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Fee on health insurers to fund abortion services debated in WA Legislature
Insurers in Washington could soon need to foot the bill for additional abortion funding. A proposal under consideration in the state Legislature would require health carriers with insurance plans offered on the Washington Health Benefit Exchange to pay a tax. Senate Bill 6182 would impose an assessment of $0.82 per month of coverage for each […]
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LocalUTUDOT defends Heber Valley bypass plan despite community concerns
UDOT said the bypass is necessary to ease congestion in Heber on U.S. 40 and to prepare the region for continued growth.
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LocalGAElection bills face headwinds in the Georgia Senate on Crossover Day
Lawmakers had high hopes for this session’s election policy, introducing bills on everything from campaign finance to an overhaul of Georgia’s voting system. At least five of those bills were on the Crossover Day agenda — a key deadline for bills to advance through the Legislature — across the two chambers. But by the end […]
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Data center tax break close to getting zapped by WA Legislature
Tax breaks for data center operators could soon be stripped from Washington state law. On Saturday, the House Finance Committee voted 8 to 6 to approve Senate Bill 6231. The bill next awaits a House floor vote. As it stands, data center operators in most Washington counties do not pay the 6.5% sales tax on […]
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WA Senate’s Democratic majority leader draws challenger from the left
Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, who has served in the Legislature for two decades, faces the prospect of a fellow Democrat challenging him in this year’s election. Hannah Sabio-Howell, a progressive activist who previously worked as a state Senate staffer, intends to formally announce her candidacy Monday in Seattle’s 43rd District. She outlined her plan […]
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Last deadline of Washington legislative session kills more bills
So close. With less than a week to go, policy proposals are nearing the finish line to becoming law in the Washington Legislature. But the last deadline of the legislative session Friday stopped some of them in their tracks. To remain in play, bills needed to pass out of the opposite chamber from where they […]
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Georgia lawmakers move to wind down perks for data centers but otherwise leave oversight unchanged
In a year when Georgians were clamoring for state officials to rein in the unchecked growth of data centers, the Georgia Senate chose to pass a measure that critics say largely maintains the status quo. Senate Bill 410, sponsored by Newnan Republican Sen. Matt Brass, passed Friday with a 32-21 vote. The bill would phase […]
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Northwest Georgia congressional candidates jockey for runoff spot, unexpected departures and more
This week brought the usual last-minute chaos of Crossover Day with plenty of candidate qualifying week surprises mixed in. Candidates from both major parties made the trek to the state Capitol this week to submit their paperwork and cut a check to make their candidacy official. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and his GOP challengers passed […]
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Proposal to rein in future local property tax increases clears the House
House lawmakers passed a scaled-back version of a property tax relief plan Friday after a more sweeping overhaul failed earlier in the week. House Bill 1116, sponsored by Bonaire Republican state Rep. Shaw Blackmon, passed with a 98-68 vote as the clock wound down on a key legislative deadline day. The gatekeeping House Rules Committee […]
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House lawmakers overwhelmingly reject proposal to legalize sports betting in Georgia
If you want to put your money down on your favorite sports team, you’re going to have to break state law. Sports betting is illegal in Georgia, and it’s likely to stay that way after a bill to legalize the practice went down in flames Friday in the state House, falling short ahead of a […]
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WA GOP lawmakers press schools chief on gender identity disclosure policies
Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week, Washington House Republicans are seeking answers from the state’s top public schools official on policies related to gender identity and parental rights. On Monday, the high court sided against California in a case involving the state’s ban on public schools disclosing students’ gender identity information to their […]
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Hobbs vetoes Charlie Kirk license plate bill
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have created a specialty license plate in honor of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed while speaking at a college campus in Utah last year. “Charlie Kirk’s assassination is tragic and a horrifying act of violence,” Hobbs wrote in her veto letter. […]
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Georgia Senate votes down measure to make metro Atlanta district attorneys nonpartisan
In a surprise twist, the Georgia Senate voted down a measure that would have made district attorneys in five metro Atlanta counties nonpartisan offices. The bill failed on the floor Friday in a 24-29 vote, with several prominent Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Jason Anavitarte and Sen. Matt Brass, who chairs the gatekeeping Senate Rules […]
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Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ will slash state Medicaid budgets by $665 billion, report finds
State Medicaid budgets will be reduced by a total of $665 billion over the next decade, after President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act cuts federal investment in the health insurance program, according to a new analysis. Researchers from RAND Health, a policy and research nonprofit, analyzed state and federal data to estimate how […]
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With rewrite, WA income tax on track to approval
Democrats in the Washington state House on Friday stood at the precipice of enacting a statewide income tax, a momentous political accomplishment for progressives that is expected to face tests in court and on the ballot. They released a much-anticipated overhaul of the so-called “millionaires’ tax,” with changes to drive more money into early learning […]
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Automated license plate reader regulations close to becoming WA law
Washington is one step closer to adding guardrails to the use of automated license plate readers. The state House on Thursday passed a revamped version of legislation to implement Washington’s first regulations of the cameras, which have become more common in recent years. The bill now returns to the Senate to concur with the changes […]
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Jobs losses, rising unemployment and Iran War sparks recession fears
WASHINGTON — The United States lost 92,000 jobs in February, edging unemployment up slightly according to the latest employment figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report showed, for the third time in the last five months, losses among nonfarm jobs and highlighted a continued “trend down” in the information sector and federal […]
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‘They’re giving me up to die’
Greg Parr was sentenced to10 years in prison for possession of child pornography in 2016. He was a talented artist, and he told his wife he was using the images for drawings he planned. As flimsy as that excuse was, and as revolting as the images may have been, he was not sentenced to death […]
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Blue states push to ban ICE at the polls amid federal voter intimidation fears
Several Democratic states are moving to bar federal immigration agents from being near polling places and other election sites, amid persistent worries that President Donald Trump will use federal law enforcement or the military to disrupt the midterm elections. Measures to restrict federal agents from operating at or near election-related locations have been offered in […]
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Longtime Georgia lawmakers look forward to a frantic – and for some, their last – Crossover Day
It’s sink or swim time for bills in the Georgia Legislature. Georgia’s annual lawmaking session is intensifying, and Friday marks a key deadline: Crossover Day, the final day for bills to clear at least the House or the Senate to have a smooth path to becoming law. Typically, that means backroom deals, hurt feelings and […]
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