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Politics Jan 02

AI, housing and other top issues for state lawmakers in 2025

By Hannah Grabenstein

Politics Feb 01

Anti-vaccine protest in Oregon
10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection, Oregon high court says

The 2023 walkout paralyzed the Legislature for weeks and only ended after Republicans forced concessions from Democrats on a sweeping bill related to expanding access to abortion and transgender health care and another measure regarding the manufacture and transfer of…

By Claire Rush, Associated Press

Politics Jan 29

A view of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., May 11, 2021. Photo by Linda So/REUTERS
Lawmakers in several U.S. states push for laws defining antisemitism

The efforts are triggering debates about free speech and bringing complicated world politics into statehouses.

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Politics Dec 26

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What to expect from state legislatures in 2024

Repeated gridlock in Washington has brought about the rise of another power center in America, state legislatures. Lisa Desjardins explores what to expect in the coming year.

By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman

Politics Nov 07

Glenn Youngkin Is Inaugurally Sworn-In As Governor Of Virginia
Virginia Democrats take full control of statehouse

The outcome is a sharp loss for Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who exerted a great deal of energy, money and political capital on an effort to secure a GOP trifecta.

By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press

Mar 20

State lawmakers consider harsher penalties for fentanyl possession

By Gabe Stern, James Pollard, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Proponents say prosecutors and police need more tools to help with the fight because fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are so deadly. But other advocates worry harsher penalties will result in even more dangerous drug supplies and punish people who…

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Jan 15

Missouri Democrats criticize ‘ridiculous’ debate over House dress code

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Women who serve in the Missouri House will face a tougher dress code when they return to the floor this week after a debate that Democrats panned as a pointless distraction from the issues facing the state.

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Jan 07

Republican states aim to restrict transgender health care in first bills of 2023

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

More than two dozen bills seeking to restrict transgender health care access have been introduced across 11 states — Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia — for the legislative sessions beginning in…

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Nov 20

State-level anti-transgender legislation reverberates on Day of Remembrance

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Statehouse victories for Republicans around the country in this month's midterm elections are resonating for trans people as they mark Sunday's Transgender Day of Remembrance, an international observance honoring victims of anti-transgender violence and raising awareness of the threats trans people face.

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Apr 21

In some states, versions of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills have been around for awhile

By Kate Sosin, The 19th

At least 20 states have introduced “Don’t Say Gay” laws this year. But in a handful of states, versions of the legislation have existed for decades.

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