From the States
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Thousands of customers lose power as Nor’easter slams East Coast
About 30,000 customers in New Jersey did not have power as of 7 a.m. on Saturday, early reports said.
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While school phone bans may help, they fail to address deeper issues: Analyst
Jared Cooney Horvath, author of the "Digital Delusion," argued that decades of research link increased technology and screen use with declines in children’s cognitive development and learning outcomes. K-12 public education accounts for nearly $1 trillion in taxpayer spending as student test scores continue to decline.
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Assaults against ICE up 1,700%+ as Dems' criticism grows
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin blamed Democrats, saying increased violence is “a result of vicious lies being spread by sanctuary politicians.”
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Ohio Democrats walk out on voting bill debate
The bill would eliminate early voting in Ohio the day before an election and stop the mailing of absentee ballots 10 days before Election Day.
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Maine wealth tax advancing in state Legislature
Critics say levy will hurt the state's economy as it recovers from the pandemic.
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‘Stood up to Goliath and won.’ Reporter gets access to Michigan’s COVID nursing home death data
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff reaches settlement with Whitmer administration in FOIA lawsuit.
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Louisiana Legislature approves ban on private funding for elections
The bill comes after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg helped fund an unprecedented $300 million effort to fund local election officials in 2020.
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Florida proposes rule to ban ‘indoctrinating’ students by teaching critical race theory
State Board of Education (BOE) will review the rule from the DeSantis administration's schools chief on June 10.
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Twenty states are opposing taxpayer funding for critical race theory in schools
"Critical race theory is nothing more than ideology posing as history,” Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law banning mask mandates in schools for students, staff
Though the CDC has lifted mask mandates for vaccinated people, the agency continues to recommend schoolchildren continue to wear masks.
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Gov. Inslee vetoes bipartisan COVID data privacy bill in Washington state
Lawmakers passed the legislation to address data collection from contact tracing during the pandemic. The veto generated controversy on both sides of political aisle.
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Oregon projects large budget surplus. Will lawmakers spend it or give it back to taxpayers?
Oregon's fiscal outlook is expected to be the strongest in decades if the state fully reopens as planned this summer.
