Death of 10-year-old prompts new child abuse task force | Arizona Capitol Times
Sen. Carine Werner is launching a task force to strengthen Arizona’s child abuse laws.| Arizona Capitol Times | Your Inside Source for Arizona Government, Politics a...
The Democrats are seeking a second term in the competitive district The post Donlon, Peterpaul launch TV ad for LD-11 race appeared first on New Jersey Globe.| New Jersey Globe
State officials and public sector unions announced an agreement on Thursday to achieve about $75 million in cuts to health benefits for public workers, the governor announced. Many of the savings will be found in adjustments to the structure of The post State, unions agree to $75 million in public worker health plan cuts appeared first on New Jersey Globe.| New Jersey Globe
Key Points: Top Republican lawmakers threaten to sue Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes over proposed election rules Lawmakers claim Fontes’ planned changes go beyond state law and amount to […]| Arizona Capitol Times
Key Points: Sen. Jake Hoffman seeks to eject Sen. Analise Ortiz from Senate over an immigration enforcement post Hoffman files ethics complaint, alleging disorderly behavior and violation of public trust […]| Arizona Capitol Times
Key Points: Sen. Shawnna Bolick will likely bring back school safety data bill Bill would require schools to post safety data online The bill failed in the House after passing […]| Arizona Capitol Times
Sen. Carine Werner is launching a task force to strengthen Arizona’s child abuse laws.| Arizona Capitol Times | Your Inside Source for Arizona Government, Politics a...
By Melissa Davlin, Idaho Reports When the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced a 4% reduction in Medicaid reimbursement rates, Robert Vande Merwe’s first reaction was, “This is going to devastate Idaho.” The Aug. 22nd letter from DHW director Juliet Charron cited rising Medicaid costs, and said the reimbursement changes will go into place […]| Idaho Reports
By Melissa Davlin, Idaho Reports The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has notified Medicaid providers that the state will reduce reimbursement rates by 4%, effective Sept. 1. The reductions will affect all provider types and services, except for payments to Indian Health Services and other tribal clinics, said IDHW Director Juliet Charron in a […]| Idaho Reports
There is far too much finger-pointing at Republicans over SEPTA funding specifically, and the budget delay more generally, being done by Democrats and the liberal press, often for political purposes. I believe there is a much different political reality. Actually, the budget delay and the SEPTA funding issues lie clearly at the feet of Gov. Josh Shapiro. In February, when … Read more| DV Journal
The legislation would allow prosecutors to request the death penalty for those convicted of raping or sodomizing children younger than 12 years old. Continue reading| Alabama Political Reporter
The New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association has endorsed incumbents in the most competitive legislative races, with support of the state’s| New Jersey Globe
As lawmakers weigh courts’ decisions on accessing public land, an advocacy group suggests revisions to a draft bill.| WyoFile
Former President Donald Trump is seeking to shame Republicans who are disloyal to him. He's doing so by distorting the Constitution’s meaning as he asserts widespread voter fraud and a stolen election.| AP News
Local election officials recommended a series of changes to state election laws Friday aimed at restoring public trust in the voting process.| The Georgia Sun
The Idaho Freedom Index (IFI) is an objective measure of how well legislators vote according to the principles of freedom and limited government. The index calculates the percentage of times each legislator votes for legislation with positive ratings and votes against legislation with negative ratings. We rate legislation on a strict, objective set of standards, […]| Idaho Freedom
If it hasn’t occurred to you yet that reining in government spending is probably the single most important policy objective (after sealing our borders from invasion) for conservatives, it should. We all experienced how the excessive spending under the Biden Administration ignited inflation and drove the federal debt over $36 trillion. Is it just a […]| Idaho Freedom
The cartoonist imagines Colorado receiving a 149th birthday card it didn't expect — or particularly appreciate.| The Colorado Sun
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The Idaho State Public Defender’s Office has adopted a policy on minimum qualifications to be a capital qualified death penalty attorney, after a change in state law may increase the number of death penalty cases in Idaho. Prior to the transition to the statewide system, the state followed the […]| Idaho Reports
Tennessee is not tracking how many of its new education vouchers to attend private schools go to students already in private schools as opposed to those in public schools. It stands alone among states in preventing that information from reaching the public and keeps hidden an important policy outcome in the program. Tennessee Coalition for Open Government| Tennessee Coalition for Open Government
Please contact your subcommittee senator (Senator Jeff Merkley) by Sunday, June 22. Communicate the positive impact that federal arts funding has in Oregon—including support for the Oregon Arts Commission—and describe how sustaining the NEA will be beneficial.| Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon
by Idaho Reports staff Despite multiple reports of issues with the original law and a Senate attempt to fix those problems, the House declined to amend the Idaho Parental Rights Act during the 2025 legislative session. That means medical providers must wait at least another year until they get clarity on how they can treat […]| Idaho Reports
Read more about the episode here. News Archival: “Cyntoia Brown. She’s been in prison for more than a decade now,...| Latino USA
TCOG released today its 2025 Legislative Report that examines 18 new laws related to the Tennessee Open Meetings and Public Records acts. You can view all past annual legislative reports on our Legislative Reports and Research page. For the record, the 114th General Assembly in 2025 created more exemptions to the Open| Tennessee Coalition for Open Government
In the Budget Bill adopted each year prior to the start of the state’s fiscal year on July 1, there is a bill section that actually sets forth the format and style of the budget. In SB/AB 101, the 2025-26 Budget Bill, these provisions are contained in Section 1.50.| California Globe
Proponents of the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) brand their philosophical inclinations as noble intentions and kind gestures. They just want everybody to respect each other’s cultural/racial/gender… differences, affirm some crude group identity, acknowledge historical marginalization and ultimately get along.| California Globe
San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and cityscape at sunset, San Francisco, CA.(Photo: Engel Ching/Shutterstock) | California Globe
Following the ridiculous and really bad political performance art Thursday by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), the Democrat fundraising began.| California Globe
One of the most controversial water issues in California is the proposed Delta Conveyance. The 45 mile long tunnel will have the capacity to move up to 4 million acre feet per year from the Sacramento River safely under the fragile delta ecosystem, delivering water to southbound aqueducts. That’s not bad. But the reservoir storage necessary to allow the tunnel to operate year-round at capacity, or even at half-capacity, is unlikely to ever be met. The state’s own estimate of the tunnel...| California Globe
by Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The Idaho Department of Correction has put a pause on| Idaho Reports
Earlier this month, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the 2026-2027 Transportation Budget into law, concluding […]| Washington Bikes
Private forest landowners in Washington state are proud of their contributions to the local, rural communities where they operate. In addition to protecting watersheds, providing habitat for fish and wildlife, and providing well-paying rural jobs, private landowners offer hundreds of thousands of acres of open land for public recreation. Private forestlands provide access to hunting, fishing, birding, hiking, biking, horseback ... Read More The post Lawmakers provide tools to help forest land...| Washington Forest Protection Association
House of Representatives Committee on Culture and Arts Informational Briefing Date: Thursday May 22, 2025 Time: 10:00 a.m. Place: Conference Room 309, Hawaiʻi State Capitol. Videoconference on YouTube.| State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Photo: Kāhuli Leo Leʻa May Day 2025 celebration of Kumu Hula Robert Cazimero’s legacy with Hālau Nā Kamalei O Līlīlehua. Photo credit: ʻŌiwi TV. The Hawaiʻi State Legislature’s 2025 Grant-in-Aid (GIA)…| State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Photo: arts advocates holding signs at the 2025 Art at the Capitol event. The Hawaiʻi Arts Alliance is a nonprofit arts advocacy organization. Subscribe to Hawaiʻi Arts Alliance email news for Action…| State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports Earlier this year, Idaho Legislators passed a bill to allow| Idaho Reports
An advisory board that could oversee the Memphis Shelby County School Board, including influence over removing school board members, would be given an exemption to the Open Meetings Act under the Senate version of a bill that will be voted upon today. Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Memphis, is sponsoring SB714 that would allow the state to| Tennessee Coalition for Open Government
Commercial Code Division 10, Chapter 4 deals with the performance of leased contracts, including those repudiated, substituted, and excused for purposes of personal property leases.| California Globe
Georgia lawmakers will be focusing this summer and fall on some unfinished business left over from this year’s General Assembly session.| The Georgia Sun
by Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Capital Sun Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday issued a line-item veto on a bill to retain the governor’s emergency fund. House Bill 482, passed nearly unanimously by the Idaho Legislature, would have eliminated the balance of the governor’s emergency fund. In recent years, Little has used the emergency fund to support […]| Idaho Reports
Among the abandoned bills were several that had seemed to be a priority for Republican lawmakers. They had devoted many hours of hearings to them, to the| The Georgia Sun
Controversial legislation banning transgender student athletes from participating in female sports in Georgia cleared the Republican-controlled state House of| The Georgia Sun
The Georgia House of Representatives passed legislation Friday aimed at a gun ordinance the Savannah City Council passed last year.| The Georgia Sun
by Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Capital Sun As the Idaho Legislature ended the 2025 legislative session on Friday, lawmakers quickly passed a reworked version of a so-called medical freedom bill. Senate Bill 1210 is the Legislature’s response to a similar bill Gov. Brad Little vetoed Saturday. The new bill still pursues a similarly broad medical mandate ban, which would […]| Idaho Reports
State lawmakers are constitutionally required each year to set a balanced budget where expenses do not exceed revenues. Following a new process in recent sessions, the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee has created basic “maintenance” budgets that extend existing spending into the next fiscal year. A follow-up “enhancement” budget covers any new spending requested by the agencies. […]| Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports Two competing versions of a bill called the Idaho Medical| Idaho Reports
by Logan Finney, Idaho Reports The Senate has passed a bill to revise property tax exemptions for nonprofit hospitals. Senate Majority Caucus Chairman Ben Toews described the bill as “a collaborative effort between the Idaho Association of Counties and the Idaho Hospital Association.” It tightens the general definition of hospital while specifically designating critical access […]| Idaho Reports
The GOP head of the Arizona Freedom Caucus is advancing legislation that would bar fellow Republican Karrin Taylor Robson from becoming the next governor.| Arizona Capitol Times | Your Inside Source for Arizona Government, Politics a...
by Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Capital Sun The Idaho House of Representatives on Tuesday narrowly passed a bill to let Idahoans have digital identification cards. House Bill 78, sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Mickelsen, R-Idaho Falls, would allow the Idaho Transportation Department to issue electronic driver’s licenses and ID cards that people could access on their mobile phone’s […]| Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The Idaho Senate approved Wednesday a bill to allow Idahoans| Idaho Reports
by Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Capital Sun The Idaho House of Representatives widely passed a bill| Idaho Reports
by Ryan Suppe, Idaho Education News Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 93 Thursday, codifying| Idaho Reports
by Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Capital Sun A bill to clarify Idaho coroners’ roles in death| Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would raise the maximum age at which children can remain in extended foster care to 23. The extended foster care program helps prevent youth from becoming homeless and losing support immediately when they hit age 18. In 2021, the state […]| Idaho Reports
by Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Capital Sun An Idaho government agency that helps people with disabilities| Idaho Reports
by Clark Corbin, Idaho Capital Sun The Idaho Legislature’s House Revenue and Taxation Committee introduced| Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted on Wednesday to| Idaho Reports
by Ryan Suppe, Idaho Education News The Senate Wednesday narrowly approved a plan to spend| Idaho Reports
by Ryan Suppe, Idaho Education News A Democrat cast a surprising swing vote Monday to| Idaho Reports
by Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Idaho Capital Sun The group organizing a 2026 ballot initiative to restore| Idaho Reports
The big education news from this year’s State of the State address was Gov. Brad| Idaho Reports
by Logan Finney, Idaho Reports The two chambers of the Idaho Legislature often butt heads| Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The state’s new Health and Social Services Ombudsman, Trevor Sparrow,| Idaho Reports
Starting in 2025 Manitoba will restrict the sale of machetes throughout the province. Will this lead to a national knife ban?| C2C Journal
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare needs an additional| Idaho Reports
by Kevin Richert, Idaho Education News (UPDATED, 3:56 p.m., with comment from Mountain West Conference.)| Idaho Reports
An Idaho Baby’s Unexplained Death Got No Autopsy and a Scant Coroner’s Investigation. State Law| Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports Fourth Judicial District Judge Jason Scott heard opening arguments and| Idaho Reports
We'll bring you updates on the four competitive legislative districts, as well as Proposition One.| Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The Idaho Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in an appeal| Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole denied a request| Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The Idaho Department of Correction announced Tuesday that future executions| Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The State Public Defender’s Office reports only a small number| Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports Public defenders can’t walk away from cases without a judge’s| Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports When Neil Price returned to the Ada County Public Defender’s| Idaho Reports
The Oregon Legislature has taken a decisive step in supporting the arts and culture sector by approving Senate Bill 5701. This bill includes funding for Cultural Resource Economic Fund (CREF) projects and anchor arts organizations. After the disappointing lack of funding for these projects in 2023, this new bill is a significant win for the sector The Oregon Legislature has taken a decisive step in supporting the arts and culture sector by approving Senate Bill 5701. This bill includes fundin...| Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon - Advocating for arts, culture, history...
Hello, friends and advocates! Big thanks to those of you who joined our Advocacy 101 session last week to learn more about HB4124/SB1582 as we look ahead to Advocacy Day on February 20! If you were unable to attend, you can view the recording here. While this session’s proposed legislation will not be officially published Big thanks to those of you who joined our Advocacy 101 session last week to learn more about HB4124/SB1582 as we look ahead to Advocacy Day on February 20! If you were una...| Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon - Advocating for arts, culture, history...
Decolonizing Thanksgiving in Oregon By Marie Gettel-Gilmartin, Fertile Ground Communications (written in 2021; updated for 2023 with items in blue text) Many of us grew up learning the myth of Native Americans teaching the struggling pilgrims how to survive and celebrating with a feast in 1621. But for most Native Americans, Thanksgiving is a day of| Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon - Advocating for arts, culture, history...
This article is the sixth in our series on the 14 capital projects that failed to get funded by the Oregon Legislature in 2023. Only two were funded at $4 million, both in the Portland area. The 14 smaller projects total $7.8 million and are spread throughout the state, mostly in rural areas. The Black| Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon - Advocating for arts, culture, history...
Huge thanks to Rep. Rob Nosse, arts champion extraordinaire in the legislature, for his comments in today's Oregonian article, "Oregon arts organizations struggle as audiences are slow to return and money dries up." The article discusses the continuing impact of the pandemic on Oregon's arts and culture organizations and community. The author, Lizzy Acker, interviewed| Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon - Advocating for arts, culture, history...
The idea that a dormant political energy is waking up within Latinos in Oklahoma is popular, but that energy hardly carried people to the polls when they had the choice to elect a Latino in the primaries.| Oklahoma Voice
Oklahomans will see a drop in their food bill with the upcoming elimination of the state sales tax on groceries.| Oklahoma Voice
The short-sighted nature of the Legislature's approach to the sales tax is coming back around to bite them right in the wallet.| South Dakota Searchlight
Reuben Bezpaletz, who was one of the main staffers for the Legislative Research Council in our state Capitol for 42 years, died this past weekend at age 77.| South Dakota Searchlight
The fact that lawmakers are even talking about taking action on a cellphone ban for students underscores the myth of local control.| South Dakota Searchlight
Douglas School District is asking the state for help building a new elementary school to accommodate rising enrollment caused by Ellsworth Air Force Base.| South Dakota Searchlight
Missouri lawmakers banned transgender athletes from competing according to gender identity in 2023, but policies have yet to be codified.| Missouri Independent
In a rare upset for an incumbent state representative, Marjorie Decker was defeated Tuesday in a Democratic primary by first-time candidate Evan MacKay, who ran to the political left with a campaign aimed at bringing in new voters. The difference in votes so far: 40.| Cambridge Day
State Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven fought off a strong challenger Tuesday in a Democratic primary to all but seal up a return to Beacon Hill for a third term, according to unofficial results from the Somerville Election Commission.| Cambridge Day
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports Fourth Judicial District Judge Patrick Miller granted a hearing on| Idaho Reports
by Mia Maldonado, Idaho Capital SunAugust 28, 2024 Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed an executive| Idaho Reports
As an OB/GYN specializing in menopause and sexual health, I have seen firsthand how contraception can transform lives, extending far beyond pregnancy prevention to managing chronic conditions and improving quality of life.| The Missouri Times
As a Missouri State Senator, my legislative duties exceed what I bring to the Senate floor and committee hearings.| The Missouri Times
Last week, Idaho House Speaker Mike Moyle sent invitations to a few legislators to serve on an eight-member Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Education Working Group. It's unclear who will lead the group and who else will serve on the panel. Please forgive the Idaho Freedom Foundation (IF| Idaho Freedom
Missouri lawmakers are calling for emergency interim committees to investigate the state’s monthslong child care subsidy backlog.| Missouri Independent
Three major drugmakers are suing to block enforcement of a new Missouri law requiring them to give unlimited access to 340B drug pricing.| Missouri Independent
The Idaho Supreme Court declined to rule on whether steps taken by the Legislature to block the property sale violate the state constitution.| Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The Idaho Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Attorney General Raúl| Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports Four years ago, Idaho had 17 locations where victims could| Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports A parental rights bill intended to prohibit medical procedures on| Idaho Reports
Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe - What an amazing campaign. He fought back from being down 30% to win the race by handily.| The Missouri Times
