Gov. Ned Lamont announced more than $41 million Thursday to aid residents losing nutrition assistance and offset vanishing federal funding for reproductive health services. https://t.co/oHaOQja5Zd

An Assembly panel advanced legislation Thursday to expand protections for imprisoned women in New Jersey, after brutality and sex abuse scandals drove Gov. Phil Murphy to order the troubled Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women closed and replaced. https://t.co/NAov06wYhT

A panel appointed by Gov. Wes Moore (D) to make recommendations on midcycle congressional redistricting voted behind closed doors Thursday to move forward with its work and solicit proposals from the public on how the state’s eight districts could be redrawn.

Ohio Senate Bill 56 allows five milligram THC beverages to be manufactured, distributed, and sold until Dec. 31, 2026. The bill also says that if the federal government legalizes THC beverages, Ohio will consider “a more robust regulatory framework of these products,” according

This year, Virginia and Washington enacted laws requiring the installation of speed limiting devices in the vehicles of drivers with multiple speeding or reckless driving violations. New Hampshire and Wisconsin are considering similar legislation to stop so-called super speeders.

State lawmakers of both parties said they plan to keep passing laws regulating artificial intelligence despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to stop them. https://t.co/VAv2u8L2kV

School districts — whether public or private — across the commonwealth may be required to draft a policy prohibiting student cellphones with limited exceptions following a unanimous vote in the state Senate Education Committee Tuesday. https://t.co/LIzBarTNd0

A bill to permit the use of fire squads to carry out the death penalty is now before lawmakers in Indiana. https://t.co/PSpdjiF2pu

Washington state lawmakers next year hope to rein in law enforcement’s use of automated license plate readers amid revelations federal immigration authorities are using the data. https://t.co/MRjMkUpyoA

President Trump announced on Truth Social that he plans to sign an executive order banning states from regulating AI development later this week, prompting reactions from lawmakers across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. https://t.co/gxaM8NfHzS

Indiana state senators are expected to take a final, high-stakes vote on redistricting Thursday after months of pressure from President Donald Trump, and the outcome is still uncertain. https://t.co/syOpAyukdV

Light of Life Rescue Mission is bringing compassion and hope to Pittsburgh this Thanksgiving, serving hundreds of neighbors with a warm meal and a welcoming place to belong. Staff, volunteers, and community leaders, including Mayor Ed Gainey, Sen. Wayne Fontana, and Rep. Aerion

An #Alabama legislator has prefiled a bill that would allow parole officers to restrict the communications of people convicted of a sexual offense against children and require them to undergo treatment. https://t.co/sYo7SVrNB8

The #Delaware General Assembly is back in Dover Thursday for another special session, this one to address a looming revenue shortfall. https://t.co/oGB4IdNLoD

Gov. Josh Shapiro and Democratic leaders are considering a budget deal that would pull Pennsylvania out of an interstate program that charges power plant operators for releasing carbon into the atmosphere, according to a source with knowledge of discussions.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders directed a second round of funds to Arkansas food banks on Saturday as drama continued over whether federal food assistance would be distributed. https://t.co/EB1PeqERfW

Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins stripped three Republicans of committee chairmanships for refusing to sign a petition calling for a special legislative session to redraw congressional boundaries in a bid to block reelection of Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids and to tackle a

New Mexico’s Aging and Long-Term Care Department launched its Kinship Caregiving Pilot Program this month, connecting grandparents, family members and family friends raising children not biologically theirs to services and monthly financial support. https://t.co/tQcvhYOfls

🚀 #ICYMI: States Are Preparing for Flying Cars Lawmakers from Arizona to Pennsylvania are exploring how to regulate “roadable aircraft” as technology inches closer to reality. From Arizona’s funding for advanced air mobility studies to new legislative frameworks in Pennsylvania

With the state strapped for cash, Democrats’ chief budget writer in the #Washington Senate has told colleagues there’s no money available for new spending they might desire next year. https://t.co/3NbxMWzIwZ