https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/far-right-groups-flood-state-legislatures-anti-trans-bills-targeting-children/
Dec 3, 2024 - The right-wing attack on transgender people has ramped up in 2021, with a record number of 82 anti-trans bills introduced in state legislatures this year in...
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https://www.esgdive.com/news/US-state-legislatures-fashion-sustainability-safety/739694/
The new regulations are designed to protect workers, consumers and the environment, but there are still hurdles to face between passing the bills and...
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https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/01/proposals-on-immigration-enforcement-flood-into-state-legislatures-heightened-by-minnesota-action/
Democrats across the country are proposing state law changes to rein in federal immigration officers and protect the public following the shooting death of a...
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https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/7-issues-facing-k-12-budgets-as-covid-shocked-legislatures-reconvene/2020/05
Competing priorities and no good choices about where to make deep cuts confront state lawmakers struggling to deal with the fiscal crisis caused by the...
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https://securitytoday.com/articles/2025/11/06/esa-announces-initiative-to-introduce-the-secure-act-in-state-legislatures.aspx
The Electronic Security Association (ESA), the national voice for the electronic security and life safety industry, has announced plans to introduce the SECURE...
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https://boltsmag.org/supreme-court-independent-state-legislature-theory-moore-vs-harper/
Jun 30, 2023 - In a much-awaited decision in Moore v. Harper, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a once-fringe theory that was threatening to make its way into the mainstream of...
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https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2022/07/27/how-state-legislatures-can-pass-effective-policies-on-substance-use-disorder
Like many parts of the country, Kentucky has experienced a devastating opioid crisis, with the second highest overdose death rate in the U.S. according to the...
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https://www.thecut.com/article/why-fetal-personhood-bills-are-flooding-state-legislatures.html
Mar 20, 2025 - From charging abortion seekers with murder to defining fetuses as children capable of being trafficked, Republicans are throwing fetal personhood legislation...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/medicaid-state-budgets/
Across the country, states are planning to trim Medicaid rolls and benefits. Some are especially focusing on nursing home costs.
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https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/711428/millions-of-dollars-later-the-makeup-of-state-legislatures-remains-nearly-identical/
Republicans hold an advantage in control of state legislatures, which draw congressional lines.
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https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/state-legislatures-Republican-gains/2014/11/05/id/605577/
With national attention given to the Republican takeover of the Senate, the increase in GOP ranks in the House, and the party's capture of governorships in...
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https://newrepublic.com/article/173946/supreme-court-saves-elections-right-wing-legislatures
The ruling in Moore v. Harper kills the independent state legislature theory, scoring a victory for American democracy.
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