CISS 3 Prohibit the Injury or Killing of Animals Initiative Treatment of animals Criminalizes the injury or killing of animals, including farming, ranching, hunting, fishing, trapping, pest control, ...

Rhode Island does not allow the initiative and referendum process. The Rhode Island State Legislature can refer constitutional amendments, statutes, and bond issues to the ballot for voter ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) as his nominee for secretary of homeland security on November 12, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate ...

Maryland has a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As ...

The Middle District of Pennsylvania has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law. The geographic ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced author, lawyer, and 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee for secretary of health and human services on November 14, 2024. This ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced television commentator, author, and retired National Guard officer Pete Hegseth as his nominee for secretary of defense on November 12, 2024. This ...

CICA Statewide Salary for Educators Amendment Education Mandate a statewide salary schedule for K-12 educators with subsequent yearly increases CICA Public Money for School Districts Amendment ...

In Kentucky, citizens do not have the power to initiate statewide initiatives or referendums. As of 2024, voters of Kentucky had never voted on a ballot measure to authorize a statewide initiative and ...

Virginia was one of 12 divided state governments at the start of 2025 legislative sessions. A state government trifecta occurs when one political party holds the governor's office, a majority in the ...

Republicans held a majority in the Kentucky state House and state Senate. Kentucky was one of 12 divided state governments. Kentucky's governor was Democrat Andy Beshear.

The 2025 cycle is the first election cycle after the 2024 presidential election. Both chambers in New Jersey and the Virginia House held elections in 2023. Changes in chamber partisan control, 2010 to ...