A bill passed by Arkansas’ Republican-controlled Legislature and signed by GOP Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders makes it tougher to qualify ballot measures by more than tripling the number of counties where signatures must be gathered, from 15 to 50.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-05-24/state-lawmakers-ignore-elections-handcuff-voters-in-power-grab

A federal judge delivered a stinging rebuke to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature over rules and a new state law that banned minors from receiving “puberty blockers” and other types of gender-affirming care.

Source: https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2023/06/06/fed-judge-says-not-so-fast-to-fls-trans-health-ban-for-children-n556107

But it has an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate as lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro increasingly focus on budget legislation ahead of the July 1 start of the new fiscal year.

Source: https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-house-passes-15-minimum-wage-bill/

Earlier this month, the Republican-controlled Kansas legislature passed a bill that would require providers to tell patients that medication abortions are reversible once underway.

Source: https://northdenvernews.com/colorado-becomes-the-first-state-to-ban-so-called-abortion-pill-reversals/

FILE PHOTO: A person walks past the U.S. Capitol building at sunset as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives reconvenes on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 9, 2023.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/redistricting-battles-could-determine-control-of-us-house-in-2024/article_c94e5ed9-a7c2-5dca-827f-ea865523daf4.html

Fitch's move came two months after Joe Biden and the Republican-controlled House of Representatives reached a debt ceiling agreement that lifted the government's $31.4trillion borrowing restriction, ending months of political brinkmanship.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/markets/article-12364723/FTSE-suffers-fallout-Fitch-credit-rating-downgrade-unravels.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature this year passed a measure (HB 1069) that expanded the prohibition on instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity to pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.

Source: https://flaglerlive.com/tango-makes-three/

Here is a preview of the issues involved in the special session and what awaits Republican Gov. Doug Burgum and the Republican-controlled Legislature.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/national/us-government/3249973/north-dakota-lawmakers-are-preparing-to-fix-a-budget-mess-whats-on-their-plate.html

It may all come down to what Gov. and the Republican-controlled Legislature finally agree upon in Wisconsin’s next biennial state budget.

Source: https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2023/01/30/k-12-education-teachers-pay-may-rise-by-8/

Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy is becoming law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled Gener…

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/here-are-all-of-the-abortion-debates-happening-this-week-in-us-courts-and-statehouses/article_2cb3d9b9-2ea9-51c1-9537-c494c17aee00.html

Mr. Schmidt, whose nomination will need to be confirmed by the Republican-controlled State Senate, is the first cabinet appointment announced by Mr. Shapiro since November, when he defeated Doug Mastriano, a Republican and prominent election denier.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/us/politics/pennsylvania-elections-secretary-of-commonwealth.html

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With state savings accounts and revenue collections at all-time highs, tax cuts will be a top priority for Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Republican-controlled Legislature for the 2023 session that began on Monday.

Source: https://newstalkkzrg.com/2023/02/06/flush-with-cash-oklahoma-governor-pushes-tax-cuts/

She’s the target of multiple oversight investigations in the Republican-controlled House — which could hinder the work of the FTC, and at the very least pull Khan’s attention and resources away from her primary goals.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/21/lina-khan-biden-2024-profile-00132921

Texas’ Republican-controlled House issued 20 articles of impeachment against GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton, ranging from bribery to abuse of public trust, and a vote that could remove him from office could happen as soon as Friday.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/a-look-at-the-20-articles-of-impeachment-against-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton/article_183f20de-d4c1-5d79-8349-f3982e828efa.html

That is something we have never done since 1789,” she said in the Republican-controlled House Ways and Means Committee Friday.

Source: https://fortune.com/2023/03/10/janet-yellen-debt-ceiling-warns-economic-financial-collapse-default/

Their rule-breaking protest on the state House floor on March 30 is what precipitated the expulsions by the Republican-controlled chamber.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2023/0426/Blue-city-red-state-Why-Nashville-and-Tennessee-aren-t-in-tune?icid=rss

There are plenty of calls for impeachment, but with a Republican-controlled House the option would appear to be off the table.

Source: https://seattlemedium.com/clarence-thomas-does-not-belong-on-the-supreme-court/

The Republican-controlled NC General Assembly.

Source: https://ncnewsline.com/2023/04/04/divide-and-conquer-politics-in-action/

The version of the NDAA signed by Biden represents a compromise between the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the Democratic-led Senate, which disagreed over the inclusion of several conservative policy measures by House Republicans.

Source: https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/12/23/biden-signs-the-national-defense-authorization-act-into-law/

They’re likely to be much better treated and happier here in Los Angeles than in anti-immigrant, Republican-controlled Texas anyway.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2023-07-29/greg-abbott-texas-cruelty-migrants