House are not co-sponsoring HR 51, the bill to make almost all of District of Columbia state. ..…

In the absence of a federal law that establishes nationwide data privacy standards — a possibility that seems remote at the moment — the California Consumer Privacy Act is the main blueprint available. In the wake of the California law’s passage, approximately 15 other states..…

This story first appeared in the American Prospect and is co-published by Capital & Main. . California’s progressive activists won a major victory in mid-September when the state legislature passed, and Governor Gavin Newsom promised to sign, a bill creating unprecedented protections for..…

General counsel to the Department of Homeland Security John Mitnick has been fired, according to media reports.. ..…

Andrew Cuomo holds news conference in Red Room at Capitol Albany, N.Y. ..…

(This piece first appeared in Capital and Main) . The California Association of Realtors fired its first volley Wednesday in its fight to kill off a rent protection measure that is facing a final round of votes next week in the state Legislature – even while some of the group’s key..…

Given the contentious nature of public debate in this pre-election year and in light of the presidency of Donald Trump, my own synagogue and American Reform Jewish movement have been challenged about the nature of our speech and activism.. ..…

the number of measles cases New York has slowed to trickle, and some officials are cautiously optimistic that they have seen the worst of the outbreak. ..…

Vermonters must be 21 to buy tobacco, starting September 1. ..…

Acting Supreme Court Justice Denise Hartman ruled against the dozens of parents who filed lawsuit against the state, the exemption until the case was settled.. ..…

Greenland is one of the biggest targets for global warming, in part, because it's so big it's hard to miss. ..…

Weld, Massachusetts governor, , the time has come for consideration of in marijuana policy.. ..…

New York became the fifth state after California, Maine, Mississippi and West Virginia to enact law requiring in school to be vaccinated unless they have valid medical reason. ..…

The trend suggests in the next decade California's population will begin to decline... Besides births, the main reason California's population has not already started falling has been migration into the state. ..…

I'm not aware of anything in Torah, Bible, Koran or anything else that suggests you should not get vaccinated, ” said Democrat Jeffrey Dinowitz Two schools Williamsburg were shut down on Thursday by health officials, after inspections revealed that they have been allowing unvaccinated students to attend..…

New York on Thursday  ended the state's exemption from vaccines that had allowed parents to send their unvaccinated children to school or day care. . ..…

By signing law that will allow medical professionals other than doctors to perform or provide abortion services in the state, On Monday, May 10, Maine Janet Mills took major step towards supporting health. ..…

SEATTLE — Marijuana has been shown to help ease pain and few other health problems, yet two-thirds of U.S states have decided pot should be legal to treat many other conditions with little scientific backing.. ..…

Are they actually against charter schools, which often are the only hope for underprivileged children in California’s inner cities to get a quality education? Do they understand that pension and benefit costs are by far the main reason California’s public schools are in..…

May 15, 2019 6 53 PM EDT 9 states side with Coloradan seeking US passport. ..…

Sims Supreme Court case destroyed the republican form of government on the state level, and the New California state movement will have the opportunity to use Amendment to challenge the case.. The main reason for the New California state movement is that the rural areas of..…

According to Alexandra Walden, officer at Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, the efforts have been years in the making... ..…

state appeals court New Jersey ruled on Tuesday that the state's passed law allowing ill patients to seek life-ending drug can move forward. ..…

Alvarez Abolish Electoral College, Empower the People. ..…

Pritzker signed Sunday that will raise the legal age for purchasing cigarettes, e-cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 statewide... ..…

The top of the list, however, is less predictable: California is the only state that fell within the top ten states for both policy scores and enrollment scores, and the states with the highest overall scores—Utah, New Hampshire, Maine, California, and South Carolina—are mostly states..…

New York and Washington are on track to become the latest states this year to raise the legal age for tobacco and cigarette purchases to 21 from 18.. ..…

The Trump on Monday said Affordable Care Act should be struck down, in dramatic reversal... ..…

News Numbers 88 black men for every 100 black women. ..…

But now advocates are optimistic that Democratic control of House and mounting pressure to clean up the disparity between state and federal laws could propel some incremental changes through Republican-controlled Senate — even if it will be challenge.. ..…

States have opportunity to act to close the loopholes that hide and protect the wealth of the top 1%, remedy the impact of the new federal tax law that lowers taxes on the wealthy, and make critical investments infrastructure, energy systems, and programs that create opportunity and shared prosperity. ..…

Maryland and 15 other states filed Monday against President Donald Trump's declaration to fund wall on U.S.-Mexico border... ..…

Sixteen states have filed lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's of emergency to redirect funds for border wall... ..…

Industrial carbon capture would be to build equipment at the top of every smokestack and then send CO2 along pipeline network to store back in the ground.. ..…

He previously taught at Harvard University, University of Melbourne, and University of Southern California, andhe was Professor in Departments of Economics and Political Science at University of California at Berkeley. His main research interest is why countries are different..…

The main march organizing body, California Women's March, is not affiliated with New York City march organization.. ..…

The main reason the Democratic margin is so huge is that in California, no one was permitted to vote for anyone for U.S. ..…

Note: This piece first appeared in Capital and Main . California’s high rents are undermining tenants’ retirement prospects and the broader economy. . ..…

Well, it turns out that there are three main concentrations of Salvadorans in United States — California, Long Island, N.Y., Maryland Virginia, mainly in Washington area. ..…

November results are going to drive some of this, said Tara Ryan, government affairs for the Association for Accessible Medicines. ..…

Gun control efforts have been losing cause on Capitol Hill, even in the wake of some of the worst mass shootings U.S history, largely because of National Rifle Association's iron-grip on many conservative lawmakers.. ..…

Over month politicians and unnamed sources quote in media outlets continue to raise the spectre of Russian in the elections.. ..…

Meanwhile Google and Facebook announced they would be banning fake news websites from their advertising networks, citing the popularity of fake news with partisans on media the election cycle.. ..…

majority of US states have called on Supreme Court to issue ruling on same-sex marriage, across two separate legal briefs.. ..…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court put stop to same-sex marriages in Utah on Monday while the state appeals federal district court's ruling that had legalized the unions.. ..…

Supporters of the effort said their main target was gays. . In California, voters put a stop to same-sex marriage with the passage of Proposition 8. . ..…

WASHINGTON — Arguing that the distribution of marijuana for medical purposes undermines the nation's drug laws and leads to abuse, the government urged Supreme Court on Wednesday to stop California cooperative from dispensing the drug to the seriously ill.. ..…

in few short months no one will think Green Party is interested in saving whales. ``Not that I'm against saving whales, said Horton Sheff, former and city council member. ..…

., a main sponsor of the sanctions bill. . ''No American, from Maine to Texas or from Pennsylvania to California, wants America to finance apartheid,'' Gray said. ..…