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Lombardo silent on Trump’s pledge to restore Biden-era solar subsidies to Nevada nevadacurrent.com/2026/02/18/l...
Lombardo silent on Trump’s pledge to restore Biden-era solar subsidies to Nevada • Nevada Current
President Donald Trump’s agreement with Gov. Joe Lombardo to restore subsidies to develop solar farms in Nevada, revealed during a December podcast, is among the best-kept secrets in an industry devas...
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February 18, 2026 at 2:20 PM
ICE at the polls: Arizona Republicans push plan to require agents at all polling places azmirror.com/briefs/ice-a...
ICE at the polls: Arizona Republicans push plan to require agents at all polling places | Arizona Mirror
Arizona Republicans push bill to station ICE agents at polling places, despite a federal law that bars armed troops at voting sites
azmirror.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Arizona GOP intraparty fight looms over competing election overhaul proposals azmirror.com/2026/02/17/a...
Arizona GOP intraparty fight looms over competing election overhaul proposals
Arizona Republicans are split over voter ID as House and Senate versions of a sweeping election overhaul resolution head toward a clash
azmirror.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Utah bill would limit shackling of postpartum women in prison and jails utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/18/u...
Utah bill would limit shackling of postpartum women in prison and jails • Utah News Dispatch
A state lawmaker is proposing limits on shackling postpartum women in Utah's prison and jails, building on recent reforms.
utahnewsdispatch.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Some states are helping to make Obamacare plans more affordable stateline.org/2026/02/18/s...
Some states are helping to make Obamacare plans more affordable • Stateline
At least 10 Democratic-leaning states are using their own money to help people buy Obamacare health plans, at least partially replacing the federal tax credits that expired at the end of last year.
stateline.org
February 18, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Journalist Georgia Fort pleads not guilty to felony charges stemming from church protest minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/17/j...
Journalist Georgia Fort pleads not guilty to felony charges stemming from church protest • Minnesota Reformer
Independent journalist Georgia Fort pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal felony charges stemming from a protest that she filmed in January inside a St. Paul church where a pastor is also an offici...
minnesotareformer.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Ohio billionaire political funder Les Wexner to be deposed by members of Congress in Epstein probe ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/18/o...
Ohio billionaire political funder Les Wexner to be deposed by members of Congress in Epstein probe • Ohio Capital Journal
Les Wexner — Ohio's wealthiest man who has donated to many politicians — is being deposed by members of Congress on Wednesday about his relationship with convicted child sex offender and disgraced fin...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:12 PM
WV House passes new data center development rules without local control, water protection provisions westvirginiawatch.com/2026/02/18/w...
WV House passes new data center development rules without local control, water protection provisions • West Virginia Watch
The House approved new rules on how the West Virginia Department of Commerce will certify microgrids and high impact data centers.
westvirginiawatch.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:06 PM
71% of children leaving WV schools for homeschooling are chronically absent westvirginiawatch.com/2026/02/18/7...
71% of children leaving WV schools for homeschooling are chronically absent • West Virginia Watch
The majority of students in West Virginia who left public schools in the last three years were chronically absent.
westvirginiawatch.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Moore signs bills banning agreements between local police, federal immigration agencies marylandmatters.org/2026/02/18/m...
Moore signs bills banning agreements between local police, federal immigration agencies - Maryland Matters
Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed emergency legislation banning 287(g) agreements between local police and federal immigration officials, ending years of effort by immigration advocates who say local police s...
marylandmatters.org
February 18, 2026 at 2:05 PM
SC Senate votes to keep college NIL payments a secret scdailygazette.com/2026/02/17/s...
SC Senate votes to keep college NIL payments a secret • SC Daily Gazette
South Carolina legislators voted to allow public colleges to continue concealing what they pay university athletes.
scdailygazette.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Federal judge rules ICE can’t take Kilmar Abrego Garcia back into custody tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/18/r...
Federal judge rules ICE can’t take Kilmar Abrego Garcia back into custody • Tennessee Lookout
A federal judge in Maryland Tuesday barred U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
tennesseelookout.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:02 PM
NC AG Jeff Jackson joins motion to release FEMA rebuilding funds ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-ag...
NC AG Jeff Jackson joins motion to release FEMA rebuilding funds • NC Newsline
Jackson is one of nearly two dozen state leaders asking a federal court Tuesday to compel the release of FEMA funds earmarked to help communities rebuild after disasters.
ncnewsline.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Minnesota House Republican leaders don’t want to talk about immigration enforcement  minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/16/m...
Minnesota House Republican leaders don’t want to talk about immigration enforcement  • Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota House Republicans on Monday held a press conference to present their priorities for this year’s legislative session that starts on Tuesday: prevent fraud, make life more affordable and expan...
minnesotareformer.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Idaho activists, officials decry anti-LGBTQ+ bills as House passes trans bathroom ban in businesses idahocapitalsun.com/2026/02/16/i...
Idaho activists, officials decry anti-LGBTQ+ bills as House passes trans bathroom ban in businesses • Idaho Capital Sun
The Idaho House widely passed a bill that expands on the state’s law banning transgender people from using their preferred school bathrooms.
idahocapitalsun.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM
‘It’s obviously unconstitutional.’ Vouchers Hurt Ohio speaks out against new Republican bill ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/17/i...
‘It's obviously unconstitutional.’ Vouchers Hurt Ohio speaks out against new Republican bill • Ohio Capital Journal
Vouchers Hurt Ohio slammed a new Republican bill that would withhold state funding from school districts that are involved in their ongoing lawsuit against the state's school voucher program.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Federal judge orders the restoration of exhibits on slavery to the President’s House in Philadelphia penncapital-star.com/justice-the-...
Federal judge orders the restoration of exhibits on slavery to the President’s House in Philadelphia • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Her ruling, issued on President’s Day, began with an epigraph from George Orwell’s novel 1984, describing the erasure of history by a fictional totalitarian government.
penncapital-star.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:10 PM
WV Senate passes bill to keep employer info for political donors off public campaign finance reports westvirginiawatch.com/2026/02/16/w...
WV Senate passes bill to keep employer info for political donors off public campaign finance reports • West Virginia Watch
The Senate approved a bill that will stop the public from accessing certain information about people who donate to political candidates.
westvirginiawatch.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Lawmakers debate how to regulate data centers’ diesel backup generators virginiamercury.com/2026/02/17/l...
Lawmakers debate how to regulate data centers’ diesel backup generators • Virginia Mercury
The use of data center's generators became a flashpoint in communities concerned about the health impacts of the emissions and fueled legislation.
virginiamercury.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:07 PM
SC parents fear losing vouchers for homeschooling. GOP senators say they were misled. scdailygazette.com/2026/02/16/s...
SC parents fear losing vouchers for homeschooling. GOP senators say they were misled. • SC Daily Gazette
The Department of Education claims the K-12 scholarship law allows spending on homeschooling. GOP senators who approved the law disagree.
scdailygazette.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Communities fight ICE detention centers, but have few tools to stop them stateline.org/2026/02/17/c...
Communities fight ICE detention centers, but have few tools to stop them • Stateline
Communities across the country are fighting potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities. But with limited legal authority, city and state officials have turned to the court of public...
stateline.org
February 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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idahocapitalsun.com
Here's a crash course on what the 5% state budget holdbacks advancing in the #idleg will mean for you and your families based on the dogged reporting our @idahocapitalsun.com staff busted out this week. What we found is that these cuts could affect nearly every Idahoan in some way. #idpol
Legislative notebook: Budget committee sends funding cuts to full Idaho House, Senate floors • Idaho Capital Sun
This week, we did something a little differently than we ever have before at the Idaho Capital Sun. After spending the last five years, day in and day out, covering as many Idaho legislative committee...
idahocapitalsun.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Hundreds of Louisiana restaurants cited, fined for not disclosing imported seafood lailluminator.com/2026/02/10/i...
Hundreds of Louisiana restaurants cited, fined for not disclosing imported seafood • Louisiana Illuminator
Louisiana law requires restaurants to clearly indicate when they serve imported seafood, but hundreds have failed to do so, according to a review of state enforcement data from 2025.
lailluminator.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Trump’s Education Dept. probes Louisiana plan to boost minority college completion numbers lailluminator.com/2026/02/13/l...
Trump’s Education Dept. probes Louisiana plan to boost minority college completion numbers • Louisiana Illuminator
As Louisiana seeks to have 60% of its adults hold a college degree or credential, the Trump administration is investigating the state’s effort to increase the number of minority residents who reach th...
lailluminator.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Kristi Noem was unable to cite single election fraud case during secretive Arizona visit azmirror.com/2026/02/13/k...
Kristi Noem was unable to cite single election fraud case during secretive Arizona visit
DHS Secretary Noem visits Phoenix, claims Arizona election fraud but can't provide examples as state officials rebuke false claims
azmirror.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM