Arizona State

HuffPost

Blake Masters said in 2021 that "there's something very dysfunctional” about people who decide not to get married and make babies.

Arizona GOP Congressional Candidate Said Childless Cat Ladies Are 'Demented' And 'Sick'

California State

The Center Square

(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

Minnesota State

Snopes

Throughout her career, Kamala Harris has supported the reinstatement of the 1994 assault weapons ban.

Fact Check: Harris and Walz Announced Assault Weapons Ban, Not Gun Ban, During Rally

Latin Times

As the congressional primaries continue to take place across the country, many eyes are set on the fate of the "Squad," the group of high-profile progressive Democratic lawmakers who have faced several challenges to their seats. Two of them have already failed to secure a shot at renewing their seats...

Democrat 'Squad' Member Ilhan Omar's chances of surviving her Minnesota primary

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

A street in Downtown Jacksonville soon could be renamed to honor the late Ben Frazier, founder of the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville. City Council will consider a bill that would rename Confederate Street as Frazier Place, a recognition of Frazier’s tenacious efforts to eliminate Confederate monuments.

Downtown street could be renamed to honor Ben Frazier

Milwaukee, WI

USA TODAY

Gun-rights advocates and a top Trump surrogate talked about why they believe gun control is a bad idea.

'Arm yourself accordingly': What the GOP is saying about gun control after Trump shooting

The bill would have expanded the child tax credit and helped working parents — plus given Democrats a major win ahead of the November election.

Republicans Block Bill That Would Have Cut Taxes For Families

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Fox News

Republican Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake on Tuesday called on the media to cover an upcoming event that will include current and former Democrats supporting her campaign.

Kari Lake to hold 'Democrats for Lake' event after Democrats tout Republican support for Harris, Gallego

Denver, CO

(The Center Square) – Denver is looking to change the language of an existing tax exemption bill from "Feminine Hygiene Products" to "Menstrual Hygiene Products" to be more inclusive. Denver councilman Paul Kashmann’s action would change the language of Chapter 53 of the Revised Municipal Code for the exemption...

Denver to change 'Feminine Hygiene' to 'Menstrual Hygiene' to be more inclusive

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Tim Walz and I found common ground and worked together on numerous issues for the betterment of our constituents and our nation when we served together in Congress.

I served with Tim Walz as a Republican in the House. He'll be a good vice president

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Pennsylvania State

(The Center Square) – The debate over gun violence prevention often boils down to constitutionality and grim crime statistics. While the human impact of the issue can’t be fully measured, it's not impossible to put some real numbers behind the fallout. Mary Kenah, policy council for Everytown for...

The $567M price tag of gun violence in Pennsylvania

Illinois State

Chicago, IL

An executive order penned by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday creates a new state position with the Illinois Department on Aging. The chief planning officer will lead the development and implementation of a multi-year, multi-sector plan for the department. The plan will serve as a decade-long blueprint to support healthy aging in Illinois with clear objectives for public and private sector progress.

Illinois quick hits: Pritzker creates new agency position; homestay brokers see DNC increase

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Montana State

Bozeman, MT

NBC News

On Friday, Donald Trump is scheduled to headline a rally in Bozeman, Montana, for Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL who’s running for Senate there as a Republican. Aiming to unseat three-term Democratic incumbent Jon Tester, Sheehy is founder of Montana-based Bridger Aerospace, an aerial firefighting company. A win by Sheehy, a decorated combat veteran, could flip the Senate red.

Tim Sheehy may turn the Senate red. But is he really a successful businessman?

PHOENIX (CN) — Arizona legislators can use the phrase “unborn human being” in place of “fetus” in a publicity pamphlet describing an abortion access ballot initiative, the state Supreme Court decided Wednesday. Five of the seven justices on Arizona’s Supreme Court disagreed with a lower...

Arizona Supreme Court: ‘Unborn human being’ is a neutral term for ‘fetus’

NewsBreak

What Democratic majorities would look like in the Arizona legislature: gun control

(The Center Square) – Increased gun regulation is something that Arizona Democrats have long been fighting for, only to be shut down by Republican legislators. With...

What Democratic majorities would look like in the Arizona legislature: gun control

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