Tag: State Legislatures

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) listens to a reporter's question as he outlines his proposed 2025 $322 billion state budget during a news conference at California State University, Stanislaus, in Turlock, California, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.

California governor reveals Golden State Literacy Plan

Dave Mason | The Center Square · June 6, 2025 9:28 am

Assembly member Isaac Bryan speaks during the CDP State Convention - Tax Fairness for All Families on May 31, 2025 in Anaheim, California.

New California bill ties legacy of slavery to college admissions

Barnini Chakraborty · June 5, 2025 3:37 pm

As utility bills climb, IL lawmakers fail to address what some call a crisis

By Kevin Bessler | The Center Square · June 5, 2025 1:55 pm

Washington state capital

How did your WA lawmaker vote? Org releases legislative scorecard on 2025 session

Carleen Johnson | The Center Square · June 5, 2025 11:14 am

Gov. Katie Hobbs (D_AZ) speaks as she gives the State of the State address, Jan. 9, 2023, at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix.

Antisemitism in Education Act on its way to Arizona governor’s desk

Dave Mason | The Center Square · June 5, 2025 10:58 am

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington.

Abbott signs bill advancing record funding for public schools, teacher pay hikes

Bethany Blankley | The Center Square · June 5, 2025 10:58 am

The dome of the California State Capitol is pictured, Aug. 5, 2024, in Sacramento, California.

CA Senate votes to allow parole of violent felons with life sentences

Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square · June 5, 2025 10:57 am

State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, urges members of the Senate to reject a soda tax measure, Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Lawmakers passed the bill to ban local taxes on soda for the next 12 years and sent it to Gov. Jerry Brown.

Beltway Confidential

California Democrats think 25-year-old murderers aren’t that bad

Zachary Faria · June 4, 2025 2:28 pm

NY mother urges Education Department to investigate district over DEI matters

Tate Miller | The Center Square contributor · June 4, 2025 11:41 am

The dome of the California State Capitol is pictured, Aug. 5, 2024, in Sacramento, California.

California bill would make ballot recounts more costly

Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square · June 4, 2025 11:16 am

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) speaks at a news conference in Austin, Texas, June 8, 2021.

Abbott signs bail reform legislation into law

Bethany Blankley | The Center Square · June 4, 2025 11:01 am

CA Assembly rejects effort to block new 65 cent per gallon carbon fee

Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square · June 4, 2025 10:48 am