Category: State
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Alaska Supreme Court rules in favor of LeBon (R) in District 1; control of chamber and state trifecta status still unknown
On January 4, the Alaska Supreme Court upheld Bart LeBon’s (R) one-vote victory over Kathryn Dodge (D) in the Alaska House District 1 election. The court affirmed a finding by special master Eric Aarseth that the State Division of Elections acted properly when it held a recount in the race. Dodge had appealed the…
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Tennessee law requiring local compliance with federal immigration laws takes effect
House Bill (HB) 2315, a bill involving sanctuary cities, went into effect in Tennessee. In May 2018, Gov. Bill Haslam (R) allowed the bill to become law without his signature. HB 2315 requires local law enforcement to comply with detainer requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Under the law, localities that fail to…
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Two state appellate judges file for Wisconsin Supreme Court, spring election will influence control of the court
Lisa Neubauer and Brian Hagedorn, both sitting judges on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, filed to run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court seat currently held by retiring Justice Shirley Abrahamson. Abrahamson, the first woman to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, was appointed to her seat by a Democratic governor more than four decades ago.…
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New Mexico governor orders regulatory impact statements for all new proposed rules or regulatory changes
New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez (R) signed an executive order on Tuesday that requires all state boards, commissions, and agencies to complete a Regulatory Impact Form (RIF) for each proposed rule or regulatory change. The RIFs will feature information about each proposal’s impact on the general public and possible outcomes to expect if the proposal…