youth 'gender affirming care'
Democratic-nominated judge wary of ruling before Supreme Court decides Tennessee law that Florida's lawyer calls "identical" to its own.
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Missouri AG says he's 'issuing a rule requiring Big Tech to guarantee algorithmic choice' for users
He says technology companies should allow Americans to "control the content they consume on social media" and "let the best algorithm win."
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Judge approves suit against California's policy of hiding student gender transitions from parents
Repeatedly slurred by name by Gov. Gavin Newsom, federal judge says parents' rights under U.S. Constitution "must eclipse the state rights of the child" and grants legal standing to both teacher and parent plaintiffs.
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Texas House speaker race split between hard conservative and establishment Republicans
Neither of the candidates for the GOP House speaker's position have enough supporters to win the election.
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Michigan state legislature considers election bills undermining election integrity, critics warn
Poison-pill legislation? Michigan's National Popular Vote legislation -- pushed by the outgoing Democrats -- "would hand all political power to the large urban areas like New York City and Los Angeles, and it would silence the voices of individual states and the people in those states," Patrice Johnson said.
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NJ legislator calls for temporary ban on drone usage while probe of drone sightings continues
State Sen. Jon Bramnick suggested the ban stay in place "until the public receives an explanation regarding these multiple sightings.”
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Judge rules Virginia Gov. Youngkin can’t unilaterally withdraw from greenhouse gas agreement
The state's General Assembly voted in favor of joining the multistate agreement under Youngkin's Democratic predecessor, Ralph Northam.
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North Carolina government estimates Hurricane Helene caused at least $53 billion in damage
Cooper said the $17 billion in damage from Hurricane Florence was the previous record set in 2018.
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Infant mortality increased 7% over last 18 months: Study
A majority of the infants that died had birth defects, the research showed
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New estimate puts Hurricane Helene damage as high as $47 billion
According to CoreLogic, about $20 billion and $30 billion of uninsured flood losses occurred as a result of Helene.
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California Gov. Newsom signs bill authorizing cannabis cafes
State assemblyman Matt Haney, who represents San Francisco in the legislature, says the bill would allow cannabis businesses to compete against illegal drug dealers.
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Pennsylvania Gov Shapiro won't endorse fellow Democrat for state treasurer after her VP pick snub
Erin McClelland is the Democratic nominee running to unseat incumbent Republican Stacy Garrity.
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Satire website Babylon Bee sues California over censorship laws
The lawyers argued that laws "censor freedom of speech by using vague standards to punish people for posting certain political content online, including political memes and parodies of politicians."