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Columbus, OH

Arizona State

The Hill

An informational pamphlet for Arizona voters about a constitutional amendment to create a right to abortion can use the words “unborn human being” to describe a fetus, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The justices ruled the language was impartial, reversing a lower court’s decision and siding with...

Arizona Supreme Court allows ‘unborn human being’ language for abortion amendment voter pamphlet

UPI News

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a citizen-initiated ballot measure to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution will remain on the ballot.

Arizona Supreme Court keeps abortion amendment on ballot

People watch from a packed gallery as the Senate discusses a proposed constitutional amendment related to citizen initiatives during a special legislative session at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) The Republican-controlled Utah Legislature on Wednesday called...

Utah Legislature asks voters to change constitution, skirt Supreme Court ballot initiatives ruling

Oregon State

A national group that forecasts legislative races predicted Democrats are likely to win supermajorities in both chambers. (Getty Images) A national analysis group that correctly predicted the Oregon Legislature’s partisan split after the 2022 elections is now forecasting solid Democratic majorities. CNalysis, the country’s only elections forecasting group that...

National election forecaster predicts Democratic supermajorities in Oregon House, Senate

POLITICO

Thursday is the deadline for printing the state's ballots.

Arizona Supreme Court clears way for voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion

Colorado State

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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

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

With hurricane season posing a consistent threat six months out of the year, who would not like a little help getting their home ready for the harsh weather to come? Senate Bill 7028: My Safe Florida Home Program, approved by Governor DeSantis on April 24, 2024, and effective as of July 1, appropriates a one-time total of $200 million from 2024 to 2025 for the purpose of funding hurricane mitigation grants and inspections, as well as outreach and administration costs, to support homeowners in Florida.

DeSantis Signs New Bill Giving $200 Million To Homeowners

California State

(TNS) — In an admittedly unusual move, a group of Democratic members of Congress dipped their toes into state politics Thursday, urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto what has become the marquee piece of artificial intelligence regulation in California, and perhaps the country. Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Santa Clara; Zoe...

Members of U.S. Congress Urge Veto of California AI Bill

The election authorities of at least 48 states, both Republicans and Democrats, say there are no obstacles that would prevent Vice President Kamala Harris from getting on election ballots if she becomes the official Democratic presidential nominee, as expected.

Exclusive: CNN survey finds 48 states say Harris can get on ballot instead of Biden, rejecting claim switch breaks state laws

The Biden administration told the Supreme Court on Friday that parts of an Arizona proof-of-citizenship voter law should remain on hold for the coming election.

Justice Department urges Supreme Court to keep parts of Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship voter law on hold

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

Denver, CO

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

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of lawyers with deep ties to the Republican Party scrambled over the weekend to rescue an effort to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the Arizona ballot, offering one of the clearest examples yet of the GOP’s extensive involvement in furthering the left-wing academic’s long-shot bid. As a deadline loomed to submit the needed paperwork, two well-known Republican lawyers in the state and a GOP attorney working to get West on the ballot elsewhere learned that two of their would-be electors — Jerry Judie and Denisha Mitchell — were not interested in fulfilling the...

Republicans scrambled to get Cornel West on the Arizona ballot. The left-wing academic is OK with it

WashingtonExaminer

A Democratic state senator from California has switched her party affiliation to Republican, she announced Thursday. Now-Republican state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil suggested she was dismayed by the state’s Democratic supermajority. “Since I’ve served in our state’s Capitol, I’ve had a front-row seat to witness the supermajority push California in the wrong direction, having a grave […]

Democratic California state senator switches to GOP

The Denver City Council accepted Monday two grants totaling $24.5 million from the state of Colorado to pay for the homeless navigation campus it opened last year. One council member wants answers as to why wraparound services at the campus aren't up and running.

Denver homeless hotel wins $24.5 million grant, experiences wraparound services delay

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Michigan State

Thumbwind Publications

LANSING, MI — Senator Jim Runestad has voiced strong opposition to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s efforts to implement controversial election law changes ahead of the November general election. Runestad, R-White Lake, contends that Benson is overstepping her authority by attempting to enforce laws that are not set to take effect until 2025.

GOP Sen. Jim Runestad Freaks Out Over Michigan's SoS Attempt to Implement Election Law Change

The Republican Party wants the Supreme Court to weigh in on a nauseatingly complicated voting rights case, which could potentially disenfranchise thousands of presidential voters in the swing state of Arizona. The case is known as Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota. The case involves an astoundingly convoluted system...

Republicans ask the Supreme Court to disenfranchise thousands of swing state voters

Pennsylvania State

CBS Philly

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. showed up too late to testify Tuesday in a court case in Pennsylvania where Democratic activists are trying to bar him from the ballot for president in the premier battleground state, prompting testy exchanges between the judge and Kennedy's lawyer.Lawyers for the two Democratic activists who filed the challenge say Kennedy's candidacy paperwork states a fake home address — an allegation being aired in other state courts — and falls short of the signature-gathering requirement applied by state law to third-party candidates.Kennedy showed up an hour and 40 minutes late, blaming a canceled...

RFK Jr. shows up too late to testify Pennsylvania ballot challenge

Minnesota State

Ballotpedia News

In the 37 states that have held primaries so far this year, 136 state legislative incumbents—3.4% of all incumbents seeking re-election—have lost. That’s less than at this point in 2022, when 174, or 4.6%, of incumbents had lost in primaries. Four of the 136 defeated incumbents were legislative leaders: three Republican state senators and one Democratic House member. More on that below.

136 state legislative incumbents have been defeated in primaries this year – four of which were legislative leaders

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Utah Lawmakers Want Voters to Give Them the Power to Change Ballot Measures Once They've Passed

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican-controlled Legislature will ask voters in November to relinquish some of their rights to lawmakers who want the ability to...

Utah Lawmakers Want Voters to Give Them the Power to Change Ballot Measures Once They've Passed

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