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Yesterday — 1 April 2026Main stream

The Three Big Questions Delaying New York’s Budget

1 April 2026 at 15:00
Legislators are weighing tax increases on the wealthy and changes to laws meant to protect immigrants and the environment as the state budget deadline passes.

© Adrianna Newell for The New York Times

New York legislators passed a one-week extension to the April 1 deadline for approval of the state budget.
Before yesterdayMain stream

States Plow Ahead With A.I. Regulation, Defying Trump

31 March 2026 at 05:55
States ranging from California to Utah are taking steps to place guardrails on the technology even after the president ordered them to stop.

© Max Whittaker for The New York Times

A Democratic Electrician Nabs a State Senate Seat in Republican Florida

31 March 2026 at 00:03
With Brian Nathan’s victory certified, Democrats won two of three state legislative races in this month’s special elections, all in Republican-leaning districts.

© Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times, via Associated Press

Democratic candidate Brian Nathan, waving at potential voters, officially won a Florida state senate seat in a Republican district in West Tampa.

A Democratic Electrician Nabs a State Senate Seat in Republican Florida

31 March 2026 at 00:03
With Brian Nathan’s victory certified, Democrats won two of three state legislative races in this month’s special elections, all in Republican-leaning districts.

© Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times, via Associated Press

Democratic candidate Brian Nathan, waving at potential voters, officially won a Florida state senate seat in a Republican district in West Tampa.

How a Civics School With a Conservative Bent Divided Its Supporters

A University of North Carolina program was intended to promote civil discourse and ideological diversity. Some of its early conservative supporters say it is doing the opposite.

© Cornell Watson for The New York Times

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill opened a new school focused on civics two years ago. It has drawn controversy almost since the beginning.
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