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Among Idaho lawmakers, it’s Freedom Caucus vs. Freedom Caucus
September 15, 2024
The coalition of conservative legislators has fractured — and its brand is heading for a custody battle.
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Wyoming allows snowmobilers to run down wildlife. Despite global outrage, it may stay legal.
August 05, 2024
Gov. Mark Gordon advised lawmakers to steer clear of messing with predatory animal statutes that allow for much-maligned recreational activity.
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Honolulu Bill To Rein In Fake Farms Threatens Real Ag Enterprises
July 05, 2024
Beekeepers, kennels and livestock owners say a proposed change to Honolulu’s land use ordinance would drive them out of business.
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Wyoming’s transgender athlete ban goes unchallenged in court
July 01, 2024
Both opponents and supporters expected litigation when the ban went into effect one year ago today. But that won’t be happening anytime soon.
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New initiative aims to solve Delaware food deserts
June 13, 2024
The state’s food insecurity rate coincides with the 11.4% of Delawareans experiencing poverty, per a five-year study on poverty by the Delaware Journal of Public Health.
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Vermont set to become first state in the nation to ‘make big oil pay’
May 30, 2024
Gov. Phil Scott has allowed two of the session’s most consequential bills related to climate change to become law without his signature. One holds big oil companies accountable for the damage climate change has caused in Vermont, and another is designed to protect Vermonters from the impacts of more frequent flooding as a result of a warmer atmosphere.
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1,100 Pieces Of Testimony Against A Bill Went Missing For Days. The Bill Passed And Then The Opponents’ Letters Showed Up
April 10, 2024
Hundreds of Lahaina fire victims came out strongly against a bill that could allow HECO to impose a new fee on customers to help prevent wildfires.
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‘The stepchildren:’ Community colleges struggle to fund buildings for growing workforce programs
April 05, 2024
For colleges tasked with shepherding the state’s ambitious workforce development programs, meager funding means they’re educating students in facilities that are falling behind the conditions of private industry.
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Maine to open two public defender offices in rural counties
March 22, 2024
The new law is the latest effort to address the state’s ongoing failure to provide lawyers to poor defendants.
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Oklahoma lawmakers weigh a lasting daylight savings time
February 28, 2024
Oklahoma could join 19 other states in having a permanent daylight saving time “trigger law.” The state’s Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee advanced the measure Tuesday.
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Environmentalists mixed over new bill targeting mining near Okefenokee
February 21, 2024
A new bill would restrict some new mining near the Okefenokee for 3 years; some environmental groups say it protects the mining company more than the swamp.
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Fishing rights bill heads to full House for vote
February 17, 2024
The legislation would guarantee Georgians the right to fish in navigable rivers and streams. It narrowly advanced out of committee over the objections of representatives of recreational boating interests who complained the bill is overly restrictive.
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Majority of bills related to gender identity fail introduction, three remain
February 17, 2024
Bills have been wide-ranging this year, including limits on gender-affirming care for minors, preferred pronoun usage, as well as obscenity laws.
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Funds sought for more rural patrol officers
January 20, 2024
Maine has underfunded state police rural patrol for 40 years, with no increase in funding for patrol troopers since 1977.
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Hawaii Lawmakers Want To Make Fish Farming A Bigger Industry. But How?
January 19, 2024
Some senators say moving aquaculture to another state agency is the answer. Others say it’s about providing the necessary resources.
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