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

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


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.

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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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

China is buying up American farms. Washington wants to crack down.

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 03:33 AM PDT

In Gift to Rich Tax Cheats, Republicans Strip IRS Funds From Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 04:11 AM PDT

U.S. Will Formally Accuse China of Hacking Microsoft

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 05:36 AM PDT

Maine passes nation’s first law to make big companies pay for the cost of recycling their packaging

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 07:54 AM PDT

Surgeon General: There’s No Value In Locking Up People For Marijuana Use

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 10:09 PM PDT

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz pranked by comedian pretending to support them

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 08:55 AM PDT

Juan Williams: The GOP is criminally reckless on COVID

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 06:28 AM PDT

The Republican Party Is an Enemy to American Families

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 07:51 AM PDT

Florida man Paul Hodgkins receives 8 months in prison, first Jan. 6 defendant sentenced on a felony charge

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 09:24 AM PDT

The United States, Joined by Allies and Partners, Attributes Malicious Cyber Activity and Irresponsible State Behavior to the People’s Republic of China

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 04:00 AM PDT

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

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 05:29 AM PDT

Most Americans like remote work — but Democrats like it more

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 06:45 AM PDT

How “In God We Trust” Bills Are Advancing a Christian Nationalist Agenda

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 06:16 AM PDT

Opinion: We’re becoming two Americas: One healthy, one deliberately at risk

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 07:51 AM PDT

Democrats introduced a bill to rename more than 1,000 forests, lakes, and mountain peaks named with racist slurs or offensive language

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 11:48 PM PDT

DOJ Will Not Prosecute Trump Officials After IG Referred Findings of False Testimony on Census

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 08:32 AM PDT

Garland formally prohibits seizure of reporters' records

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 08:44 AM PDT

A federal judge upholds Indiana University’s vaccination requirement for students.

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 09:46 AM PDT

Dolly Parton Tried. But Tennessee Is Squandering a Miracle.

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 08:30 AM PDT

‘It’s chilling what is happening’: a rightwing backlash to Biden takes root in Republican states

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 01:59 AM PDT

I’m Fine With Sending Jeff Bezos Into Space, as Long as He Pays His Taxes Here on Earth

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 08:48 AM PDT

Michigan AG to investigate bogus election-fraud claims

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 07:21 AM PDT

Texas Senate Passes Bill to Remove Required Lessons on Civil Rights Movements from Public School Curriculums

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 02:47 PM PDT

Was President Joe Biden right to call anti-vaccine proponents killers? (Hint: Hell yes)

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 09:35 AM PDT

Florida man faces first sentencing for felony in riot at US Capitol - All news

Florida man faces first sentencing for felony in riot at US Capitol - All news


Florida man faces first sentencing for felony in riot at US Capitol

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 01:53 AM PDT

American Olympic gymnast tests positive for COVID

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 04:52 AM PDT

All children should wear masks in school this fall, even if vaccinated, according to pediatrics group

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 07:54 AM PDT

Two more Texas Democrats who fled to DC test positive for COVID-19

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 06:56 AM PDT

Microsoft Exchange email hack was caused by China, US says

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 04:16 AM PDT

Australia to deport Britain's Katie Hopkins after quarantine breach

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 04:26 PM PDT

Capitol rioter gets eight months in prison in first felony sentencing from January 6 attack

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 09:32 AM PDT

The Hubble Space Telescope is functioning again after more than month offline

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 07:13 AM PDT

Saudis behind NSO spyware attack on Jamal Khashoggi’s family, leak suggests

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 04:52 AM PDT

Dutch Music Festival Linked to 1,000 New Covid Cases

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 06:45 AM PDT

Garland formally prohibits seizure of reporters' records

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 08:43 AM PDT

Wisconsin workers fight factory move to Mexico: ‘Anxiety is through the roof’

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 05:25 PM PDT

NSA stores metadata of millions of web users for up to a year, secret files show

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 08:39 AM PDT

More than 80% of crew aboard South Korean destroyer test positive for Covid-19

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 12:52 AM PDT

Local firefighters rescue dog stuck between concrete walls

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 05:36 AM PDT

Accessory to murder suspect caught after commenting on Tulsa police Facebook post

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 06:12 AM PDT

Missouri woman puts up billboard in response to Confederate flag

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 01:17 PM PDT

Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist behind Muhammad cartoon, dies at 86

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 06:13 PM PDT

US surgeon general: Covid misinformation ‘spreading like wildfire’ on social media

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 09:41 AM PDT

Jury awards Manitowoc woman more than $125 million in discrimination lawsuit against Walmart

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 01:23 PM PDT

Dangerous conditions complicate wildfire fight in western US

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 04:15 AM PDT

Biden administration transfers its first detainee from Guantánamo Bay

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 06:04 AM PDT

China reports first human death from Monkey B Virus

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 09:48 AM PDT

Man who crashed through airport fence drove toward full plane taking off, cops say

Posted: 19 Jul 2021 08:54 AM PDT

Sunday, July 18, 2021

Confederate statue removed from city hall in Louisiana after 99 years - All news

Confederate statue removed from city hall in Louisiana after 99 years - All news


Confederate statue removed from city hall in Louisiana after 99 years

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 08:03 AM PDT

Majority of Covid misinformation came from 12 people, report finds | Coronavirus

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 08:16 PM PDT

Arkansas National Guardsmen speak out about unsafe living conditions due to COVID

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 04:37 AM PDT

UK looks to extend ivory ban to hippos and other animals

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 05:11 PM PDT

Reducing incarceration in 2020 did not lead to increase in overall crime in Baton Rouge, study finds

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 03:23 PM PDT

In Undervaccinated Arkansas, Covid Upends Life All Over Again

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 01:00 PM PDT

60 people sickened in 'chemical incident' at Texas water park

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 07:08 PM PDT

Florida swamped by red tide – but is fertilizer plant spill making it worse? | Florida

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 06:51 AM PDT

Pilot dies in fall from hot air balloon, passengers carried across state line

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 03:31 AM PDT

Police offering $60K reward after 6-year-old girl killed in Washington, DC, shooting

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 06:43 AM PDT

As Frozen Land Burns, Siberia Fears: ‘If We Don’t Have the Forest, We Don’t Have Life’

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 05:18 PM PDT

At least 70 large wildfires burning in US west as fears mount over conditions

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 04:31 PM PDT

Shots Fired Outside Nationals Park During Game Against Padres

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 06:58 PM PDT

3 dead, 2 critical in suspected carbon monoxide leak at Michigan country music festival

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 08:52 AM PDT

Mom thwarts kidnapping attempt by pulling her son out the car window

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 01:51 PM PDT

Kenyan fuel tanker explodes killing at least 13 - BBC News

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 05:08 AM PDT

Revealed: leak uncovers global abuse of cyber-surveillance weapon | Surveillance

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 09:04 AM PDT

Wildfire north of Lake Tahoe grows to more than 100,000 acres

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 08:46 AM PDT

2 dead, 7 injured in separate shootings in Portland, Oregon

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 03:34 AM PDT

Europe flooding toll over 180 as rescuers dig deeper

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 06:09 AM PDT

Human rights activists, journalists and lawyers across the world have been targeted by authoritarian governments using hacking software sold by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 09:09 AM PDT

No Bail for Teen Charged in Marine Veteran's Killing During Attempted Carjacking

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 09:48 PM PDT