A Republican-majority committee of Utah lawmakers voted 11-3 on Tuesday to advance a bill to turn the state’s 2023 moratorium on newly prescribed hormonal transgender treatments for Utahns under the age of 18 into a permanent ban, report @utahnewsdispatch,com and @statesnewsroom.com

Washington spent roughly $500 million last year in settlements and jury verdicts in cases involving government misconduct. Lawmakers want to control that spiraling cost, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Some Alaska school districts say they are struggling to access state managed funds for a federal grant program aimed at supporting literacy programs, teacher development, and student learning, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A 34-year-old rule exempting some commercial logging projects on federal lands from environmental review is unlawful, a federal judge in Oregon has ruled, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Nevada schools say they have not seen any aggressive ICE activities around their campuses, as we have seen in Minnesota, but they remain vigilant, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Hundreds of people packed a Helena City Commission meeting this week to ask the city to protect them from aggressive immigration tactics by federal law enforcement agents, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Arizona Republican lawmakers have advanced a bill that would change state law to compel school districts to excuse students from class to attend privately-funded off-site religious education programs, with parental permission, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A Utah lawmakers wants to require AI companies to create and publish plans to protect youths from potential harm from their products, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

After more than a decade of failed attempts, supporters of amending Washington state law to allow for homegrown marijuana are growing frustrated, but not giving up, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

“She has, through her words — and I think in her actions — she’s taken a direction that has not been helpful to the situation, and I don’t think that it helps the country,” Alaska's senior senator says of Kristi Noem, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Thousands fewer people are receiving health care through a Medicaid-like Oregon program that’s open to income-eligible people regardless of immigration status than were six months ago, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Even as some prominent Republicans have been critical of federal killings in Minneapolis, Nevada's ex-lawman GOP governor has been quiet, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A coalition of organizations representing Montana’s cattlemen and ranchers is calling out three-quarters of the state’s Congressional delegation for their lack of support of country-of-origin labeling for beef, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A bill introduced Tuesday in the Idaho Legislature would extend the criminal penalties for online sexual enticement of a child to apply when the victim is under the age of 18, up from the current 16, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A34-year-old man remains hospitalized after he was shot and wounded by a Border Patrol agent Tuesday in Arizona, about 22 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, report Tucson Sentinel via @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Utah lawmakers advanced a proposal Monday that would require voters to prove they are U.S. citizens if election officers lack confirmation and get in touch seeking documentation, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Washington crime victim advocates are asking for a minimum of $21.4 million to keep their organizations afloat. But Gov. Bob Ferguson’s budget proposal included just $12 million, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed a 4% statewide summer sales tax, effective through 2034, as part of his plan to bring Alaska’s state revenue and expenses in line for the long term, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Chris Dudley, the ex-Portland Trail Blazer who came closer than any Republican in decades to winning an Oregon governor’s race, said Monday that he will run for the position once again, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Higher volumes of oil and gas leasing on public lands last year may not result in better returns for taxpayers in the long-term, according to an analysis by Taxpayers for Common Sense, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

In the midst of fatal shootings by federal agents of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, a Democratic state senator from Missoula is proposing legislation to limit the way law enforcement officers operate in Montana, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A federal judge in Idaho has largely rejected the state’s attempts to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a 2025 state immigration law, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Despite presidential musings about skipping the midterms, election experts consistently agree that Trump has neither the legal authority nor the practical ability to cancel elections, reports Votebeat via @azmirror.com and @statesnewsrooms.com

"If Congress would get its crap together and act and come up with reasonable solution to fix our broken immigration system, a lot of these things would go away," Utah';s Republican House speaker said, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Washington’s governor on Monday painted a dire outlook of how clashes between federal immigration authorities and the state could unfold if a crackdown similar to the one in Minnesota hit here, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A Kodiak man has been arrested and charged with a felony for allegedly impersonating an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer and harassing employees at the local Walmart and Safeway for “their papers,” report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, a Democrat representing the group of teens and young adults who live in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, says lawmakers need to pay more attention to young people, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The price of an ounce of gold traded for more than $5,000 an ounce for the first time in history Monday. The milestone was the latest in a series for precious metal markets that have been on a tear, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The Montana Environmental Information Center says that Lincoln County has failed to provide documents requested under the state’s right-to-know laws related to the county’s push to change pollution standards in Lake Koocanusa, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Idaho’s rising rates of incarcerating state prisoners in county jails and out of state have led to skyrocketing costs. The price for operating the state’s 10 prisons are also on the rise, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Democratic legislators took to the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives to express outrage and sorrow, and to decry ICE violence and disregard for the U.S. Constitution following the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Utah’s top elections official says her office has confirmed that more than 99.9% of Utah voters are U.S. citizens and has removed an additional noncitizen from voter rolls after finding four earlier last year, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The fate of a 2024 initiative to protect access to natural gas service in homes and other buildings now rests with the Washington Supreme Court, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

In all, 339 people died from drug overdoses in 2024 Alaska, a 5% decline from the record high of 357 hit the year before, according to an annual state report. Alaska’s decline was not as dramatic as the nationwide drop, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek kicked off her plan Thursday to jump-start Oregon’s economy alongside some of the state’s top business and industry leaders as the state continues to battle unemployment and slow economic growth, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has invited all seven Colorado River Basin governors and their negotiators to meet in Washington D.C. next Friday as states approach a federal deadline to reach a voluntary agreement on water, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A lawsuit filed by more than 15 conservation organizations, spanning well beyond the borders of the Treasure State, says that the federal government has stalled in its plans to save wolverines, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Idaho may adopt nearly all the tax deductions that were included in the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” under a legislative proposal, estimated to cost the state $155 million each year the deductions are in effect, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Republicans and Democrats in the Arizona Legislature both say their opposing plans to revise the state’s election laws will make voting more convenient and secure, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s State of the State speech had hints of state policy, while again focusing on building. But now, what needs to be built the most, Cox emphasized, is “moral infrastructure,” report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Washington state lawmakers have tried and failed to erase Tesla’s status as the only electric vehicle maker allowed to sell directly to consumers. Now, one of Tesla’s chief competitors is prepping to take the case to voters, report @washingtonstatestandard and @statesnewsroom.com

“Even though it’s my last year, there is no slowing down,” said Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy in his eighth and final State of the State address, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Democratic leaders in the Oregon Legislature want to move a statewide vote on transportation taxes from November to May, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

An expensive therapy praised as the gold standard for helping autistic children gain the skills they need to become self-sufficient is being limited by insurance companies as diagnoses have more than doubled in the last decade, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The largest health insurance company in Montana is fighting against the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance as state officials push to find out more information about the largest data breach in state history, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

An Idaho House of Representatives committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would add assisting someone in a mental health or suicidal crisis to Idaho’s Good Samaritan laws, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Abortion rights advocates are rallying around Arizona's Democratic governor, telling voters not to get complacent after the passage of the 2024 reproductive rights constitutional amendment, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com