The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 29 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 29
Biden released a 19-year detainee from Guantanamo Bay whom Trump kept detained for 4 years despite being cleared for release
China is buying up American farms. Washington wants to crack down.
In Gift to Rich Tax Cheats, Republicans Strip IRS Funds From Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
U.S. Will Formally Accuse China of Hacking Microsoft
Maine passes nation’s first law to make big companies pay for the cost of recycling their packaging
Surgeon General: There’s No Value In Locking Up People For Marijuana Use
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz pranked by comedian pretending to support them
Juan Williams: The GOP is criminally reckless on COVID
The Republican Party Is an Enemy to American Families
Florida man Paul Hodgkins receives 8 months in prison, first Jan. 6 defendant sentenced on a felony charge
The United States, Joined by Allies and Partners, Attributes Malicious Cyber Activity and Irresponsible State Behavior to the People’s Republic of China
Dr. John Gartner on America after Trump: "Dystopian science fiction ... is actually happening" | Former Johns Hopkins professor on the aftermath of Trump's coup — and whether he was a Russian stooge after all
Most Americans like remote work — but Democrats like it more
How “In God We Trust” Bills Are Advancing a Christian Nationalist Agenda
Opinion: We’re becoming two Americas: One healthy, one deliberately at risk
Democrats introduced a bill to rename more than 1,000 forests, lakes, and mountain peaks named with racist slurs or offensive language
DOJ Will Not Prosecute Trump Officials After IG Referred Findings of False Testimony on Census
Garland formally prohibits seizure of reporters' records
A federal judge upholds Indiana University’s vaccination requirement for students.
Dolly Parton Tried. But Tennessee Is Squandering a Miracle.
‘It’s chilling what is happening’: a rightwing backlash to Biden takes root in Republican states
I’m Fine With Sending Jeff Bezos Into Space, as Long as He Pays His Taxes Here on Earth
Michigan AG to investigate bogus election-fraud claims
Texas Senate Passes Bill to Remove Required Lessons on Civil Rights Movements from Public School Curriculums
Was President Joe Biden right to call anti-vaccine proponents killers? (Hint: Hell yes)

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 29

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 09:11 AM PDT

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. Things like "I live in X, you know what happened", "Nothing happened" or "[Politician] continues to be an idiot" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

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Biden released a 19-year detainee from Guantanamo Bay whom Trump kept detained for 4 years despite being cleared for release

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 03:58 AM PDT