From the States
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Dispute erupts over California bill nicknamed 'Stop Nick Shirley Act'
After GOP lawmakers in California’s Legislature nicknamed her immigration bill the “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” Mia Bonta stressed the legislation aims to protect workers of immigrant service organizations, not silence journalists.
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Gov Newsom requests more FEMA money for victims of Los Angeles fires
Previously Newsom called for FEMA to release more than $732 million in public assistance funding associated with the wildfires.
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Alabama governor prepares new election dates if court allows congressional map to take effect
The state's primaries are currently scheduled to take place under its current maps on May 19, but the new legislation allows Ivey to set special election dates for districts impacted by the new map.
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Massachusetts experiences statewide 911 outage
The cause of the outage, and how long the system will be down was not immediately clear. But the Boston Police Department instructed residents to pull a fire box in the case of an emergency, call local offices, or approach a police officer that's patrolling the city,
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Taxpayer-funded universal health care proposed in Ohio Senate
The bill would create the Ohio Health Care Fund, which the legislation says would be filled by seeking money from the federal government and other state and local government sources programs.
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Arizona legislature fails to pass ballot measure on drug cartels
Proponents of the bill said it was a necessary step to tackle drug-related crime in the state.
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Iowa will appeal injunction of state's immigration law
Bird said the law was passed because of President Joe Biden's policies.
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New Mexico village evacuates as wildfires rage in southern part of state
As of Tuesday morning, about 13,921 acres have been burned from the wildfire and so far it as not been contained.
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Kansas AG sues Pfizer for allegedly misleading public about its COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer was one of a handful of major U.S. pharmaceutical companies that got Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its COVID-19 vaccine. But the state of Kansas is now alleging that the company was dishonest about the risks.
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Spokane codifies tenants’ right to air-conditioning
She said that out of the 19 people who died in the county due to the extreme heat, the majority were housed and not experiencing homelessness.
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Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson creates a reparations task force for black residents
The reparations, if approved, can come in various forms, including financial payments, social service benefits, and land grants.
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Iowa attorney general leads coalition opposing Trump gag order in classified documents case
Bird said that a gag order would interfere with the public's right to hear from presidential candidates, and claimed Trump had a right to "free speech."
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Gavin Newsom doubles Cal Guard deployment to counter fentanyl trafficking
The operation will now have 392 service members, up from 155, according to Newsom's office.