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TL/DR - Over a hundred activists gathered at the Florida State Capitol to protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, particularly House Bill 1639, which would prevent residents from having accurate gender markers on their state identification cards. The bill, which is up for a vote, would require individuals to list their sex assigned at birth on their…

TL/DR - A judge in Cook County, Illinois has ruled that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to be on the 2024 Republican primary ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, known as the "insurrection clause." The ruling contradicts a January decision by the Illinois State Board of Elections that approved Trump's eligibility. The…

TL/DR - South Carolina is preparing to dissolve the South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Services (SCDHEC) and split it into two different state agencies, namely the Department of Public Health and the Department of Environmental Services, by June 2024. A new bill, H.4927, proposes to further consolidate five other existing state…

TL/DR - The Biden administration has opened applications for the Clean Ports Program, offering $3 billion for zero-emissions operations in America's ports. The funds are intended to meet equipment and infrastructure needs to reduce mobile source emissions at U.S. ports, with the money coming from the $891 million Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.…