Idaho Legislature passes Medicaid work requirements, managed care bill, sending it to governor
Idaho Gov. Brad Little gives his annual State of the State address on Jan. 6, 2025, on the House floor at the Statehouse in Boise. (Pat Sutphin for the Idaho…
$100M plan for police hiring gets greenlight from Washington House
The Washington state Capitol on Nov. 11, 2024. (Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard) Democrats in the Washington state House on Tuesday approved a revamped plan to provide $100 million in grants…
Alaska fisher gets six months in federal prison for attempting to kill endangered whale
A sperm whale is seen in an undated photo published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (NOAA photo) A federal judge in Juneau has sentenced a Southeast Alaska fisher…
Federal worker protection bill passes House, but not without a scrap
House Minority Whip Jazz Lewis (D-Prince George’s), left, talks March 11 about emergency legislation he voted on in support of recently laid off federal workers in Maryland. He’s a sponsor…
Idaho Senate signs off on proposed anti-marijuana constitutional amendment
In this file photo, David Burr displays the bud on a growing marijuana plant at Essence Vegas’ 54,000-square-foot marijuana cultivation facility on July 6, 2017, in Nevada. On July 1,…
Invoking Musk, NV Democrats blister GOP stopgap resolution; NV senators, up next, mum for now
Nevada’s House Democrats said the Republican legislation further empowers Elon Musk and Donald Trump to run roughshod over Congress. (Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images) The U.S. House Tuesday approved legislation…
Louisiana teacher unions back constitutional amendment that ties tax changes to teacher pay
Louisiana’s two largest teacher unions are backing constitutional amendment #2 on the March 29 ballot. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) Louisiana’s two largest teacher unions have come out in support of a…
Landry’s DOGE-inspired order ends automatic state lease extensions
Gov. Jeff Landry has established a new government efficiency task force to look at ways to cut state government spending. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate, Pool) Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has issued…
Anti-abortion laws remain on books despite Arizona’s constitutional amendment
Erika Mach, the chief of external affairs for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona, criticized Republican efforts to continue restricting abortion despite voters making the procedure a constitutional right during a…
NM Legislative Recap March 11: Where things stand with 12 days left
The Seal of the State of New Mexico inside the Roundhouse on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Anna Padilla for Source NM) The chart above illustrates how the 2025 legislative…