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Poll: Most Washington voters oppose state income tax, disapprove governor
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (731+ words) Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson speaks at Highline College in Des Moines, Washington, during the launch of a campaign opposing Initiative 645, which seeks to repeal the state income tax. Credit: Screenshot / TVW / Used with Permission (The Center Square) - A new poll…...
Spanberger launches corrections council, outlines prison reforms
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (416+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia is launching a new advisory council on corrections as state officials roll out a series of prison reforms and release new data showing improvements in safety and operations during the administration’s first five months. The Governor’s…...
State Supreme Court candidates return $37K to donors with primary vote unnecessary
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (686+ words) (The Center Square) - Two judges vying for an open Washington Supreme Court seat refunded donors roughly $37,000 after the race advanced to November without the need for an August primary vote, state records show. Five of the nine seats on the…...
Constitutional questions raised over digital age verification bill
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (594+ words) (The Center Square) – Constitutional concerns surround state legislation aimed at verifying the age of internet and social media users. Illinois state Sen. Willie Preston, D-Chicago, said House Bill 5511 is focused on protecting children in the digital age. “This legislation creates…...
Lawmakers dedicate savings money to aerospace programs, sound systems
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (368+ words) (The Center Square) — Louisiana lawmakers moved $800 million out of the state’s Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund and carved out $81 million for a new fund that is being used to pay for hundreds of local and statewide projects. The new fund, called…...
Minnesota mobile voting push stalls as session ends
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (476+ words) (The Center Square) – As the 2026 Minnesota legislative session came to a close over the weekend, several special interest efforts ultimately failed to advance. One of those was an effort to legalize “mobile voting technology” in state elections. While it failed…...
Governor signs laws on pricing, voting, wages
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (391+ words) (The Center Square) – Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed hundreds of bills into law following the 2026 legislative session, approving measures tied to grocery pricing practices, voting rights, public safety and financial regulations. Among the measures signed this spring is the…...
Senate property revaluation proposal easily passes
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (328+ words) (The Center Square) – Halting implementation of new property revaluations in fiscal year 2026-27 drew support from seven Democrats in a landslide approval by senators in North Carolina. The measure is merely a pause, says leaders and bill authors in the upper…...
Bill preventing illegal immigrants from driving also impacts state voter ID laws
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (561+ words) (The Center Square) – Four Republican U.S. senators are pushing a bill that would penalize states that issue driver’s licenses, commercial driver’s licenses, or personal identification cards to migrants illegally residing in the country. “Since many illegal immigrants do not speak…...
Poll: Sununu widens lead over Brown in Senate GOP primary race
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (316+ words) (The Center Square) — Former New Hampshire Sen. John Sununu is leading former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown in the race to flip one of New Hampshire's two U.S. Senate seats for Republicans in the fall. The University of New Hampshire survey,…...