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Dem filibusters trans bill for 3 weeks

"If you want to inflict pain upon our children, I am going to inflict pain upon this body," said Machaela Cavanaugh

Salon · Mar 16, 2023

New Hampshire Senate passes GOP-backed parents' rights bill

New Hampshire has moved closer to adopting “parents’ bill of rights” legislation

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Biden administration won’t appeal court ruling in Florida immigration case

The Biden administration has declined to appeal a decision from last week that blocks a key Department of Homeland Security program that has helped the agency relieve migrant congestion at the U.S. southern border.

Miami Herald · Mar 16, 2023

Trump’s chilling warning of what will happen after his indictment

The former president’s dark visions of a looming civil war colour his response to potential indictments and depict the aftermath of an election if he loses, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Two Colorado Federal Judges Start Providing Summaries of Opinions for Pro Se Litigants

Colorado Politics (Michael Karlik) reports: A second federal judge in Colorado appears to have adopted the practice of summarizing her decisions in plain English for people who represent themselves before the court. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney, a 2022 appointee of President Joe Biden, recently issued multiple written…

Reason · Mar 16, 2023

California county offers top job to secessionist leader

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors has offered the job of running the day-to-day-operations of its government to a top figure in the New California movement pushing to split California into two states.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 16, 2023

Republicans made gains in Latino-majority districts in California, 2022 election figures show

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new report shows Republicans are gaining footholds in some California electoral districts where Latinos make up the majority population, a development that might concern some Democrats moving forward.

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023

Meet the lawmaker who wants to make abortion in South Carolina akin to murder

COLUMBIA, S.C. — When Rob Harris unseated longtime South Carolina House member Rita Allison last year he said, “We’re going to change some things, so people better buckle up.”

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023

Kansas anti-ESG push slowed by debate over private investors

Republican lawmakers pushing to prevent Kansas from investing its funds using socially and environmentally conscious principles disagree about imposing rules for investment managers handling private funds

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

New poll places Trump firmly ahead of DeSantis

Former president has turned his fire squarely on the former governor as media coverage swirls around DeSantis 2024 speculation

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023