Out-of-state renewable energy producers could soon receive Alabama Jobs Act treatment
The Alabama Jobs Act, a landmark economic incentive law enacted in 2015, could soon apply to companies that generate renewable energy as a covered activity in the program, with the state Legislature further expanding it in 2021 and 2023. On Tuesday, state Sen. Arthur Orr introduced the proposal in the Alabama Senate Energy and Commerce […]
Stadthagen: Setting the record straight on IVF after misleading attacks from out-of-state dark money group
Over the weekend, several members of Alabama's House Republican caucus were targeted by an ad claiming that a vote to restore IVF treatment to Alabama families would protect those who intentionally caused the death of unborn children. . These ads mischaracterize the law and the organization running these ads, American Action Fund, intentionally sends mean […]
DeSantis Outlaws Out-Of-State Driver’s Licenses Issued To Illegal Immigrants
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that some driver licenses in five states will not be recognized in Florida because they were issued to illegal immigrants. Florida Highway Safety Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) published On Wednesday’s list, licenses issued to illegal immigrants from Delaware, Connecticut, Vermont, Hawaii and Rhode Island are not considered valid federal identification […]
Out-of-state lawmakers take local border tour
Conservative group Americans for Prosperity leads South Carolina, Iowa and New Hampshire legislators on local border tour YUMA, Arizona (KECY, KYMA) – Americans for Prosperity, an influential conservative group, led a group of lawmakers from several states on a border tour of Yuma on Wednesday. The group includes legislators from South Carolina, Iowa, and New […]
Counties that attract the most out-of-state residents | National
U.S. immigration patterns hit historic lows in 2020-2021 as the world stagnated in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Migration rates remain low —8.7% of Americans will migrate in 2021-22— despite the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the reopening of the economy. By comparison, U.S. immigration peaked at about 20% from the late 1940s […]
Counties that attract the most out-of-state residents | Multimedia
U.S. immigration patterns hit historic lows in 2020-2021 as the world stagnated in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Migration rates remain low —8.7% of Americans will migrate in 2021-22— despite the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the reopening of the economy. By comparison, U.S. immigration peaked at about 20% from the late 1940s […]
California keeps sending toxic soil to out-of-state landfills — Newsom and legislators are slow to change course – Santa Cruz Sentinel
South Yuma County landfill in Yuma, Arizona, November 29, 2022 (Photo: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters) State lawmakers plan oversight hearings to investigate how California handles toxic soil from old industrial, military and other cleanup sites. These wastes are contaminated with lead, petroleum hydrocarbons, the infamous DDT pesticide, and more. a CalMatters Survey Last month, companies and […]
California keeps sending toxic soil to out-of-state landfills — Newsom and legislators are slow to change course
The Toxic Substances Control Administration has taken most of Exide’s residential cleaning waste to the South Yuma County Landfill. Arizona’s environmental regulator announced in 2021 thatimminent serious threatInvestigations found windblown debris, large amounts of “germs” (flies and birds), and groundwater containing high levels of chromium (a metal that can be harmful to humans and the […]
