The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 32 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 32
If Florida Were A Nation, U.S. Would Consider A COVID Travel Ban: Doc
Don’t Let Anyone Normalize January 6
Gov. DeWine: 98.4% of hospitalized Ohioans in 2021 due to COVID-19 are not fully vaccinated
Juan Williams: Trump's GOP is a giant scam
Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark pushed acting AG to interfere in Georgia election: report
‘Occupy’ leader claims police ‘dragged’ him out of Kevin McCarthy presser for asking about Capitol riot commission
Marjorie Taylor Greene fans cheered low vaccination rate in Alabama, which tossed 65,000 doses
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was afraid she was going to be raped during the Capitol riot: 'I didn't think I was just going to be killed'
The GOP's death cult comes for the children | Republicans are using kids as political pawns — again
Austin judge signs order to block arrests of Democrats who refuse to return to Texas Capitol for special session
Ron DeSantis Loses Battle With Florida Cruise Line Over Vaccine Passports
More than 3,000 Louisiana children test positive for COVID-19 in just four days
Judge rules Norwegian Cruise Line can require proof of COVID-19 vaccine despite Florida law
Dick Durbin Says Trump's 'Process' to Interfere in 2020 Election 'Leading Up' to a Coup
Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Says It Was An ‘Error’ To Sign Law Banning Mask Mandates | Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he regretted the move amid surging case numbers linked to the delta strain of COVID-19.
Florida Hospitals Are Filling Up As COVID-19 Cases Hit An All-Time High
Vaccine paranoia: Why right-wingers are worried about their "precious bodily fluids" | Millions of Americans believe there are microchips in the vaccines. Jason Colavito says these delusions run deep
Senate Dems unveil $3.5T budget for social, climate efforts
Job growth so strong, the GOP is (literally) at a loss for words: For months, Republicans tried to draw a direct connection between the White House's economic agenda. As it turns out, that wasn't a good idea.
Pentagon to require COVID vaccine for all troops by Sept. 15
'Final warning': Lawmakers, Biden administration sound alarm over UN climate report and urge swift action
The worst governor during this pandemic? Missouri’s Mike Parson comes close, but no
Here's why Trump's attempted coup still matters - CNN Video
White woman who stole $250K gets probation, while Black woman who stole $40K goes to jail. Disparate sentences spark calls for reform
Budget reconciliation package includes pathway to citizenship, green cards for millions

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 32

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 09:05 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.

If someone from your state made a news round-up that you think is insufficient, feel free to comment to that round-up with further news stories. Enjoy discussion, and review our civility guidelines before engaging with others.

Hi there, /r/politics. Because this thread is about local politics, I'd like to reiterate that news about President Biden or any other national political figure is off topic in this thread and will be removed. Thank you, and have a good week.

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If Florida Were A Nation, U.S. Would Consider A COVID Travel Ban: Doc

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 04:34 AM PDT