Utah Supreme Court Rejects GOP Bid to Halt New Congressional Map
The Utah Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Republican legislature’s request to block a judge-imposed congressional map favored by Democrats and reinstate the district lines it drew.
The Utah Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Republican legislature’s request to block a judge-imposed congressional map favored by Democrats and reinstate the district lines it drew.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) said his state is willing to take the lead in regulating popular prediction markets even if it could run afoul of federal authorities.
Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis failed to convince a New York appeals court to stop her seat from being redrawn, with the appellate judges unanimously giving a green light for the redistricting process to continue, Mike Vilensky reports.
California Governor
California Governor
Kalshi Inc. convinced a federal judge to block Tennessee officials from cracking down on the exchange’s sports event contracts, which allow people to put money on a wide range of binary outcomes.
Workers reporting violations of California’s privacy laws would be entitled to job protections and monetary awards under legislation backed by the state’s privacy regulator.
Large data centers in California may soon be required to pay surcharges to cover the cost of increased energy demand they generate.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) is seeking to temporarily halt incentives for data centers in a bid to contain soaring power bills, Miranda Davis reports.
The Republican-controlled Florida House passed legislation that would propose an amendment to the state constitution to eliminate non-school property taxes for homesteaded properties in the state, though the path to passage remains unclear in the state Senate.
Democrat Derek Tran won the Nov. 5 election in California’s 45th Congressional District over Rep. Michelle Steel (R), who conceded Wednesday.
Republican Nick Begich unseated Rep. Mary Peltola (D) in Alaska’s at-large Congressional District, the Associated Press said Wednesday.
Democrat Janelle Bynum unseated Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon’s 5th District, the Associated Press said Thursday.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) asked a federal court to prevent special counsel Jack Smith from destroying documents related to his investigation and prosecution of president-elect Donald Trump.
The idea of injecting more politics into filling state supreme court seats through partisan elections has taken hold in some Republican circles, and momentum could pick up after the party’s success this week in North Carolina and Ohio.
A convicted felon in New York may help determine whether Republicans hold all the levers of government in Washington next year.