By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief
We have a complete overview of President Trump’s State of the Union address from our D.C. Bureau and the Virginia Mercury, but first let’s look at the top state news.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and Solicitor General Benjamin Aguiñaga speak with reporters Tuesday after asking a federal judge in Lafayette to force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to end telehealth prescriptions for the abortion medication mifepristone. (Photo by Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)
By Greg LaRose
A federal judge questioned whether demand for abortion medication would go away even if he were to force the Trump administration to end the policy that allows the drugs to be prescribed remotely and mailed across state lines. The case in question could determine whether people in Louisiana and other states where abortion has been outlawed can still obtain the prescription needed to end a pregnancy from an out-of-state doctor through a telehealth appointment.
Gov. Jeff Landry's administration plans to replace the Jetson Center for Youth in Baker. (Photo by Julie O'Donoghue/Louisiana Illuminator)
By Julie O’Donoghue
The costs of running Louisiana’s juvenile justice system surged over the past seven years as elected officials decided to keep more teens and young adults in youth prisons. The significant increases precede Gov. Jeff Landry’s time as governor.
President Donald Trump, with Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., looking on, delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday night at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
By Jennifer Shutt
President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to lambaste Democrats and the Biden administration, while pitching the Republican Party to voters ahead of this year’s crucial midterm elections. The nearly two-hour speech included considerable back-and-forth between Democrats and Republicans in the chamber, especially when Trump brought up his immigration enforcement activities or GOP efforts to require proof of citizenship to register to vote.
By Bobbi-Jeanne Misick, Verite
A federal judge has temporarily halted the state of Louisiana’s legal challenge to the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office’s longstanding immigration policy, which prohibits jail staff from honoring federal immigration detainer requests to hold local arrestees suspected of being in the country illegally past their release dates.
By Madyson Fitzgerald
After years of states pushing legislation to accelerate the development of data centers and the electric grid to support them, some legislators want to limit or repeal state and local incentives that paved their way. As the momentum shifts, lawmakers in several states have introduced or passed legislation that aims to rein in data center development by repealing tax exemptions, adding conditions to certain incentives or placing moratoriums on data center projects.
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