Them: Just how popular is Governor Andy Beshear?

Me: 👇🏿 #KYGov

ICYMI: The elections-related bills vetoed by Gov. Youngkin include ones to advance ranked choice voting, expand legal protections for voting rights, modify data practices to avoid canceling eligible voters' registrations, and more. virginiamercury.com/2024/04/11/you…

Though Trump’s team was put off by some of Noem's potential 'baggage,' the biggest concerns about the governor seem to lie much closer to home, Hannah Thacker writes.
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The U.S. Senate moved to block a rule requiring states to track the CO2 produced by vehicles, which account for 28% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions output. But a presidential veto awaits, should the measure pass the House.
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CHSRA will solicit proposals for 6 high-speed trainsets, including two prototypes to support testing and trial running.
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Reminder for students: Applications for National Press Club's Feldman Fellowship are due on Sunday, April 14. This award recognizes a student pursuing graduate studies in journalism with a stipend of $5K.
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That didn’t take long finance.yahoo.com/news/freight-r…

On April 4, Facebook refused to let Kansas Reflector share an opinion column written by Dave Kendall about his climate change documentary, then removed every post every user had ever made that pointed to any story on Kansas Reflector’s website.

absolutely incredible quote from this azcentral story 🐮 azcentral.com/story/news/pol…

Tennessee statewide school voucher plan stalls as legislature enters final weeks tennesseelookout.com/2024/04/12/ten… via Tennessee Lookout

This is quite the lede -- on a very important story.

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NBC4 Washington Our report - plus the latest on the Circulator here nbcwashington.com/news/local/ddo… NBC4 Washington

Senate rebukes Biden administration on effort to reduce vehicle pollution route-fifty.com/infrastructure… My story for Route Fifty

People who drive, walk or otherwise transport themselves in D.C.:

What's the worst right-turn-on-red in the city?

I once had an expert in federalism tell me that nobody really cares about federalism. People care about their own issues, and that shapes their views of federalism.

'Leave it to the states' was a talking point tethered to the push to overturn Roe v Wade that has no bearing on the post-Dobbs debate.

Neither side actually wants to leave it to the states.

'Some Native American activists were surprised, too. Two said the Illinois Department of Natural Resources did not seek tribal input before last week’s statement that IDNR is considering name changes at units including Starved Rock State Park.'

Houston has roughly the same number of pedestrian deaths a year as New York City, even though its population is a third of the size. But the Texas city's new mayor wants to undo safety measures like bike lanes and pedestrian medians.
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Four justices who voted to uphold abortion bans just this month are up for retention in November—2 in Florida (Renatha Francis & Meredith Sasso), & 2 in Arizona (Clint Bolick & Kathryn Hackett King). boltsmag.org/your-state-by-…