Gov. Katie Hobbs sets new Arizona record with 185 career vetoes

axios.com Gov. Katie Hobbs set a record this week: most vetoes in Arizona history. The big picture: After vetoing 13 bills this week, Hobbs reached a total of 185 vetoes since taking…

California is trying to drive landlords out of business

reason.com What do the state's insurance and housing crises have in common? Obviously, homeowner policies have an impact on housing costs, but I'm referring to something different,…

The End of the Electoral College Is Finally in Sight

newsweek.com Earlier this week, Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) decided not to veto an obscure law called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPV), which calls for the state's 4…

Ron DeSantis brings volunteer chaplains into schools in the name of religious freedom

fortune.com Florida school districts will soon have the option of allowing volunteer chaplains to counsel students under a bill signed Thursday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who…

Nebraska lawmakers end session, leaving taxes for later

apnews.com Nebraska lawmakers adjourned Thursday knowing they'll be called back by Republican Gov. Jim Pillen for a summer session to ease soaring property taxes. A Pillen-backed sales…

A state budget in sight

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: The budget end is nearing, but probably not until the weekend. The Indian Point owner is suing over being blocked…

Sweeping gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers following Lewiston mass shooting

pbs.org The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun…

Arkansas State House Passes Bills for Potential Crypto Mining Restrictions

cryptonews.com The Arkansas State House recently passed two bills to potentially restrict cryptocurrency mining activities within the state. However, six other proposals failed to garner…

California landlords and business owners won’t be able to hide behind LLCs if new bill passes

fastcompany.com A California lawmaker wants to require business owners and landlords to disclose their identities under legislation aimed at cracking down on opaque ownership structures…

Redwood City moves to close Broadway to vehicles permanently

siliconvalley.com Redwood City is one step closer to closing Broadway in downtown to vehicles permanently. Although the City Council unanimously voted to push the final vote until May 6, the…

New Yorkers get next to nothing for their high state taxes

nypost.com If you pay New York state taxes, you’re paying top dollar and getting bupkis. Nothing in the tentative budget deal announced in Albany changes that. State tax money is…

Who owns businesses in California? A lawmaker wants the public to know

abcnews.go.com A California lawmaker wants to require limited liability companies and similar businesses to report the identities of their owners to the government SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A…

California eyes crackdown on identity-shielding LLCs

fortune.com A California lawmaker wants to require business owners and landlords to disclose their identities under legislation aimed at cracking down on opaque ownership structures…

“I’m Here…to Represent Jesus Christ”: Arizona Republicans Block Second Attempt to Repeal Civil War

vanityfair.com After the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated a 1864 law banning virtually all abortions, including in cases of incest and rape, the response across the country was deafening,…

New Florida law prepares students to "withstand" communist indoctrination

newsweek.com Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed legislation designed to enhance the state's public education standards regarding the teaching of communism and to prepare…

A new twist: Hackers hold up the budget

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: A cyberattack roiled the state Capitol amid budget negotiations. Republicans responded to the latest budget deals…

Bob Graham, former senator and Florida governor, dies at 87

pbs.org Former U.S. Sen. and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham, who gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist…

News publishers' alliance calls on feds to investigate Google for limiting California links

latimes.com Google said Friday that it would start to test limiting some users’ access to links from California news outlets. The News/Media Alliance, a journalism trade organization…

‘Parameters of a conceptual agreement’? Not so fast

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: Lawmakers pushed back on Gov. Kathy Hochul saying a budget is all but done. Republicans aren’t happy with the…

We asked lawmakers. Eclipse or budget: What will come first?

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: The Legislature is back. And no, there isn’t a budget deal. What lawmakers think of Rebecca Lobo’s comments about…

California SNAP benefits unused by millions

newsweek.com Millions of California residents qualify for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits but don't use them, according to a new report from Nourish California.…

Arizona GOP’s anti-abortion document shows how the party is willing to mislead voters

msnbc.com Arizona Republicans are considering several options to counter a proposed constitutional amendment to expand abortion access that may appear on the state ballot in November.…

The Supreme Court rules impact fees can violate your property rights too

reason.com Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's stories include: Minnesota's zoning reform bills stall in the Legislature. New York's housing deal…

Wisconsin Republicans ignore governor's call to spend $125M to combat so-called forever chemicals

apnews.com Wisconsin Republicans on Tuesday planned to ignore the latest call from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to spend $125 million to combat so-called forever chemicals. Evers invoked…

Owners of Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found are now being charged with misspending $900,000 in COVID relief funds

fortune.com A couple who owned a Colorado funeral home where authorities last year discovered 190 decaying bodies were indicted on federal charges that they misspent nearly $900,000 in…

The tax horror stories keep piling up in New Jersey

newsweek.com A front-page story in USA Today last week was different than most: It took the form of a quiz. "Residents of this state pay $987,117 in lifetime taxes. Guess which one?"…

NYC’s rat problem is so out of control a lawmaker wants to give birth control to millions of rodents

fortune.com New York lawmakers are proposing rules to humanely drive down the population of rats and other rodents, eyeing contraception and a ban on glue traps as alternatives to…

Andy Kim is happy to be the reformer of New Jersey's primary system

politico.com Andy Kim had a really big smile on his face after his lawsuit to end New Jersey’s controversial “county line” primary ballot was granted a preliminary injunction Friday. It…

What leaving abortion up to the states really means

reason.com A funny thing happens when you leave abortion access up to each state: Voters start to show politicians how they actually feel. The loudest and most persistent voices are no…

Ticker: Google tests dropping news links; Airbus notches big March

bostonherald.com Google has begun removing California news websites from some people’s search results, a test that acted as a threat should that state’s Legislature pass a law requiring the…

To lower its rat population, NYC considers birth control as a humane option

pbs.org New York lawmakers are proposing rules to humanely drive down the population of rats and other rodents, eyeing contraception and a ban on glue traps as alternatives to…

Google Shutting Down Some California Access To News Sites As A Test Of Proposed Legislation’s Effects

deadline.com On Friday, Google began removing California news websites from some people’s search results. The move comes as a test of what would happen should the state Legislature pass…

Faced with possibly paying for news, Google removes links to California news sites for some users

abc7.com Faced with possibly paying for news, Google removes links to California news sites for some users SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Google on Friday began removing California news…

Minneapolis is about to kill ride-sharing

reason.com Just last month, Seattle's disastrous attempt to enact a minimum wage for app-based food delivery drivers was in the news. The result was $26 coffees, city residents…

Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills

pbs.org Kansas’ governor on Friday vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a measure to require more reporting from abortion providers and what she called a…

California's home insurance crisis: What went wrong, how it can be fixed and what owners can do

latimes.com Sheri Marchetti-Perrault and James Benton embrace as they sift through the remains of their home, which was destroyed by the McKinley fire near Yreka, Calif. Climate change…

24 hours in Albany?

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: Gov. Kathy Hochul may consider shorter extenders. A new parks attendance record thanks to the eclipse. Some…

Prosecutor targets Georgia lieutenant governor in fake elector case

msnbc.com It’s not every day that a sitting lieutenant governor faces a criminal investigation, which makes the latest developments in Georgia awfully interesting. The Associated…

Editorial: Here come the robotaxis, and local communities can’t do a thing. This must change

siliconvalley.com After watching robotaxis in San Francisco snarl traffic, block emergency responders and even run over a pedestrian, local officials elsewhere in the Bay Area are helpless to…

Arizona voters already rendered their judgment on the abortion ban

msnbc.com Every four years, you hear it: Elections have consequences. But it’s sometimes forgotten that the rule doesn’t apply to just presidential races, but also to every race down…

Montana Supreme Court Tries To Move The State Left

zerohedge.com Montana Supreme Court Tries To Move The State Left Authored by Rob Natelson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Montana State Supreme Court. (Screenshot via GoogleMaps)…

Kansas has some of the nation's lowest benefits for injured workers. They'll increase in July

apnews.com Kansas will increase what have been among the lowest benefits in the U.S. for workers who are injured or killed on the job under bipartisan legislation that Gov. Laura Kelly…

Critics of the Arizona Supreme Court's abortion ruling seem confused about what judges are supposed to do

reason.com When the Arizona Supreme Court resurrected a sweeping 19th-century abortion ban on Tuesday, the four justices in the majority did not endorse the policy embodied in that…

‘Shame! Shame!’ Arizona legislature devolves into chaos as Republicans shut down discussion of revived Civil War-era abortion ban

fortune.com The Arizona Legislature devolved into shouts of “Shame! Shame!” on Wednesday as Republican lawmakers quickly shut down discussion on a proposed repeal of the state’s newly…

New York weighs lifting post-Prohibition law that let towns keep booze bans

abcnews.go.com New York towns and villages that have post-Prohibition bans on alcohol sales would be forced to lift such restrictions under a bill moving through the Legislature ALBANY,…

Trump's conflicting abortion stances are coming back to haunt him

nbcnews.com On Monday, Donald Trump declared that abortion decisions should be left to the states, a statement he made to tamp down a fervor about his lack of clarity over how he'd…

NJ Transit approves 15% fare increase to start this summer

newjersey.news12.com NJ Transit commuters can expect to pay more money for their tickets starting this summer. NJ Transit officials approved a 15% fare increase on Wednesday. The increase takes…

Chaos and confusion ensue at abortion clinics after Arizona court rules 1864 ban is enforceable

nbcnews.com Abortion providers in Arizona faced chaos and confusion after the state’s highest court on Tuesday ruled that a 160-year-old abortion ban is enforceable, throwing abortion…

Sister of AZ Supreme Court Judge Slams Abortion Ban Ruling in Scathing Op-Ed, Complete With Incredible Disclaimer

mediaite.com AP Photo/Jonathan Copper Laurie Roberts, a columnist for The Arizona Republic, penned a fiery op-ed on Wednesday that outlined the potential political fallout of Arizona’s…

Last call for dry towns? New York weighs lifting post-Prohibition law that let towns keep booze bans

seattletimes.com New York towns and villages that have post-Prohibition bans on alcohol sales would be forced to lift such restrictions under a bill moving through the Legislature.

Biden may not be on the ballot in Alabama this November. Here’s why

msnbc.com Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen said President Joe Biden may be left off the state's November ballot because of a scheduling issue involving the Democratic National…

Arizona's Supreme Court reinstated a near-total abortion ban enacted in 1864. Here's what you should know

pbs.org The Arizona Supreme Court has delivered a landmark decision in giving the go-ahead to enforce a long-dormant law that bans nearly all abortions, drastically altering the…

GOP suffers desert meltdown on abortion

axios.com A day after former President Trump thought he'd tamped down the GOP's exposure on abortion, it popped back up in the key 2024 battleground of Arizona. Why it matters: Trump…