Indiana State

Wisconsin State

Voters rejected two ballot questions Tuesday amending the Wisconsin Constitution to restrict the governor's ability to spend federal funds. Gov. Tony Evers urged a "No" vote on the ballot questions two weeks ago at a news conference with Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler. (Wisconsin Examiner photo) In a campaign...

Voters reject amendment questions that would have curbed governor’s power to spend federal funds

A former Colorado county election official was found guilty on Monday of tampering with voting machines after the 2020 presidential election. A jury found former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, a Republican, guilty on seven out of 10 counts in the election interference case. Peters has become well known among...

Ex-county clerk found guilty of election interference

Chicago, IL

CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Gov. JB Pritzker is again sharing his doubts that a taxpayer-funded stadium will be approved for the Chicago Bears.In May, the Bears unveiled plans for a multibillion-dollar domed stadium on the lakefront just south of Soldier Field, seeking $900 million in public financing in upfront costs and another $1.5 billion in taxpayer funds for infrastructure improvements around the stadium.The governor in May called the Bears' proposal a "nonstarter," and on Monday said the team has not put forward any new proposals that would make it through the Illinois General Assembly. Even if the team did, it's unlikely they...

Gov. JB Pritzker says it would be "near impossible" to approve Bears stadium deal this fall

Illinois State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Migrants who get deported from the country may be able to keep their professional license from Illinois under a new law.
                Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the measure into law last week. House Bill 5457 provides that the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may not revoke, suspend, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against a license or permit issued under the law based solely upon an immigration violation.
          ...

Illegal immigrants can keep professional licenses despite deportation with new law

California State

(The Center Square) - California State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil, R-Jackson, became the first Democratic State Senator to join the Republican Party mid-term in 80 years.
                The rural State Senate Fourth District has a noticeable Republican leaning and hasn’t voted for a Democrat for president since 1992. Alvarado-Gil came second in the primary for her first term in 2022 behind another Democrat, guaranteeing a Democrat would gain the seat due to the state’s so-called “jungle primary” that allows the top two vote-getting candidates — regardless of...

California Democratic State Senator switches to GOP caucus, first in 80 years

Texas State

Latin Times

It's been a busy week for Greg Abbott. On Monday, he celebrated the latest arrest from his "10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants" list. Later on in the week, news came out that nonprofit organizations are denouncing civil rights abuses committed in Operation Lone Star his administration's attempt at dealing with the rise in illegal immigration, the illegal drug trade, and human smuggling.

Greg Abbott's new anti-immigrant hospital policy will 'throw patients for a loop', advocates warn

Louisiana State

Ballotpedia News

Nine states, including seven with Republican trifectas, have enacted legislation this year related to the eligibility of noncitizens to vote. In total, voters in eight states will consider ballot measures related to noncitizen voting at the November general election. In Louisiana, SB 436 requires proof of citizenship for voter registration...

Nine states approved bills related to noncitizen voting, voters in eight states will consider ballot measures this November

North Carolina State

Dave Almeida of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, NC DHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley and Gov. Roy Cooper at a July 2024 press conference on medical debt forgiveness. (Photo: Lynn Bonner) Gov. Roy Cooper announced Monday that 2 million North Carolinians will have their medical debt forgiven after all the state’s...

Two million North Carolinians could benefit as hospitals sign on to debt forgiveness program

Jacksonville, FL

Contributors represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. They have also demonstrated their experience writing hard news for other outlets. Contributors are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

contributor

Jacksonville Today

A Black woman may be leading the presidential ticket of a major political party for the first time, but for Jacksonville’s Black conservatives, political values trump a candidate’s personal identity.

Republicans look to shore up support among Black conservatives in Jacksonville

Queen City News

Senate Democrats are reintroducing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, following the killing of Sonya Massey. The 36-year-old Black woman was gunned down by sheriff deputy in her Illinois home.

Senate Dems to re-introduce the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s We the People party was legitimately certified, a Wake Superior Court judge ruled Monday in rejecting the state Democratic Party’s attempt to keep the third party candidate off the ballot. The NC Democratic Party sued the state Board of Elections and We the People,...

A judge rejects NC Democrats’ attempt to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off the ballot

Denver, CO

David Heitz

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

Florida State

Tampa, FL

Dr. Amber Williams-Banks, State Rep. Susan Valdés, Dr. Vondalyn Wright, and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor speaking at a press conference at the Health Matters Community Pharmacy in Tampa on Aug. 12, 2024. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) Two Tampa Bay-area Democratic lawmakers joined a pair of pharmacists on Monday...

Democrats take on Rick Scott for voting against reducing Medicare drug prices

Utah State

Salt Lake City, UT

Fox News

Republican Rep. Burgess Owens of Utah is proposing a bill that would withhold FEMA funds from sanctuary cities that pay to transport illegal migrants to other municipalities without notice.

Sanctuary cities sending illegal immigrants to red states would face steep consequences under proposed bill

One group is seeking an emergency injunction citing the Supreme Court’s repeal of the Chevron Doctrine

Discrimination relief payments begin as some Black farmers ask courts to include heirs in program

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Alabama State

Rep. Phillip Pettus, R-Killen, discusses a bill to cap property tax increases on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on April 9, 2024 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector) A member of the Alabama House of Representatives has prefiled a bill for the coming...

Alabama legislator wants to limit power of political parties regarding campaign contributions

Rumina Slazas and her children are suing Moore County. (Photo courtesy of Disability Rights NC) A Moore County woman and her two disabled children are suing Moore County claiming that the county improperly retained custody of the children after her cancer treatment and violated the children’s rights by failing to arrange for proper care.

A family sues Moore County for institutionalizing children after their mother’s cancer diagnosis

The Independent

 The Biden administration has doled out more than $2 billion in direct payments for Black and other minority farmers discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the president announced Wednesday.More than 23,000 farmers were approved for payments ranging from $10,000 to $500,000, according to the USDA. Another 20,000 who planned to start a farm but did not receive a USDA loan received between $3,500 and $6,000. Most payments went to farmers in Mississippi and Alabama. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters that the aid “is not compensation for anyone’s loss or the pain endured, but it is an...

Black and other minority farmers are getting $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination

Detroit, MI

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) keynotes a Harris-Walz campaign rally in Detroit on Monday. | Ken Coleman photo. “We ain’t going back,” U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said during a 20-minute address during a Harris-Walz rally in Detroit on Monday. The veteran U.S. House member told about 250...

Black women rally for Harris-Walz ticket in Detroit

NewsBreak

Lieutenant governor candidates debate water policy, property tax

Republican lieutenant governor candidate Micah Beckwith speaks on the debate stage on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. (Leslie Bonilla Muñiz/Indiana Capital Chronicle) A trio of Indiana lieutenant...

Lieutenant governor candidates debate water policy, property tax

Comments / 0