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More GOP Govs Ban TikTok Citing data privacy concerns, a growing number of Republican governors have issued orders barring the use of the popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from state-owned devices. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem started...

NY Gov Partially Limits Bitcoin Mining, Signs NIL Bill New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has signed legislation imposing the nation’s first temporary ban on new fossil fuel-powered cryptocurrency mining projects. The moratorium under AB 7389 applies...

MA Gov Signs $3.76B Development Plan Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) signed off on a $3.76 billion development plan that allocates hundreds of millions of dollars to affordable housing and helping hospitals and businesses harmed by the pandemic...

CA Gov Blocks $1B in State Funds to Cities Not Doing Enough to End Homelessness Saying “Californians demand accountability and results, not settling for the status quo,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) blocked $1 billion in state funding...

MI Gov Vetoes Suite of GOP Bills to Limit Emergency Powers Saying the measures do not “grapple with the real threats that sometimes necessitate swift action,” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) vetoed eight GOP-sponsored bills intended to...

CA Gov Signs Suite of Animal Protection Measures Among the hundreds of bills California Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed in the closing days of September ( See SNCJ Spotlight in this issue ) were a half dozen measures aimed at protecting animals, including...

CA Gov Signs First-in-the-Nation Social Media Bills California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed AB 587 , a first-in-the-nation bill that requires social media companies to publicly post their policies regarding hate speech, disinformation, harassment and...

CA to Require Mentally Ill Homeless to Obtain Treatment California lawmakers gave their final endorsement to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) proposal to establish a new program to direct persons suffering from severe mental illnesses into treatment even...

Baker Signs MA Sports Betting, Mental Health, Climate Bills Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) has signed a number of bills into law this month, including measures that address sports wagering, clean energy, and mental health. Baker signed HB 5060...

Murphy Signs Suite of NJ Election Bills Saying they “will make democracy more accessible, more transparent and stronger in our state,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a package of seven bills into law last month intended to strengthen...

CA Gov Signs Bill Allowing Victims to Sue Gun Makers, Sellers California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed AB 1594 , a bill that allows the state, local governments, gun violence survivors, and the families of victims of gun violence to sue gun makers and...

Upstate Dems Pressure NY Gov to Halt Crypto Mining New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is facing pressure from some members of her own party over a pending bill that would pause crypto mining in the Empire State. Eight Democratic officials from county...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...