State Politics & News
Coverage of state politics, elections, and conservative policy battles across all 50 states shaping America’s future.
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Election ‘Safety’ Grants May Have Swung Arizona to Biden, Report Finds
Money from the founder of Facebook touted as being for safe elections during the pandemic may have affected the outcome of the presidential race in Arizona by driving up Democrat turnout, according to a government watchdog report. The grant from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan focused more on “voter education” than…Fred Lucas -
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Democrats’ Operative Got Secret Internet Connection at Wisconsin Election Center, Emails Show
Madison, Wis.—A veteran Democratic operative intricately involved in Green Bay’s November election was given access to “hidden” identifiers for the internet network at the hotel convention center where ballots were counted, according to emails obtained by Wisconsin Spotlight. Green Bay city officials insist the presidential election was “administered exclusively by city staff.” But the emails…M.D. Kittle -
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2 Massachusetts Towns Create Legal Polyamorous Partnerships
What could the left possibly want after same-sex marriage and transgenderism? Try polygamy. The media laughed off groups like the Family Research Council when we warned about that 15 years ago. Now, a decade and a half later, with American parents in the fight of their lives over girls sports and city councils endorsing three-person…Tony Perkins -
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Why Someone Hid Accurate Death Count for New York Nursing Homes
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic and his administration’s alleged efforts to hide the accurate number of related deaths beg the question: Is the cover-up worse than the crime? The Empire Center for Public Policy, a New York-based research organization, filed a request last summer under the Freedom…Virginia Allen -
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West Virginia Families, Students Have New Reason for ‘Hope’ on Educational Options
Thousands of children across West Virginia have new hope for the future. State legislators have approved a proposal that would allow students to use education savings accounts to choose how and where they learn. Lawmakers will now send the proposal for these Hope Scholarships to the governor’s desk. Parents can customize their child’s learning experience…Jonathan Butcher -
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‘No Room’ for Critical Race Theory in Florida Schools, Gov. Ron DeSantis Says
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vows that critical race theory won’t be part of the state’s education curriculum. “Florida’s civics curriculum will incorporate foundational concepts with the best materials, and it will expressly exclude unsanctioned narratives like critical race theory and other unsubstantiated theories,” DeSantis said Wednesday. Critical race theory, Heritage Foundation scholars Jonathan Butcher and…Rachel del Guidice -
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Mississippi Bans Transgender Students From Women’s Sports
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill into law barring transgender athletes in public schools and colleges from competing in women’s sports. The bill, SB 2536, is the first of such legislation to be signed into law this year, though similar initiatives have appeared in other states across the country. South Dakota’s Senate sent a similar…Andrew Trunsky -
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HR 1 Would Allow Federal Micromanagement of State Elections, Ohio Secretary of State Says
The bill known as HR 1, or the For the People Act, should be called “the Federal Takeover of Elections Act,” Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose says. LaRose, who oversees Ohio’s elections, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain why HR 1, a bill the political left touts as positive election reform, is an…Virginia Allen -
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‘Easy to Vote, but Hard to Cheat’: Iowa Passes Major Election Legislation
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed significant election reform legislation on Monday. The new law decreases Iowa’s early voting period and closes polls an hour earlier on Election Day. State Sen. Roby Smith, a Republican, says the new law “enhances Iowans’ confidence in the elections in this state by implementing common sense reforms like providing a…Rachel del Guidice -
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Zuckerberg Grant Allowed Outsider to Infiltrate Presidential Election in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis.—When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife handed out hundreds of millions of dollars last year for a national safe-voting initiative, the “donation” was heralded as vital support to “protect American elections” and to “bolster democracy during the pandemic.” But what the grant money really purchased in battleground states such as Wisconsin was…M.D. Kittle -
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Texas Rancher Says Illegal Immigrants Repeatedly Damage His Property and Trash His Land
Illegal immigrants have torn down fences, left “bricks of marijuana,” and even stolen vehicles from a ranch near Carrizo Springs, Texas, and it’s happening more frequently since the election of President Joe Biden, a rancher told The Daily Caller News Foundation Wednesday. The changes in visible foot traffic around the ranch increased in the months…Kaylee Greenlee -
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Washington Must Face the Coming Medicare Crisis
Official Washington, D.C., just got another early warning. The Congressional Budget Office recently confirmed the Medicare trustees’ 2020 report that the Medicare trust fund—the Part A account that funds the hospitalization and related services—faces insolvency in 2026. Insolvency means that Medicare wouldn’t be able to fully reimburse hospitals, nursing homes, and home health agencies for…Robert Moffit -
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Chicago Public Schools Teachers Paid $2.3 Billion Even Though They Refused Classroom Teaching
For the first time since March 2020, 20,927 full-time teachers in the Chicago Public Schools system may be headed into Chicago classrooms, after approximately 13,000 Chicago Teachers Union members voted to go back. In 2020, Chicago taxpayers spent $2.3 billion on teacher payroll, while 347,476 enrolled Chicago Public Schools schoolchildren logged on from home. That’s an average annual teacher compensation package…Adam Andrzejewski -
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California Reopening Plan ‘Propagates Racism,’ LA Teachers Union Says
The Los Angeles teachers union said Monday California’s school reopening plan is a “recipe” for propagating racism and will unfairly punish minority communities. United Teachers Los Angeles representatives argued that teachers are being asked to make up for the leadership failings of elected officials “from Washington, D.C., to Sacramento to LA” during a press conference Monday. Since California’s plan calls on schools…Thomas Catenacci -
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Virginia to Become 16th State to Legalize Marijuana
Virginia lawmakers passed legislation legalizing marijuana Saturday, making it poised to be the 16th state—and the first in the South—to legalize the drug for recreational use. The measure passed the state House 48-43 and the state Senate 20-19. Not a single Republican in either chamber voted in support of the measure. “This, to me, is a justice bill,”…Andrew Trunsky -
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Woke Math Spreads to Oregon
“Woke” education is not just coming to history, social studies, and the humanities. A recent report by Fox News explained how the Oregon Department of Education encouraged teachers to take “ethnomathematics” training to aid in “dismantling racism in mathematics.” Oregon educators did the training, called the “Pathway to Math Equity Micro Course,” in partnership with…Jarrett Stepman -
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Justice Department Won’t Oppose Arizona Election Reform Before Supreme Court Hears Case
On the cusp of Supreme Court arguments about Arizona’s ban on the controversial practice of ballot harvesting, President Joe Biden’s Justice Department pulled a surprise maneuver—inaction. The Biden administration in effect maintained the same position, for now, as the Trump administration regarding a major election integrity case. In a carefully worded letter to the Supreme…Fred Lucas -
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Reasons for Texas Blackouts and How Best to Avoid Them Going Forward
As millions of Texans suffer from a lack of electric power, heat, and water, the “never let a crisis go to waste” crowd is in full swing on both sides of the political aisle. Half-truths and misinformation have flooded social media outlets and policy discussions, blaming specific fuel sources, the deregulated structure of Texas’ electricity…Nicolas Loris -
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Utah Parents Push Back Against Transgender Agenda—and Win
A group of Utah parents has prompted a review of an “equity book program” in their local school district after a teacher read a book favorable to transgenderism to a class of third graders. The book, “Call Me Max,” written by transgender-identified author Kyle Lukoff, follows the story of a girl wanting to be seen…Joseph Backholm -
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5 Keys to Understanding Cuomo’s COVID-19 Cover-up in New York
New York state lawmakers say they want to impeach Gov. Andrew Cuomo, strip him of emergency powers, and investigate his administration as new information shows the state’s COVID-19 death toll in nursing homes is even higher than a revised estimate. The New York Department of Health released data Wednesday on 647 more nursing home deaths…Fred Lucas