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New Jersey Governor Backs Civil Rights Investigation Into Delaney Hall Detention Facility
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill issued a statement on August 7, 2026 supporting a civil rights investigation into Delaney Hall, a private detention facility,...
Office of the Governor of New Jersey
Read more →Youngkin Launches School Choice Advocacy Group Targeting 20 States
Former Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin launched a conservative policy group called Empowering America's Parents, focused on expanding awareness of the federal Education Freedom Tax...
WTOP
Read more →North Carolina Governor Pulls Public Safety Nomination After Senate Declines Hearing
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein withdrew his nomination of Jeff Smythe to lead the state Department of Public Safety, citing the state Senate's refusal...
WUNC
Read more →Illinois Will Require Retailers to Accept Cash and Employers to Pay for Jury Duty
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a package of bills on August 3, 2026 that will require most retailers to accept cash for in-person purchases...
NPR Illinois
Read more →Judge Calls Florida Property Tax Ballot Language Defective, Giving AG 10 Days to Rewrite
A judge ruled that ballot language for a Florida proposal to sharply cut homeowner property taxes was "clearly and conclusively defective" and resembled "a...
Local 10 News
Read more →New York Orders 12 Police Agencies to End ICE 287(g) Agreements by August 25
New York's Office of Immigrant Trust sent letters to 12 local law enforcement agencies holding 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, informing...
Office of the New York Attorney General
Read more →California Legislature Faces August 31 Deadline on Climate Funds, Antitrust and Wildfire Bills
California lawmakers returned for the final weeks of the 2026 legislative session with several major measures unresolved ahead of the August 31 adjournment date,...
The Business Journal
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