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West Virginia adds four banks to restricted institution list over ESG policies

West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore (R) announced April 8 that four large banks and financial services firms—Citigroup, TD Bank, HSBC, and The Northern Trust Company—were ineligible to do business with the state under a 2022 state law prohibiting contracts with businesses that boycott fossil fuel companies. The announcement came after…

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Dave Boliek (R) and Jack Clark (R) are running in the Republican primary runoff for North Carolina State Auditor

Dave Boliek (R) and Jack Clark (R) are running in the Republican primary runoff for North Carolina State Auditor on May 14, 2024. Clark and Boliek were the top two finishers in the March 5 Republican primary with 23.2% and 22.1% of the vote, respectively. State law permitted Boliek to…

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Georgia lawmakers approve private water utility bypassing county to serve homes near Hyundai plant

Georgia lawmakers have agreed to change a state law so that a private utility can provide water service to homes near Hyundai's upcoming electric vehicle plant without permission from local governments

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Texas education fund pulls $8.5 billion from BlackRock

The Texas Permanent School Fund (TPSF) on March 19, 2024, pulled roughly $8.5 billion from BlackRock’s asset management. Texas State Board of Education Chairman Aaron Kinsey (R) argued that since BlackRock supported environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) investing through its boycott of the fossil fuel industry, state law prohibited…

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Montgomery County directs citizen board to review, and potentially remove, library books

The county north of Houston adopted the guidelines amid a growing number of book bans in school districts and a new state law that supporters claim protects children from inappropriate material.

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Arizona County Again Defies State Protections for Self-Defense Rights

Tucson and Pima County have a history of passing restrictions that conflict with state law.

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Pregnant Arizona lawmaker shares fight to get abortion, highlighting ‘cruel’ laws

Eva Burch, who gave 10-minute speech on state senate floor, may be first pregnant state lawmaker to detail plans since fall of Roe

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Confusion in Texas after appeals court blocks border arrest law

State law that would allow local officers to arrest migrants halted hours after US supreme court allowed it

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California Police Department Uses Lego Heads To Hide Suspects

Learn how the Murrieta Police Department in California uses Lego heads to protect suspects' identities in booking photos in compliance with state law.

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The Supreme Court Allows Texas to Implement SB4 that Permits Arrest, Deportation of Undocumented Migrants

The court lifted a stay on SB4, the state law aimed at cracking down on unauthorized immigration

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Supreme Court lets Texas enforce state law allowing deportation - Roll Call

The Supreme Court allowed Texas to enforce a state law Tuesday that allows officials to effectively deport undocumented immigrants.

Roll Call

Federal Judge Upholds Washington State Gun Industry Accountability Law

Federal judge upholds Washington state law allowing lawsuits against the gun industry to address gun violence. Legal challenges to gun control measures are...

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University Of Florida Terminates DEI Employees Due To State Law

University of Florida's termination of DEI employees due to new state law sparks debate on campus diversity and inclusion.

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University of Florida terminating all diversity, equity and inclusion positions

Move is to comply with state law passed by Governor Ron DeSantis that prohibits public funding of DEI programs

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Nebraska Municipalities May Not Ban Guns from Public Parks, Trails, and Sidewalks

So concludes the Nebraska AG's office, partly based on Nebraska state law and partly based on the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

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Democratic State Representative Anthony Daniels Addresses IVF Legislation

Democratic State Representative Anthony Daniels, the statehouse minority leader, has sponsored a bill aimed at countering a recent state Supreme Court ruling that deemed an embryo as a child under state law. The bill is set for a potential vote as early as Tuesday, pending committee decisions. While the bill…

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As doors close and funding fades, students worry UT-Austin is taking Texas’ new DEI ban too far

The new state law prohibits public universities from having diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Students say schools are overcorrecting.

The Texas Tribune

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Denton principals for electioneering on district emails

The two principals encouraged colleagues to vote for candidates who oppose school vouchers.

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Alabama's largest hospital says it is halting IVF treatments in wake of court ruling

Fertility clinics in Alabama are contemplating next steps after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen fertilized eggs are children — and discarding them would be a crime.

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Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are 'children' under state law

The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a decision critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatment in the state.

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Alabama Supreme Court Rules Frozen Embryos As Children

Alabama Supreme Court ruling considers frozen embryos as children under state law, raising concerns about broader implications.

Evening Standard

Donald Trump criminal trial over Stormy Daniels hush money payments to begin next month

It is expected to be the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president

The Texas Tribune

Texas and Biden administration lawyers face off in court over new law making illegal border crossing a state crime

An Austin judge will decide whether Senate Bill 4 will go into effect on March 5. The new law allows police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the border.

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California legislature considers constitutional amendment to eliminate dual question recalls for state officers

The California State Senate passed a constitutional amendment on Feb. 1 that would eliminate the successor election when a state officer is recalled, thereby leaving the office vacant until it is filled according to state law. For example, during the 2021 recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) voters were asked…

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These business leaders secretly funded Mayor Eric Adams’s re-election effort, donors say

Three donors say that they – and, in two cases, their spouses – were reimbursed for donations to the mayor’s 2025 campaign, a tactic that violates state law

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