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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel gestures with her hands while speaking at a press table.

Nessel wins injunction against Kalshi as prediction market says Michigan lacks regulatory authority

In her lawsuit against the prediction market Kalshi, Michigan’s Attorney General has secured another block barring the company from offering sports betting services in the state of Michigan. 

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North Dakota House Minority Leader Zac Ista stands and speaks into a microphone on the House floor.
North Dakota Legislature rejects Dem-led attempts to add child care, data center moratorium for special session

North Dakota Democrats attempted to introduce bills addressing child care funding and a data center permitting moratorium during Wednesday's special session, but Republican majorities blocked both efforts.

Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Powell sits at the bench with a microphone and water bottle during a hearing.
Missouri Supreme Court questions effort to keep redistricting referendum off ballot

The court heard arguments that will determine whether Missourians vote on a gerrymandered district map and the boundaries of districts for the November election

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga speaks into a microphone.
Huizenga sides with Trump administration in Canada trade war

The Michigan Republican has voted at least four times to hand tariff authority to the president, even after conceding the costs would land on his constituents.

A U.S. Marshal and an FBI agent in tactical gear stand behind a man in a graphic t-shirt.
Some Memphis businesses push back against Memphis Safe Task Force 

Business owners said they will refuse to serve task force members or allow them to enter their establishment, citing frightened customers and workers.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks into a microphone alongside Mary Moriarty during a news conference.
Judge denies Minnesota’s extradition request for ICE agent Christian Castro

Castro is charged with shooting Julio Sosa-Celis in north Minneapolis on Jan. 14.

A wall filled with rows of round, digital electric utility meters labeled "LG&E."
State utility regulator opens investigation into rising gas, electricity costs

Kentucky’s utility regulator has launched an effort to study the affordability of electric and natural gas utility service for residential ratepayers, arguing that utility access is “fundamental to the health, safety, and well-being of Kentuckians.”

People take photos in front of a large Meta headquarters sign that reads "Meta 1 Hacker Way."
Indiana to receive at least $300M in settlement with Meta

Indiana will receive a guaranteed $296 million — and up to $419 million — as part of a landmark $17.1 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.

State Reps. Alexis Simmons and Brooklynne Mosley, the latter wearing a shirt reading "BUILD COMMUNITIES NOT DATA CENTERS," speak into studio microphones.
Kansas Democrats face political consequences for embracing public uprising against data centers

Rep. Brooklynne Mosley, a Lawrence Democrat, and Rep. Alexis Simmons, a Topeka Democrat, appeared on the Kansas Reflector podcast to talk about why they embrace the grassroots uprising against data centers — and the political consequences for doing so.

A brick building wall painted with a large mural reading "GREETINGS from SPRINGFIELD Ohio" in postcard style.
ICE has begun targeting and detaining Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun targeting and detaining Haitians in Springfield, Ohio after President Donald Trump revoked their legal status, with at least 29 detained as of Friday last week.