Insurance claims in California from last year’s deadly wildfires have topped $11.4 billion, state officials said Monday, according to the Associated Press. Most of the claims stem from the Camp Fire in Northern California, which killed more than 80 people and destroyed thousands of structures. The Woolsey Fire in Southern California also killed three people and destroyed […]
Republicans in the Arizona House on Monday called for the state attorney general to look into “possible free speech violations” at a high school. State House Majority Leader Warren Petersen (R) sent a letter signed by 26 other Republican lawmakers to Mark Brnovich asking him to investigate reports that faculty at Perry High School in Gilbert, Ariz., ordered students to […]
A Colorado state lawmaker is drafting legislation to eliminate an exemption that allows parents to opt out of vaccinating their children for personal reasons. The Denver Channel reported Friday that Democratic Rep. Kyle Mullica has begun drafting the bill, which would make it more difficult for parents to opt out of vaccinations. The effort comes after Colorado was found to have the lowest […]
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) denied Saturday he had any prior knowledge of a racist picture that appeared on his medical school yearbook page and rejected bipartisan calls for his resignation. “I am not and will not excuse the content of the photo. It was offensive, racist and despicable. When my staff showed me the […]
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) issued a statement Friday night acknowledging that he appeared in a photo showing a man in blackface and another dressed in a Ku Klux Klan robe, saying he regretted the decision. “I am deeply sorry for the decision I made to appear as I did in this photo and for […]
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) this week said he won’t sign a proclamation honoring a book about a farming family, saying the author, who has criticized President TrumpDonald John TrumpGary Cohn says Trump trade adviser the only economist in world who believes in tariffs House transportation committee chairman threatens to subpoena Boeing, FAA communication Pentagon […]
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan GrishamMichelle Lynn Lujan GrishamNew Mexico passes bill requiring state’s electricity come from renewable energy New Mexico governor signs law requiring background checks for almost all firearm sales New Mexico House votes to legalize marijuana MORE (D) on Friday signed a bill requiring background checks on almost all firearm sales in the […]
Tennessee is the first state in the South to allow judges to apply hate crime enhancements when sentencing cases that target transgender people. State Attorney General Herbert Slatery (R) last week issued an opinion stating that transgender identity would be covered under the state’s hate crime law because they were singled out over their gender, The Tennessean […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) fired back at President TrumpDonald John TrumpGary Cohn says Trump trade adviser the only economist in world who believes in tariffs House transportation committee chairman threatens to subpoena Boeing, FAA communication Pentagon sets new limits on transgender service members MORE on Wednesday night after Trump urged the state to return federal […]
A coalition of Democratic states defending ObamaCare filed notice Thursday to appeal a recent federal court ruling that struck down the health-care law as unconstitutional, sparking what’s likely to be a lengthy legal fight that could reach the Supreme Court and influence the 2020 elections. California Attorney General Xavier BecerraXavier BecerraUber to pay million to settle […]