NY Gov Okays Legal Protections for Abortion Providers New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a suite of bills last week intended to insulate Empire State abortion providers and out-of-state patients from legal actions taken against them in other states. The...
Govs Push Different Directions on Guns If anyone thought another murderous rampage would bring America’s two major political parties together to work on a solution to the nation’s mass shooting epidemic, think again. In the wake of two more horrific...
Govs Take Opposing Sides on Abortion In the wake of a leaked memo indicating the Supreme Court of the United States will soon strike down Roe. V. Wade , red and blue state governors have quickly acted to further solidify their states’ positions on the issue...
More GOP Govs Sign Transgender Sports Measures Two more Republican governors, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed measures last week intended to prevent transgender girls or women from participating in sports that align with their gender...
TX Growers Irate at Gov Over Massive Truck Backlog Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is drawing intense criticism from Lone Star State agricultural interests over an ongoing backlog of commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border caused by his order that each truck coming...
GOP Govs Split on Transgender Sports Ban A quartet of GOP governors has taken decidedly different tacks of late in addressing bills that bar transgender athletes from competing in school sports teams that align with their gender identity. In late March, Utah...
CA Gov Signs Bill Restoring UC Enrollment California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a measure ( SB 118 ) last week that removes public college enrollment as a separate consideration under the California Environmental Quality Act, known as CEQA. The new law nullifies...
Govs Push Russian Sanctions The outrage from world leaders at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has filtered down to state governors as well. According to Stateline , a publication of the Pew Charitable Trusts, governors in at least 12 states have ordered...
IA Gov Makes New Effort for Private School Scholarships Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) is making another push to allow students to use public school funds to pay for private school scholarships. Reynolds first proposed sending the entire state per-pupil allocation...
NM Lawmakers Kill Gov’s Clean Hydrogen Bill : The New Mexico House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee voted to table Gov. Michell Lujan Grisham’s (D) proposal to make the state a hub of hydrogen production by offering tax incentives...
NM Gov Pushes Teacher Pay Hikes Calling her state’s budget surplus “an unimaginable amount of money,” New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) rolled out an $8.4 billion budget proposal that marks a 13 percent increase over last year’s...
Newsom Urges TX-Style Law on Guns : Saying he is “outraged” at the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a Texas law that bans almost all abortion and allows private citizens to sue to enforce it, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called on Golden...
IL Incentivizes Electric Car Manufacturing : Saying he wants to see Illinois “become a leader in the clean transportation revolution,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed ( HB 1769 ), a bill offering a wide range of incentives intended to boost the Prairie...
DE Gov Signs Criminal Justice Reform Package : Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) signed an eight-bill package aimed at addressing longstanding racial inequalities in the state criminal justice system. The bills are a part of the larger agenda Democrats unveiled...
NM Gov Demands New Film Safety Protocols : In the wake of a tragic accidental shooting on the set of a movie being filmed near Santa Fe, New Mexico, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) said Hollywood needs to adopt strict new safety protocols to protect workers on...