State Politics & News
Coverage of state politics, elections, and conservative policy battles across all 50 states shaping America’s future.
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Georgia Board OKs Rule to Match Vote Count With Number of Voters. The Left Objects.
The Georgia State Election Board will require that the number of ballots counted in the Nov. 5 presidential election doesn’t surpass the number of voters who cast ballots, in a move narrowly approved Monday. The election board voted 3-2 after more than three hours of heated debate on what proponents contend was a commonsense election…Fred Lucas -
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‘Retaliation’: Nurse Who Blew the Whistle on Child Sex-Change Program Says Texas Children’s Fired Her
Former Texas Children’s Hospital nurse Vanessa Sivadge says that she has been terminated after blowing the whistle on the hospital’s alleged use of Texas Medicaid to cover attempted sex changes for children. Texas Children’s has denied that it used Texas Medicaid to cover cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers for minors, as Sivadge has alleged. The…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Don’t Be Fooled by the ‘Propaganda Extravaganza’ Coming to Chicago This Week
The Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago on Monday, giving Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz an opportunity to present their vision for America. But don’t be fooled by the Democrats’ glitzy gala, says John Tillman, CEO of the American Culture Project and chairman of the Illinois Policy Institute. He offered a…Rob Bluey -
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Biden’s Disappearing Act Reveals the Real Power in Washington
Our increasingly imperial executive branch has become the center of American politics as the presidency itself shrinks into irrelevancy. It is a dangerous dynamic that threatens the future of our country, and it’s been exposed during our current president’s lamest of lame-duck final months in office. President Joe Biden—if we can still give him that…Jarrett Stepman -
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The Washington Post’s ‘Rambunctious Rah-Rah’ Coverage of Walz
The Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos, but it reads like it’s owned by the Democratic National Committee. Consider the bias by omission. On Aug. 9, Washington Examiner reporter Gabe Kaminsky found an uncomfortable story: “Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, on at least five occasions as governor of Minnesota, hosted a Muslim cleric…Tim Graham -
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Why Michigan Republicans Side With Democrat AG Who Threatened to Prosecute Over Facebook Posts
The Donald Trump-backed candidate for state attorney general says he supports the move by his former opponent—Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat—to threaten to prosecute a GOP township candidate over her Facebook posts. Matthew Deperno, Nessel’s former opponent and the lawyer for Michigan’s Kalamazoo County Republican Party, said Kerry Lynn Elieff likely broke a…Fred Lucas -
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Sanctuary Cities for Parental Rights? California City Aims to Protect Families from Radical Gender Policies
The mayor of Huntington Beach, California, is fighting for parental rights despite a recently signed state law requiring schools to conceal students’ gender transitions from parents. Huntington Beach Mayor Gracey Van Der Mark introduced an ordinance Aug. 6 to make the Southern California beach town a “Parents’ Right to Know” city. “The state of California is…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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‘Kindergarten Math’: Georgia Considers Rule to Match Counted Votes With Counted Voters
The Georgia State Election Board is mulling a proposed rule to ensure that the number of votes considered for counting equals the number of votes cast by voters. That might seem to be a minor administrative matter under normal circumstances. But less than three months away from the Nov. 5 presidential election in one of…Fred Lucas -
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EXCLUSIVE: California School District’s Ethnic Studies Course Trains Students for ‘Social Justice,’ ‘Activism’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Los Angeles County school district offers an ethnic studies course covering the “intersectionality” of “identity markers” such as race, gender, and sexual orientation. “Ethnic Studies aims to educate students on social justice themes related to ethnicity, identity, and the historical element that is the common denominator, while providing students with…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Oklahoma Has Best School Choice in America, State Education Chief Says
Every state should adopt Oklahoma’s school choice model, says Ryan Walters, the state’s superintendent of education. “We have the best school choice in the country, and it’s a national model that every state should follow,” Walters told The Daily Signal at talk-radio host Erick Erickson’s The Gathering conference in Atlanta over the weekend. “But frankly, I think that…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Kamala Harris ‘Owns It as Much as Anybody,’ Texas Lawmaker Says of Border Crisis
Regardless of what federal courts say, Texas needs to remove illegal immigrants allowed into the country by the Biden-Harris administration, Rep. Chip Roy says. “We had six kids who died from fentanyl poisoning in the school district in which my family resides, southwest of Austin, Texas,” the Texas Republican told The Daily Signal at Erick Erickson’s…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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EXCLUSIVE: California District Allows 12-Year-Olds to Transition Without Parental Involvement, Denies It
A California high school disputed The Daily Signal’s recent report that it allows kids to transition gender without parental involvement, yet internal documents say parents are optional for ages 12 and up. The Daily Signal reported on July 28 that the Newport-Mesa Unified School District allows students to complete so-called gender support plans, which lay…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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America Can’t Afford Ongoing Border Crisis, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Says
ATLANTA—The only rational explanation for the Biden-Harris administration’s open border policy is that Democrats think illegal immigrants will help them in the Nov. 5 election, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says. “It just doesn’t make sense, unless you think you can turn those [illegal aliens] into voters, and it’s going to help you in your next…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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‘Beatdown’ for GOP Candidate: How Michigan Combats Election ‘Misinformation’
When a Republican primary candidate for a local township post in Michigan made posts on social media, she didn’t anticipate what she characterized as a “Shut up, lady” letter from the state attorney general’s office threatening to prosecute her. The GOP candidate, Kerry Lynn Elieff, described new polling locations in a June 12 post on…Fred Lucas -
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‘Marxist Professors Leaving’: DeSantis Explains How He Saved Education in Florida From Leftist Indoctrination
ATLANTA—Taxpayer dollars shouldn’t fund education systems that seek to undermine American values, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday. “We have a radical idea that the tax dollars that Floridians pay should not go to fund universities that are hostile to our freedoms and way of life,” DeSantis, a Republican, said at conservative commentator and radio…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Louisiana AG Defends Constitutionality of Ten Commandments in Schools
The Louisiana law requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments is constitutional, state Attorney General Liz Murrill argues in a legal brief filed this week. House Bill 71 made Louisiana the first state to require public universities and K-12 schools to display the Ten Commandments after Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, signed it into law on…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Tim Walz Silent on Ties to Minnesota Freedom Fund That Bailed Out Rioters, Domestic Abusers
When rioters took to the streets of Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd, setting fire to a police station, a Japanese restaurant, and a low-income tenement building (among others), then-Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., raised money for the Minnesota Freedom Fund, which posted bail on behalf of the rioters. Now that Harris, Joe Biden’s vice…Tyler O’Neil -
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Kamala Harris’ VP Pick Signed Bill Allowing Illegal Aliens to Get Driver’s Licenses in Minnesota
Democrats’ new running mate for presumptive presidential nominee Kamala Harris signed a bill last year allowing illegal immigrants to receive Minnesota driver’s licenses. In March 2023, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation allowing Minnesota residents to apply for and obtain standard state driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status. “Ensuring drivers in our state are licensed…Virginia Allen -
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Maryland County’s Electric School Bus Program Resulted in Millions of Dollars in ‘Wasteful Spending’
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—An investigation into a Maryland school system’s electric bus initiative found that it resulted in millions of dollars in “wasteful spending” due to issues with the vehicles, according to a report from the county’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released in late July. In February 2021, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)…Owen Klinsky -
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EXCLUSIVE: Organization Fighting Radical Gender Ideology in California Sues School District for Withholding Public Records
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The nonprofit that has been exposing radical gender ideology in California filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the public school district in Burbank, California, for failing to comply with state law by providing requested documents. Burbank Unified School District, in Los Angeles County, hasn’t responded to the Center for American Liberty’s repeated…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell