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Tennessee Senators debated whether to allow faith-based foster care and adoption agencies to exclude LGBTQ parents and others based on the agencies' religious beliefs. Paige Smith, Labor Rep…

California Senators debated when to require certain businesses to classify workers as employees, rather than independent contractors, and make the workers subject to labor law, including min…

Virginia ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed Constitutional Amendment that reads, "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any…

The New Hampshire Senate debated voter residency requirements, such as registering a car and getting a driver’s license in New Hampshire. Ethan DeWitt talked about its effect college student…

Maine’s legislature debated a data privacy bill that prohibits internet service providers from selling, sharing, or granting third parties access to their customers' data unless explicitly g…

The North Carolina House of Representatives debated a bill to require Sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration detainer requests. Politics Reporter Will Doran gave his analysis of the …

New Jersey and Oregon transportation and security officials discussed their states being two of the final ones to begin the process of offering new, increased-security driver’s licenses know…

The California Assembly Committee on Public Safety considered a bill designed to change the legal standard for when police officers can use deadly force. Los Angeles Times reporter Anita Cha…

Michigan becomes the first state to ban flavored electronic cigarettes, to curb underage e-cigarette use, and as health officials investigate hundreds of cases of a lung illness linked to va…

Texas passes what supporters call the “Chick-Fil-A” bill, after the fast food chain was banned from the San Antonio airport by the city council for donating to - what the council called - an…

Michigan’s House of Representatives debated car insurance reform to replace its no-fault insurance requirement that has led to the highest premiums in the country, primarily because of unlim…

New Mexico considered whether to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which requires members states to give all their Electoral College votes in a presidential election to the …

Philadelphia’s City Council debated a bill to become the first major U.S. city to prohibit most retail locations from refusing to accept cash or charging cash-paying customers more. Philadel…

Laura Drotleff talked about the resent laws legalizing hemp farming. Iowa’s governor signed a bill to legalize industrial hemp but South Dakota’s governor vetoed their bill and the legislatu…

Reporter Lawrence Mower talked about the Florida law restoring voting rights to ex-felons. The Florida state legislature debated the bill that included the requirement these ex-felons first …

The Oregonian reporter Elliott Njus talked about Oregon becoming the first state to enact statewide rent control. The law also limits no-fault evictions of tenants. The Oregon House and Sena…

The Utah House of Representatives debated an Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion that is more limited than what is contained in a voter-passed state referendum. Utah reporter Benjamin Woo…

Amid a nationwide measles outbreak, Washington State House and Senate debate whether to limit when parents can exempt their children from the MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine, eliminati…

Maryland House of Delegates and Senate debated whether to let the terminally ill end their lives with the help of a doctor’s prescription. Pamela Wood talked about the history of the bill. G…

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter (R) announces a $270 million settlement with Purdue Pharma and the company’s owners, the Sackler family, over claims the drugmaker aggressively marketed…