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News · CA
A new ordinance adds Mayor Karen Bass’ municipal-property restrictions for immigration agents to the Los Angeles city code.
News · MO
Gov. Kehoe signed an order relaxing fuel and weight rules for Missouri farmers during the harvest period.
News · MD
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced funding for an initiative aimed at combating child poverty in the state.
News · AL
The law takes effect Oct. 1 as attention turns to data center contracts, commission reviews and public access to the process.
News · CA
New autonomous-vehicle rules allow fines when robotaxis impede emergency responders in California.
News · CA
A new California law prohibits law enforcement personnel from using electric shock gloves.
News · DE
The newly passed legislation creates a Wilmington pilot program focused on helping low-income renters.
News · OH
Ohio’s governor has approved a temporary gas tax pause that will remain in place for 90 days.
News · AZ
Some Arizona candidates face questions about where they live, while the state’s residency rules remain difficult to enforce.
News · OH
Ohio’s governor signed a bill temporarily suspending the state gas tax for 90 days.
News · TN
The governor ordered an outside review after death row inmate Christa Pike remained alive following an execution attempt.
News · MD
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced funding for an initiative intended to address child poverty in the state.
News · CA
SB 1067, a California math-testing measure associated with a San Diego state senator, has been signed into law.
News · AZ
The measure would make Chiricahua National Monument Arizona’s fourth national park if it receives final presidential approval.
News · TN
All Tennessee executions are paused for the rest of the year while a third party conducts a review ordered by the governor.
News · IA
The new law raises Iowa’s tax incentive ceiling for a steel plant valued at billion, expanding the amount the project may qualify for.
News · IA
The new law raises the tax-incentive ceiling connected to a steel plant valued at billion.
News · CA
The three measures establish California laws addressing artificial intelligence and monitoring in the workplace.
News · CA
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed state Sen. Susan Rubio’s legislation aimed at stopping abusers from using courts against survivors.
News · CA
California’s governor approved bills on virtual power plants and balcony solar but rejected separate community solar legislation.
News · CA
A new California law restricts how artificial intelligence may be used when employers decide to dismiss workers.
News · VA
Blennerhassett Island is among the state parks included in a funding announcement from West Virginia’s governor.
News · NY
The state program will offer rebates for electric lawn equipment to landscapers and municipalities.
News · OH
The governor has approved an Ohio gas tax measure that creates a temporary 90-day pause.
News · TN
A Tennessee senator has taken a dispute over the seizure of phone records connected to Jan. 6 to court.
News · DE
The governor rejected a state of emergency measure whose proposed rules would not have applied to him.
News · AK
The state is reviewing up to 5.7 million acres of lower-priority claims as it approaches its federal land entitlement.
News · MD
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott filed for a protective order covering some records sought by the inspector general.
News · AZ
Congress approved a bipartisan bill to redesignate Chiricahua National Monument as Arizona’s fourth national park.
News · LA
Attorney General Liz Murrill is challenging states whose laws protect abortion-pill providers.