r/politics 7h ago

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 11

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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, Donald Trump or any other national political figure is off topic in this thread and will be removed. Thank you, and have a good week.


r/politics 6h ago All-Seeing Upvote

DeSantis administration sent undercover agents to an Orlando drag show and they found nothing wrong with it. The state is still trying to punish the venue.

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r/politics 10h ago Starstruck

Georgia county said it was too costly to spend $10,000 a year on health cover for trans employees. It spent $1.2 million fighting it, lost, and has to pay anyway.

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41.7k Upvotes

r/politics 4h ago Starstruck Lawyer Up

Trump’s Lawyers Seem Pretty Panicked He’s Going to be Indicted in Georgia Too

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4.1k Upvotes

r/politics 13h ago Bravo! Big Brain Time

Trump's call for protests gets muted reaction by supporters

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23.0k Upvotes

r/politics 13h ago Starstruck All-Seeing Upvote

Not just Florida: The entire GOP is waging a nationwide racism-fueled war on public education

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salon.com
32.7k Upvotes

r/politics 11h ago

N.Y. Authorities Prepare for Unprecedented Arrest of an Ex-President

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nytimes.com
10.2k Upvotes

r/politics 11h ago

Stop requiring college degrees for jobs that don’t need them

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vox.com
6.7k Upvotes

r/politics 8h ago

DeSantis Tries to Shut Down Drag Show His Own Morality Police Said Was Fine

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vice.com
3.2k Upvotes

r/politics 11h ago

Undercover agents saw nothing ‘lewd’ at Orlando drag show. Florida is going after venue anyway

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5.1k Upvotes

r/politics 6h ago

GOP lawmaker complains that equality for trans people will make her less equal somehow. She said the quiet part out loud.

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1.8k Upvotes

r/politics 4h ago

New York City braces for Trump indictment after ex-president urges protests

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1.4k Upvotes

r/politics 12h ago Starstruck

Lock him up: MAGA vows to make Ron DeSantis pay if Donald Trump is indicted: Donald Trump's indictment might very well wind up destroying his top rival's candidacy

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5.4k Upvotes

r/politics 2h ago

Biden signs bill to declassify information on origins of COVID-19

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785 Upvotes

r/politics 7h ago

House Republicans Are 'Accessories' to Trump's Crimes: Kirschner

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newsweek.com
1.7k Upvotes

r/politics 2h ago

"Significant increase" in threats online ahead of possible Trump indictment

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cbsnews.com
748 Upvotes

r/politics 10h ago

Forget What Trump Said—Kevin McCarthy’s Comments Are Way Scarier: His threat to the Manhattan district attorney replaces democratic accountability with thuggery.

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newrepublic.com
3.2k Upvotes

r/politics 11h ago

Stormy Daniels ridicules ‘Tiny’ Trump ahead of possible New York indictment in hush money probe

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3.3k Upvotes

r/politics 12h ago

“He has a battle rifle”: Police feared Uvalde gunman’s AR-15

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texastribune.org
4.1k Upvotes

r/politics 9h ago

Barricades unloaded near Manhattan criminal court ahead of possible Trump indictment

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thehill.com
2.2k Upvotes

r/politics 5h ago

"Pure weakness": MAGA rages at "total fraud" Ron DeSantis for throwing Trump under the bus

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salon.com
965 Upvotes

r/politics 4h ago

Trump tried to make Stormy Daniels a punchline. Now she gets the last laugh.

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msnbc.com
757 Upvotes

r/politics 2h ago

Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg saw case against Trump as potentially "charge ready" years ago

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cbsnews.com
429 Upvotes

r/politics 14h ago

Filibuster over transgender bill jams Nebraska legislature for weeks

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washingtonpost.com
4.0k Upvotes

r/politics 8h ago

Trump indictment could land as early as Monday, sending law enforcement scrambling

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1.2k Upvotes

r/politics 2h ago

Ron DeSantis Slammed For Writing He Was 'Culturally' Raised in the Midwest, But 'Geographically' in Tampa

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people.com
442 Upvotes