The Illinois state legislature sent a record-setting $55.9 billion budget to Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the conclusion of the 2026 legislative session.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed SF 2480 into law, taxing vapes and nicotine products starting July 2027 to provide $3M annually for pediatric cancer research.
The Minnesota Reformer reported that Minnesota's 2023 "red flag" law potentially saved House Speaker Lisa Demuth's (R) life earlier this year. Demuth voted against the law in 2023 and is actively blocking more gun control measures in the state.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, a national group, says it will provide campaign help to 11 Indiana House candidates with the aim of breaking the supermajority control Republicans have had of the chamber since the 2012 elections.
Wisconsin Senate Democrats joined Republicans to sink Gov. Tony Evers’ $1.8 billion spending plan, condemning the "backroom" negotiations that produced a plan they say fell short of the state's needs.
With a July 1 deadline for the swipe fee ban looming, Illinois state Sen. Cristina Castro (D) is pushing back against "misleading claims" from big banks and a Trump-backed attempt to block the law.
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton has stripped all 24 Democrats in his chamber of their committee assignments because they protested the GOP's new gerrymandered map on the House floor
Two incumbent state lawmakers trailed primary election opponents for the Legislature by the unofficial close of counting Tuesday, and another could be in trouble come November after facing three Democratic opponents.
The majority of the Indiana state Senators who voted against gerrymandering last year were ousted by Trump-endorsed candidates in their primary elections on Tuesday.
Chedrick Greene’s victory in Tuesday’s special election ensures Michigan Democrats will maintain their narrow grip on the state Senate, fending off a Republican attempt to deadlock the chamber through 2026.
