From the States
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WV governor laments transgender track athlete winning: ‘Fundamental unfairness’
Morrisey says he is "confident that our West Virginia case will ultimately prevail at the Supreme Court and expect we will hear more definitively soon."
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Illinois DHS appointment sparks backlash over alleged voter registration mailer practices
Among the most outspoken critics is State Sen. Steve McClure, who publicly opposed Quintero’s appointment and pointed to concerns regarding IDHS mailings sent through public benefits programs.
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Illinois bill to let felons vote from prison draws criticism from Republicans
Some Democrats and electoral rights groups want progress on legislation in Springfield that would give people in prison across the state the ability to vote just weeks after being convicted of a felony or lesser crime. Some in favor of the bill cite the Illinois
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Washington insurance commissioner apologizes for racial, trans remarks
“Society's norms have steadily changed…Unfortunately, sometimes my language has not kept up,” Mike Kreidler says.
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Some Americans have smaller refunds or owe IRS due to 2021 child tax credit payments
The complexity of these payments and Americans tax returns this year has been another burden for the IRS, which has taken fire for heavy backlogs.
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Reeves signs Mississippi legislation to punish human traffickers
New law prevents anyone convicted of a human trafficking crime from ever driving commercially again.
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Florida rejects 41% of submitted math books over CRT, other issues
The Florida Department of Education rejected textbooks, saying they include language that violates the state standards.
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Abbott signs agreement with 4th Mexican governor as 4th bus of illegal immigrants arrives in D.C.
Deal struck as a fourth bus transporting illegal immigrants captured by Texas was driven to Washington.
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19 AGs urge Supreme Court to uphold full reinstatement of 'Remain in Mexico' policy
"No one is above the law in America, and we are simply insisting that the Biden administration follow the law," said Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita.
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In worrying sign for Dems, strong majority of California voters say taxes still too high
Nearly 40 percent say they’re financially worse off than a year ago.
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As tax deadline arrives, IRS still has millions of unprocessed returns from last year
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the IRS pointing to "COVID-19 related telework policies" allowing most IRS employees to work remotely as well as outdated software.
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Washington state rejects tax cuts, bucking trend elsewhere
Tax cuts are on the agenda of most of the 14 states where Democrats control both state legislative chambers and the governor’s office. Washington state is not among those states. “I’ve been
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Louisiana attorney general plans to appeal Biden carbon rule to U.S. Supreme Court
Appeals judges overturned lower court order in February that halted the social cost of carbon policy.