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  • Governor Eric Holcomb (R) issues one executive order from March 27-April 2

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    Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) issued one executive order from March 27-April 2. As of April 2, Holcomb has issued two executive orders in 2023 — nine fewer than he did at this point a year ago. The order is:  Executive Order 23-02, where the governor declared a disaster emergency in two counties due to…

  • Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signs labor bill package, repealing Michigan’s right-to-work law

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    Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed three labor policy bills on March 24, including a bill repealing the state’s 2012 right-to-work law. Votes for all three Democratic-sponsored bills were along party lines.   Right-to-work is a term used to describe state laws prohibiting an employer from entering into a collective bargaining agreement that requires employees to financially…

  • Governor Tony Evers (D) issues one executive order from March 20-26

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    Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) issued one executive order from March 20-26. As of March 26, Evers has issued eight executive orders in 2023 — one fewer than he did at this point a year ago. The order is: Executive Order #189, where the governor ordered flags flown at half-staff as a mark of respect…

  • Governor Ron DeSantis (R) issues six executive orders from March 20-26

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    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued six executive orders from March 20-26. As of March 26, DeSantis has issued 64 executive orders in 2023 — 11 fewer than he did at this point a year ago. Three of the orders are below: Executive Order Number 23-64, where the governor assigned John Durrett as state attorney…

  • Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) issues one executive order from March 20-26

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    New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) issued one executive order from March 20-26. As of March 26, Lujan Grisham has issued 39 executive orders in 2023 — 25 more than she did at this point a year ago. The order is: Executive Order 2023-039, where the governor ordered flags flown at half-staff to commemorate…

  • Governor Kathy Hochul (D) issues one executive order from March 20-26

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    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued one executive order from March 20-26. As of March 26, Hochul has issued 10 executive orders in 2023 — five fewer than she did at this point a year ago. The order is: Executive Order 4.19, where the governor continued the declaration of a statewide disaster emergency due…

  • Governor Kathy Hochul (D) issues two executive orders from March 13-19

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    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued two executive orders from March 13-19. As of March 19, Hochul has issued nine executive orders in 2023 — five fewer than she did at this point a year ago. Executive Order 27, where the governor declared a state disaster emergency for 37 counties affected by a winter…

  • Governor Ron DeSantis (R) issues nine executive orders from March 13-19

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    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued nine executive orders from March 13-19. As of March 19, DeSantis has issued 58 executive orders in 2023 — 16 fewer than he did at this point a year ago. Three of nine executive orders are below: Executive Order Number 23-54, where the governor assigned Brian Kramer as state…

  • Governor Roy Cooper (D) issues two executive orders from March 13-19

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    North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) issued two executive orders from March 13-19. As of March 19, Cooper has issued five executive orders in 2023 — seven fewer than he did at this point a year ago. Executive Order No. 278, where the governor directed and authorized the director of the Office of State Human…

  • Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) issues one executive order from March 13-19

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    New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) issued one executive order from March 13-19. As of March 19, Grisham has issued 38 executive orders in 2023 — 24 more than she did at this point a year ago. Executive Order 2023-038, where the governor ordered flags to half-staff in memorial of former Navajo Nation President…