In her first hours as New Jersey’s 57th governor, Mikie Sherrill inherited the unresolved debate over whether the state should codify and expand protections for undocumented immigrants ... .
Alaska lawmakers opened the second year of their regular legislative session on Tuesday with an ambitious agenda but low expectations amid a tight budget that appears likely to draw the lion’s share of legislators’ attention ... .
In a change from the chamber’s initial posture, lawmakers in the Maine Senate voted Tuesday to sustain a veto from Gov ...Last week, the Maine House of Representatives voted 96-44 to override the veto, reiterating the chamber’s support of the bill.
A GOP congressman in a five-way race for governor is demanding that legislators close South Carolina’s primaries so that only registered Republicans can decide the party’s winner ... × This page requires Javascript ... kAmqFE @? (65?6D52Jk^Am ... ....
Jared Polis vetoed a bill last year that would have required ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft to improve security for passengers, but efforts continue to make sure that people using the services are safe.
Philip D. Murphy, New Jersey’s former governor, did enact legislation to protect the rights of undocumented residents at schools, courthouses and health care facilities ... .
Gov. Phil Murphy, who made protecting immigrants a pillar of his first campaign for governor, used some of his final hours in office Tuesday to veto two sweeping bills designed to expand migrant rights ... .