State Governments
Did Wisconsin AG Undermine His Alternate Electors Case?
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul’s office twice asserted that a slate of alternate electors contesting the 2020 election was legal before bringing criminal charges on the matter in the heat of a presidential election in…
Self-driving cars will make the world safer for cats—and humans too
San Francisco is an admittedly quirky city, but an emotional debate there over the tragic death of a cat is strangely emblematic about the way too many Americans react to current events. Something bad happens and then throngs…
Why DOGE mattered
There is a popular theory that suggests modern politics is determined by "the vibes." That is, politics is an irrational business, and the best way to make sense of it is to lean into how it feels. The…
Thanksgiving traffic shows the Highway Trust Fund is running on empty
The American Automobile Association predicts that nearly 82 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles from home over Thanksgiving—a new record if it pans out. Almost all the travel increase, it projects, will be by…
California law allowing rideshare drivers to unionize could harm gig workers
In October, California lawmakers passed a bill allowing rideshare drivers to unionize. Under the law, a unionization election can be triggered when just 10 percent of the state's rideshare drivers submit forms expressing…
New Jersey Supreme Court bars ‘shaken baby syndrome’ testimony at trial
New Jersey on Thursday became the first state in the U.S. to bar expert testimony on "shaken baby syndrome" (SBS) from the courtroom when there is no other evidence of trauma. In a 109-page opinion, a 6–1 majority…
Michigan Lawmakers Seek Federal Election Monitors for 2026
Michigan state lawmakers asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to send election monitors for the state’s 2026 contests, noting that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor in an election she is supervising. The…
Could New York Elect a GOP Governor After Mamdani NYC Win?
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is making a big political bet after a decade in Congress—that she can become the first Republican Governor of New York in 20 years. “ Kathy Hochul has a record and has led single-party Democrat…
Jasmine Crockett Faces Ethics Complaint Over Financial Reporting
A watchdog group alleges that Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, filed inconsistent financial disclosure statements regarding investments, which potentially violated House rules and federal law if the unreported assets exceed…
California’s minimum wage hike for fast-food workers is killing jobs
In 2023, California adopted a law that raised the minimum wage to $20 per hour. It also created a Fast Food Council with the power to further increase wages by dictate every year. Twenty bucks an hour is a nice, round number…
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