New Mexico - Victor Reyes, Top Aide To Governor, Launches Campaign For U.S. Congress

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Los Alamos Reporter

Estancia, NM 

(part of 1st Congressional District)

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Joe Biden - Biden eyes New Mexico governor, Obama surgeon general for health secretary

Adam Cancryn, Alice Miranda Ollstein

Politico

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Vivek Murthy

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Arkansas - Arkansas lawmakers, governor and LGBTQ community speak out on SCOTUS ruling

Zack Briggs
7 On Your Side

Little Rock, AR

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Donald Trump - Connecticut governor says not to be distracted by 'verbal hand grenades' from Trump

Chandelis Duster
CNN

Gov. Ned Lamont

(Connecticut)

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lead story - Idaho governor signs into law anti-transgender legislation

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NBC News

Wilder, ID

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ezs note:  Idahoans - now that Brad Little has taken on the utterly stupid move against transgender people, it's time for him to lose his job.  I'm not gonna kid you.  It's a very tough road.  But it's not impossible if you're organized, diligent, thoughtful and have a very, very, tough hide.

Donald Trump - Calif. governor hits back at Trump over wildfire criticism, threat to cut aid

Kim Bellware
The Washington Post

ezs note:  Oh, yeah, let's burn California... including conservative Californians!

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Connecticut - Gov. Ned Lamont signed three laws Tuesday supporting the state’s LGBTQ community. Here’s what they do.

Tess Vrbin
Hartford Courant

East Hartford, CT

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Massachusetts - Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will allow transgender people to serve in national guard

John Riley
MetroWeekly

Swampscott, MA (governor's residence)

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Connecticut - Connecticut governor signs bill banning 'gay panic defense'

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ctpost

Connecticut State Capitol (interior)

Hartford, CT

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lead story - Illinois Governor Signs Order Protecting Transgender Students

Nick Visser
HuffPost

Springfield, IL

Illinois State Capitol

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lead story - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Signs Bill with Discriminatory, Anti-Transgender Provision

Nick Morrow
HRC

Des Moines, IA (1851)

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New Mexico - Bill Easing Birth Certificate Gender Change Goes To Gov.

Celia Raney
KUNM

Albuquerque, NM

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Ohio - Ohio’s new GOP guv signs order against anti-LGBT discrimination

Chris Johnson
Washington Blade

Cedarville, OH

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lead story - Transgender woman accuses Gov. J.B. Pritzker's campaign of discrimination in federal lawsuit

Mike Riopell
Chicago Tribune

Springfield, IL

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civil rights - Governor to sign law protecting transgender people’s civil rights

Jesse Adcock
Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Saranac Lake, NY

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Ohio - The best is yet to come’ Mike DeWine tells Ohioans as he becomes governor

Darrel Rowland, Randy Ludlow
Akron Beacon Journal

Cedarville Opera House

Cedarville, OH

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lead story - Gov. John Kasich revives anti-discrimination protections for transgender state workers

Jeremy Pelzer
cleveland.com

Columbus, OH

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ezs note:  Uh, nice move, Gov. Kasich.  Of course, it would have been nicer if you hadn't f***ed up in the first place... 

Pennsylvania - Governor Wolf Administration Shows Support for Pennsylvania Transgender Community

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KDKA Radio

Pittsburgh, PA

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civil rights - Texas governor says 'bathroom bill' no longer on his agenda

Jon Herskovitz
Reuters

Big Bend National Park (Texas)

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California - Gov. Brown Signs Landmark Bill Ensuring Medical Care, Counseling, Surgery For Transgender Youth In Foster Care

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CBS Los Angeles

California State Capitol

Sacramento, CA

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