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The Alaska House of Representatives is asking Congress to fix a problem with a program that pays money to rural school districts affected by the decline of the timber industry, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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“This is not the America I swore an oath to protect,” said Shawn McMurtrey, a military veteran and USDA plant scientist at an Oregon town hall for fired federal workers, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Graduate students employed within the Nevada System of Higher Education say they have little recourse when dealing with hostile work environments, low pay, demanding workloads, and financial instability, report @nevadacurrent.com and @srtatesnewsroom.com

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Montana legislators are hearing testimony about the relationship between the former senate president and an associate he awarded a no-bid contract, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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The Idaho Senate voted unanimously to pass a $100 million bill that seeks to reduce property taxes and pay down school districts’ bond issues and levies, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Legislative Republicans and Arizona's Democratic governor are trading blame over who is responsible for the possible collapse of the state's Department of Child Safety, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Utah lawmakers killed a bill giving the treasurer the ability to invest rainy day funds in cryptocurrency on behalf of the state, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A Washington bill seeks to prevent bail bond agents from enforcing civil immigration warrants and sharing a defendant’s immigration status with anyone outside their business, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Neither an Alaska free-speech law nor the First Amendment protect a former North Slope Borough principal fired for making a derogatory version of the local school district’s logo, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Former Park Service leaders say Trump's mass firing has wiped out a generation of potential future leadership, reports @southdakotasearchlight.com via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A federal appeals court on Monday denied the Trump administration’s emergency effort to block the reinstatement of federal employees at six government agencies, report @statesnewsroom.com via @nevadacurrent.com

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Trump has reversed Biden policies on coal mining in Montana and says it will open up at least one large tract of federal land to more coal production, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A bill to reduce the maximum income refugees can earn to still access a federal medical assistance program is headed to Idaho Gov. Brad Little for final consideration, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A new Arizona memorial honors Emily Pike, a slain Native teen, as her community demands justice in her death, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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The University of Utah is among 45 universities the Trump administration is investigating over “racial preferences and stereotypes in education programs and activities,” report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s point person for working with state lawmakers has resigned as he heads into the final six weeks of his first legislative session as governor, report @washingtoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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An Alaska bill would allow law enforcement officers or household members to petition the court for a protective order, to prevent someone who poses a danger to themself or others from possessing or accessing firearms, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Oregon’s 197 school districts will get nearly $77 million in additional funding this year from revenues generated from leases and industry permitted on state lands, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Nevada's two U.S. senators split their votes on the Republican-drafted spending resolution that avoided a government shutdown, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Montana's legislature has passed a bill to create a commission to form stronger trade ties with Ireland, part of a broader effort by that country to forge ties directly with U.S. states, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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The Idaho Legislature’s powerful budget setting committee on Monday set budgets for Idaho Medicaid — largely at levels the governor asked for, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A northern Arizona city is considering whether to bar children from attending drag shows — including family friendly ones — and it could face a lawsuit for doing so, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A coalition of union advocates has 30 days to collect enough signatures to place a referendum on Utah ballots over controversial legislation restricting collective bargaining for public sector employees, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A citizens commission approved a new salary schedule for members of the legislative, executive and judicial branches last month that provides double-digit pay hikes, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s decision to kill almost 200 brown bears in order to boost a struggling caribou herd violated due process and was unconstitutional, an Anchorage Superior Court judge ruled, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Oregon and nine other states recently achieved a collective goal of shifting new car buyers toward electric rather than gas-powered vehicles in an effort to combat climate change, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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For several Nevadans caught in the federal workforce purge, a legal ruling reversing their firing is just the latest development in a chaotic administration that has burned them again and again, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Terry Nelson has been picked to take over former Rep. Ron Marshall’s seat in the Montana Legislature in House District 87, in Ravalli County, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Idaho will become the only state in the U.S. to fatally shoot death row inmates as its main execution method, after Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 37 into law, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Family members of Emily Pike received hugs, handshakes and condolences from dozens of people during a prayer vigil for the slain Native woman, hosted by the Gila River Indian Community, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Utah's lieutenant governor is urging Trump to restore links to notable graves for Black, Hispanic and women military members scrubbed from Arlington National Cemetery’s website as part of anti-DEI efforts, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to immediately reinstate thousands of jobs for probationary workers fired as part of a campaign to slash the federal workforce, reports @statesnewsroom.com via @washingtonstatestandard.com

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The government of British Columbia filed legislation Thursday that would permit the province to levy tolls on vehicles between the Lower 48 and Alaska, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Oregon lawmakers will consider nearly doubling funding for a program that provides free tax preparation to low-income families, which participating organizations say is stretched to its limits, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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The Trump administration is calling on the Supreme Court to limit the scope of three nationwide injunctions from lower courts against the president’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, reports @statesnewsroom.com via @nevadacurrent.com

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The Montana Secretary of State and Commissioner of Political Practices have come to an agreement with two groups which challenged a 2023 law that would have made it crime to be registered to vote in two places, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law an expanded grocery tax credit that is intended to offset the sales tax Idahoans pay on food, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Tribal nations and leaders throughout Arizona honored U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died Thursday, as a warrior for Indigenous communities, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A ban on displays of Pride Flags on public property could cost Utah in the competition to be the next home of the Sundance Film Festival, report @utahnewsdispatch and @statesewsroom

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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson announced the state would pitch in $623,000 from its reserves to repair the Upper Hoh Road, which washed out last year, cutting off access to part of a popular park, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Federal fisheries managers did not mishandle trawl fishing rules amid Alaska’s ongoing salmon subsistence crisis, a federal judge in Anchorage has ruled, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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The U.S. has paused negotiations with Canada on a keystone management plan in the shared Columbia River Basin as President Donald Trump escalates his trade war and threats to Canada’s sovereignty, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A Nevada sheriff decided to cooperate with ICE. “This is just one tool I get to use to get those people who are committing crimes in my community and who I do not want in my community,” he told lawmakers, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Dave Roemer, who became the 23rd superintendent of Glacier Park in 2022, will now also oversee Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, a working cattle ranch located in Deer Lodge, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Under a bill headed to the Idaho House, adults who sexually abuse children age 12 and younger in Idaho could be sentenced to death, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva has died at the age of 77. The Tucson Democrat spent more than 50 years in public service representing the people of southern Arizona, including more than 20 years as a U.S. Congressman, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Working-age adults who live in rural areas are more likely to be covered by Medicaid than their counterparts in cities, creating a dilemma for Republicans looking to make deep cuts, reports @stateline.org via @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Washington's legislature reached another important procedural deadline this week. Here's a look at what bills made it and what bills are likely dead for the year, report @washingtonstatestandard and @statesnewsroom

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The latest revenue forecast for the state of Alaska continues the trend of bad news for the state's finances, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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The effectiveness of state "Red Flag" laws relies on their implementation, supporters say: Law enforcement and judges must be trained and the public needs to be aware of the law, reports stateline.org via oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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