Tennessee public schools could exclude immigrant children without legal status in GOP-backed bill • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee lawmakers voted Wednesday to move forward with a bill requiring public K-12s and charter schools to verify student immigration status and allow children who cannot prove legally reside in the United States. Unless they pay the tuition fee. Despite Congress’s own financial analysis, the 5-4 vote by the Senate Education Committee said the proposed […]
Dems Tighten Their Grip On Michigan Supreme Court As GOP-Backed Judges Fail To Pick Up Seats
Democrats expanded their majority on the Michigan Supreme Court and gained additional seats, according to multiple news outlets. According to the paper, both Democratic candidates defeated the Republican candidate, giving the Democratic majority a 5-2 majority. multiple report. State Supreme Court nominees are chosen at party conventions, but are listed on the ballot as nonpartisan. […]
Hobbs vetoes GOP-backed bill to extend transportation sales tax
PHOENIX—Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday backed Republicans to extend the long-running 0.5-cent sales tax that funds transportation projects in Arizona’s most populous county and expires at the end of 2025. exercised its right to veto the proposal. The bill, which was approved in a partisan vote, would have banned the use of sales tax […]
