CA Dems Will Explore Changing Recall Rules : California voters emphatically rejected a Republican-led effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), and now Dems are looking to revise what they call a “flawed recall system.” That system offers voters a...
ID Lawmakers Still Working to Curb Gov Powers : Idaho House lawmakers endorsed three bills last week to curb Gov. Brad Little’s (R) emergency powers. The measures collectively would limit a governor’s ability during declared emergencies to alter laws...
TX, FL, IA Govs Sign on for Alcohol to Go : The governors of Florida, Iowa and Texas signed measures last week that make permanent pandemic-induced temporary regulations allowing restaurants to sell alcohol to go or for delivery. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R)...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) last week ordered state regulators to yank the licenses of facilities that house undocumented migrant kids. The move was intended to stymie a Biden administration policy that contracts with 52 Texas general residential facilities to...
Abbott Signs TX Power Grid Overhaul : Months after a deadly February storm killed hundreds of people, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a pair of bills that together overhaul the governance of the Lone Star State power grid that many blame for their deaths. ...
Noem Orders SD Abortion Restrictions : South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R)issued an executive order imposing significant restrictions on abortion in the Coyote State. Under Executive order 2021-12 , doctors not licensed in South Dakota are barred from prescribing...
Hochul Kickstarts NY Legal Weed Process : After months of delay by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), the New York Senate acted quickly to confirm Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) two appointments to head the agencies that will oversee the Empire State’s legal...
IL Gov Okays NDA Reforms : Illinois Gov. Pritzker signed legislation earlier this month that makes significant changes in Prairie State law governing the use of non-disclosure and non-compete agreements between businesses and workers. Under SB 672 , employers...
Cuomo Likely to Face Impeachment : In the wake of a damning report from the state attorney general’s office, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is almost surely going to face an impeachment vote over allegations he sexually harassed at least 11 women and retaliated...