Nutfieldnews Team 
(The Center Square) – A panel of three Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judges dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn Nevada’s Election Worker Protection Act. The case at the San Francisco-based court was brought by plaintiffs Robert Beadles, Alexandra Slack, Susan Vanness and Martin Waldman, who argued they could be wrongfully prosecuted for observing election …
(The Center Square) – Democrats representing Arizona in Washington, D.C., have responded to new reports about Medicaid cuts and their projected impact on families. The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System and Arizona Chamber Foundation warn Medicaid cuts proposed by the Trump administration and Republicans would be devastating to families, seniors and people with disabilities. …
(The Center Square) – Republican Illinois state senators have requested extensions on legislation that they say would address Illinois’ child care shortage. Sen. Darby Hills, R-Barrington Hills, said Senate Bills 2277 and 2382 tackle the biggest challenge working families face, which Hills said is access to child care. “This is not just a local issue. …
(The Center Square) – The Washington State Senate on Thursday approved a 10% cap plus the consumer price index on annual rent increases, drastically changing a House of Representatives version of the bill that had a 7% cap. Following more than 90 minutes of floor debate, Engrossed House Bill 1217 passed on a 29-20 vote. …
(The Center Square) – Gun owners would have to lock up their firearms anywhere they are under a measure that passed the Illinois Senate late Thursday. Senate Bill 8 found lopsided support among the public. As of Thursday evening, 710 individuals filed witness slips in favor. About 3,200 people filed in opposition. The deadline to …
(The Center Square) – The Washington State Senate on Thursday passed a controversial bill on vaccines and other public health requirements during communicable disease outbreaks. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1531, which aims to ensure public health responses to communicable diseases are guided by “the best available science,” passed the House of Representatives on March 8. …
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto, both D-Nevada, reintroduced legislation seeking to prevent oil and gas development in the Ruby Mountains. Last week, the federal government canceled the Biden administration’s proposed plan put forth banning oil and gas drilling for 20 years in the mountain range’s 264,000 acres of …
(The Center Square) – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Thursday signed a controversial gun control bill that requires a permit and safety training to buy firearms that accept detachable magazines. Senate Bill 25-003 was originally a ban on the sale or purchase of most semi-automatic rifles or shotguns that take detachable magazines. But it was amended …
(The Center Square) – Legislation banning federal district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions passed the U.S. House Wednesday evening in an effort to address what Republicans call judicial overreach. Multiple district judges have recently slapped universal injunctions on Trump’s rapid-fire government reforms in response to lawsuits filed in district courts. The nationwide edicts have …
(The Center Square) – Majority Democrats in both chambers of the Washington State Legislature say a “wealth tax” proposal is dead this session. During a Wednesday media availability event, Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, and House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon, D-West Seattle, each said current versions of the operating budget still being negotiated do …