Advocates say Nevada is too quick to punish human trafficking victims who commit crimes while under the coercive power of their perpetrators, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com
An impassioned speech by an Idaho lawmaker moved his colleagues to change their minds on planned funding cuts to social services, scrambling the budget plans of legislative leaders, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Arizona lawmakers want added radiation protection for medical workers but hospital administrators say the extra equipment is too expensive, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com
“I can say without a doubt, this is one of the most productive legislative sessions that we’ve had as far as our relationship goes with state legislators,” Salt Lake City's mayor says of the just-concluded session, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Tax legislation Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Wednesday targets the last coal-fired power plant in the Pacific Northwest, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Officials with the Alaska National Guard said plans to deploy a trained rapid response force this month to support federal authorities in Washington D.C. has been pushed back to May, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com
“Fascism isn’t knocking at our doors anymore; it is knocking down our doors without warrants and we must respond accordingly,” an Oregon lawmaker says of a bill trying to limit federal immigration agents, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com
New solar power installations declined significantly in Nevada last year, as the Trump administration prioritized boosting fossil fuels and implemented policies limiting the growth of renewable energy, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Without debate, the Idaho House passed on a party-line vote Thursday a bill that calls for nearly $22 million in budget cuts to Medicaid disability services, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Arizona Republican lawmakers want to hobble the state's teacher union, which generally supports Democratic candidates and issues, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Reported incidents of domestic violence have been on the rise in Nevada's second most populous county over the past three years, underscoring the need to expand the availability of temporary housing for victims, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Utah lawmakers restarted funding this year to help cover the cost of forensic exams for victims of domestic violence choking assaults, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com
So far there have been no reports of companies requiring employees in Washington to implant subcutaneous microchips. But the legislature decided to ban the practice anyway, report @washingtonstatestadard.com and @statesnewsroom.com
The Alaska Senate unanimously approved a bill that would spend $373.5 million from the Constitutional Budget Reserve to pay for a variety of expenses and fill a deficit in the current budget year, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com
An Oregon judge says the legislature was within its rights to move a referendum on a planned gas tax from November to May, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com
An Idaho law required the legislature to combine two environment-oriented state agencies. Instead, lawmakers effectively abolished them after a dispute over staffing, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Far-right Arizona Sen. Wendy Rogers has been the target of plenty of online scorn over her career. Now she wants to make it easier for elected officials to sue people who criticize them, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Despite heated rhetoric, legislative Republicans this year did not propose a promised constitutional amendment that would make clear lawmakers can change voter-approved laws enacted by ballot initiative, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com
An incumbent Washington Republican state lawmaker is facing an intraparty challenge from an associate pastor of a Wenatchee church who’s raised close to $300,000, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is planning to relax the requirements for a subsidy program intended to attract cargo airlines to Fairbanks International Airport, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Despite partisan wrangling in Oregon's Democratic-run legislature, nearly 90% of bills — or 128 of 143 — that passed both chambers this year received at least one Republican vote, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Facing public anger and legal challenges, NV Energy now wants permission from the Public Utilities Commission to push back implementation of its controversial peak demand charge until Oct. 1, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com
The Idaho House is set to consider a bill that is meant to cut Medicaid disability provider pay rates by nearly $22 million, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com
A bill introduced by a vaccine-skeptical Arizona lawmaker would bar insurance companies, including Medicaid, from reimbursing doctors at a different rate based on patients’ refusal to get vaccinated, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Utah is among eight states the federal government has selected to test the future of electric aircraft and other aviation technologies, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com
It took over 24 hours of grinding floor debate, but Democrats in the Washington House approved an income tax Tuesday on households earning over $1 million a year, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Alaska filed civil lawsuits Tuesday against six crowdfunding websites, accusing them of illegally soliciting donations for thousands of Alaska charities without consent, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Oregonians will be voting for scores of offices at all levels this year. Here's who filed to run by Tuesday's deadline, via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com
“April Fool’s Day is when the new charge goes into place. People are going to go crazy when this happens,” an energy expert says about a new surcharge on Nevada electric bills, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com
"It’s harmful to the thousands of same-sex married couples in Idaho, many of whom have been married for 10 years or more,” an Idaho lawmaker says of a resolution asking the Supreme Court to reverse itself on same-sex marriage, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com
