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DeSantis Sends Vaccine-Exemption Bill to Special Session as Measles Cases Rise

The move tests lawmakers' appetite for looser rules during an active outbreak.

Pilot Sues to Halt Florida’s Order Renaming Palm Beach International for President Trump

Healey Moves to Allow Sunday Hunting, Crossbows, and Closer Archery Setbacks

Kalshi Sues Utah Over Ban Threat After CFTC Backs Federal Control

Abbott Orders DPS Surge at Texas–Mexico Border After Cartel Leader’s Reported Death

Mass. Utilities Drop Interest on Deferred Winter Bill Relief After Healey Push

Florida Board Weighs Ban on New H‑1B Hires at Public Universities Through Jan. 5, 2027

Kentucky Grants Provisional Licenses to Tobacco and Vape Retailers as New Law Takes Effect

Federal Judge Blocks Michigan From Enforcing Line 5 Easement Revocation

Ohio Audit Flags 10 Teacher-Prep Programs Over Banned Reading Methods, Sets One-Year Fix Deadline

Florida Moves Forward With Plan to Drop Four School Vaccine Requirements After Contentious Hearing

New Jersey Declares Emergency to Ease Propane Bottleneck After Marcus Hook Failure

New York Finishes Main Mailing of 8.2 Million Inflation Refund Checks Worth $2.2 Billion

Hochul Presses for $400 Million in Heating Aid as Feds Pledge Release by Month’s End

New York Approves Water-Quality Permit for NESE Gas Pipeline After Three Rejections

Oklahoma Board Recommends Clemency for Death-Row Inmate Tremane Wood

Walz Orders Optum Audit of 14 High-Risk Medicaid Services, With Pre-Payment Holds Up to 90 Days

Austin Details First-Week Results of Encampment Cleanup as State Conducts Separate Sweeps

Hochul Vetoes NYC EMS Two-Responder Mandate

Texas and Austin Launch Parallel Encampment Sweeps as City Offers Shelter, Questions State Plan