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Sean Scully

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Western National Editor for States Newsroom. Former editor of the Napa Valley Register. Journalist. History fan. Lover of beer. Possibly not in that order.

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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 3m
“The Meta settlement’s provisions go beyond the policies we were hoping to implement via legislation,” Washington's attorney general said, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/MHpX1W8
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Washington AG will not pursue youth online protection legislation in wake of Meta settlement • Washington State Standard
Washington's attorney general will not push a sweeping bill to limit social media for youths following a court settlement with Meta.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 33m
The Alaska LNG project envisions an 800-mile pipeline carrying 20 million metric tons of natural gas per year from the North Slope to an export terminal on Cook Inlet, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/cEqSCOH
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Taiwan is nearing an investment in the trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline project, officials say | Alaska Beacon
The nation’s economic ministry said the terms and size of any investment will be subject to further negotiations.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 1h
In August, the U.S. Department of the Interior canceled eight contracts for projects in Nevada and downgraded four additional projects across the state to “low priority status,” report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/lLVCYZE
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Trump administration blocks maintenance funding for Nevada national parks • Nevada Current
The Trump administration has blocked millions of dollars in federal funding for numerous projects in Nevada’s national parks which would have supported everything from long-term weather stations and…
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 1h
Big corporate and party money has poured into the race between Republican Scott Hege, 64, and Democrat Hank Sanders, 25, for Oregon’s 52nd House District, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/kL8efxL
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In competitive Gorge-based House District, candidates tout years, dollars between them • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Big corporate, party money has pored into the race between Republican Scott Hege and Democrat Hank Sanders for Oregon’s 52nd House district.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 1h
“I would say it puts up a pretty significant road block for most students,” an Idaho voting rights activist says, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/PVPHRp3
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Voting rights groups say Idaho laws from 2023 create hurdles to register and vote • Idaho Capital Sun
Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane says voter registration numbers for young voters ages of 18 to 25 have remained consistent.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 1h
The lawsuit argues that OpenAI should be forced to implement stronger safety controls and required to pay a $10,000 fine for every time it engages in false or deceptive advertising, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/hGS3Ttx
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Arizona sues OpenAI over the dangers ChatGPT poses to children
Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing OpenAI over ChatGPT, saying it violates the state’s consumer fraud protections and endangers children.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Amid an outcry from Wasatch County, Gov. Cox also leaves the door open to making changes to a law that allows landowners to form a new town on undeveloped land, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/cC4hFaI
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Utah House speaker says he’s open to repealing controversial development law • Utah News Dispatch
Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz said he's open to changing a controversial state law that allows landowners to self-form a new city or town.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“Given the significant financial challenges we face in our near-term budget, this is not a problem that can be solved immediately,” Washington's governor says of employee dissatisfaction in the state's ferry system, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/dgxN1Qw
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Gov. Ferguson calls for salary survey after WA ferry sickout • Washington State Standard
Gov. Bob Ferguson ordered a new evaluation of its engineers’ salaries ahead of wage negotiations with union workers next summer.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The rural average, based on a survey of 100 Alaska communities taken between July 15 and Aug. 24, was up 23% from January and the highest nominal oil price since the survey began in 2005, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/kck2muf
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State report shows heating fuel prices are at a record high in rural Alaska | Alaska Beacon
Another survey expected in January may reveal the full scope of the price spike in rural Alaska caused by the Iran war.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Josiah Dean is a small business adviser and former hotel owner backed by the Pacific Green Party, hoping to unseat Oregon’s longest-serving state representative, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/oH7dI4R
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Green challenging Republican Rep. Greg Smith hopes to win with nonaffiliated voters • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Josiah Dean, a small business adviser and former hotel owner backed by the Pacific Green Party is hoping to unseat Oregon’s longest-serving state representative.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Colorado, Washington, New Mexico, and California have similar alert systems for missing Indigenous people, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/ekjhCHK
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Nevada lawmakers propose alert system for missing Indigenous people • Nevada Current
Nevada lawmakers are aiming to introduce a bill that would help address the ongoing crisis surrounding missing and murdered Indigenous people in the state. Nevada state Assemblymember Shea Backus…
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Here are the answers on if your Idaho ballot still counts if you don’t answer every question, write-in protocols and how absentee and initiative signatures are verified, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/OSxUzYG
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Idaho's top officials keep getting these common election questions. Here's the answers to your FAQs. • Idaho Capital Sun
Idahoans have been asking questions about ballots, write-in candidates, online voter registration searches, and more as they gear up to vote.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The heads of multiple Arizona religious groups released a letter that emphasized the need to treat election workers with respect and spoke out against “dehumanizing rhetoric," report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/xL6qDno
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Religious leaders urge peace at the polls ahead of midterms
Leaders across religions are warning against political violence in November’s midterms, calling for peaceful, respectful participation.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The executive order sets a “structured, pro-human framework for artificial intelligence integration across state government,” report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/zlTvm4P
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Cox's 'pro-human AI' order directs state government to use ‘responsible’ artificial intelligence • Utah News Dispatch
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed an executive order meant to "promote responsible AI use within government” by using “pro-human” principles when evaluating artificial intelligence tools.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A growing petition in Klickitat County is circulating online, asking county commissioners to enact a moratorium on new data canters, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/XDsjIFc
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Rural Klickitat County faces surge in data center proposals • Washington State Standard
Rural Klickitat County has just 24,000 residents. Developers are eyeing up to six data centers, drawing enough power for 6 million homes.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
With Southcentral Alaska facing a shortage of cheap natural gas-fired electricity and rural Alaska continuing to experience high utility costs, the cost of energy is likely to be a major issue over the next four years, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/GXKHrYx
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Where do Alaska’s gubernatorial candidates stand on the gas pipeline and energy? | Alaska Beacon
Ahead of Nov. 3 general election, the candidates share their positions on gas drilling, rural power and how the state should get electricity.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The governor’s office recently announced Ryan Keck, the former interim executive director of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, will fill the role in a permanent capacity, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/eMJtoC4
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Oregon Gov. Kotek taps Criminal Justice Commission head for permanent leadership role • Oregon Capital Chronicle
One of Oregon state government’s most experienced law enforcement professionals will lead the agency as an executive director.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In the race for North Las Vegas City Council, Villeda had a massive fundraising lead over Strothers according to July 15 campaign finance reports, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/nCeV5El
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2 real estate agents vie to close sale with North Las Vegas voters.  • Nevada Current
Sherry Strothers, a Navy veteran supported by labor and progressive groups, will face planning commissioner Esmeralda Villeda, who is backed by industry groups and sitting councilmembers, in the…
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Between 2015 and 2025, water bills increased by 62% on average across the nation’s 500 largest community water providers, data shows, reports @stateline.org via @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/zpTtXz2
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Americans’ water bills are growing faster than groceries, overall inflation • Idaho Capital Sun
Between 2015 and 2025, water bills increased by 62% on average across the nation’s 500 largest community water providers, the data shows.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A third of those surveyed said no one has contacted them about voting, and a quarter feel unprepared to cast a ballot, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/WYtg9Yq
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Young voters favor Democrats across Arizona races, but many haven't been reached
Young Arizona voters poll: A YouGov survey found strong Democratic leads, but turnout remains an open question
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
University of Utah researchers studied the impact of heat on people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, how businesses are often the "de facto heat refuges" and what policymakers can do to help, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/sAA2ptF
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Utah needs a ‘Code Red’ policy to protect the homeless from extreme heat, report says • Utah News Dispatch
University of Utah researchers released a new report looking at how heat impacts people experiencing homelessness.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“We have to have data centers somewhere ... I can think of a lot worse places where this might go,” a county planner says of a data center plan in Walla Walla, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/Rps1bNK
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Amazon’s Walla Walla data center plan sparks tension between protesters, local officials • Washington State Standard
Critics want the county to require an environmental impact statement. County officials say it is a good fit for the industrial zone.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"AOC and Kamala Harris and the rest of them, they see the Last Frontier as their last best hope to take America in a far left direction," The vice president told an election crowd in Alaska, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/MN3GTb7
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Vice President Vance flies to Fairbanks to stump for incumbent Alaska senator | Alaska Beacon
A Republican loss could tip the power balance to Democrats and send the ation into a ‘far-left direction,’ Vance told hundreds at the rally.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Oregon Democrats are banking on voters’ frustration with President Trump, while Republicans are counting on voters’ dissatisfaction with Democratic lawmakers in Salem, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/eGDzuga
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Few competitive legislative races will decide if Oregon voters more frustrated with Trump or Salem • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon Dems are banking on voters’ frustration with Trump, while Republicans are counting on dissatisfaction with Dem lawmakers in Salem.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Nevada Judge Veronica Barisich faces a challenge from Tracy Hibbetts, a prosecutor who is making her second run for the bench, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/iINiwF0
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Attorney seeks to oust incumbent in Clark County District Court race  • Nevada Current
Judge Veronica Barisich is seeking a second term in Clark County District Court Department 5.  She faces a challenge from Tracy Hibbetts, a prosecutor who is making her second run for the bench. …
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Incumbent Gov. Brad Little was invited, but did not attend Tuesday’s League of Women Voters of Idaho campaign forum, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/Ow0BVPR
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Pickens, Stegner pledge policy changes in Idaho gubernatorial candidate forum  • Idaho Capital Sun
In an Idaho candidate forum, Stegner said his first act would be fighting private school tax credits, while Pickens called for restoring budget cuts.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The three candidates are accused of falsifying documentation for enough $5 qualifying contributions from voters to qualify for a collective $4.7 million in public campaign funds, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/a2mCbEc
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Green Party candidates balk at records demands as they scramble to stall fraud investigation
Clean Elections fraud subpoenas: An appeals court lets the probe of two Green Party candidates proceed as they resist records demands
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In lawsuits over abortion, redistricting and fossil fuel development, the plaintiffs urged the Utah Supreme Court to stop a transfer of the cases away from their current judge to a new three-judge panel, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/dcGkiKU
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Is Utah’s new 3-judge panel unconstitutional? Utah Supreme Court hears arguments • Utah News Dispatch
The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments seeking to block a transfer of three cases to the Utah Legislature’s newly created three-judge panel.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The case started when a group of Latino voters contested the 15th Legislative District borders adopted by the state’s redistricting commission and approved by the Washington Legislature in early 2022, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/cbnSL92
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US Supreme Court orders another look at how WA political maps are drawn • Washington State Standard
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took action that could set the stage for another redrawing of Washington’s political maps.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The project is expected to cost $418 million altogether, with the new federal money likely going toward engineering, planning and permitting, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/Wg1W7T3
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Feds approve $150 million for second power link between Interior and Southcentral Alaska | Alaska Beacon
Announcement comes ahead of Vice President’s planned visit to Fairbanks; construction likely would take place after 2030.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Volunteers will use the biodiversity app, iNaturalist, to record each animal they see, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/WrwyYCq
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Nonprofit recruits volunteers to help track wildlife impacted by Oregon’s roads • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Environmental advocates are seeking volunteers to help collect research on how Oregon’s roads are impacting wildlife.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
While her campaign now downplays the Trump endorsement, the Republican has kept up the prominent highlighting of her endorsement by Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/Q8CPZW1
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Trump effect hovers over race for Nevada attorney general • Nevada Current
President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Adriana Guzmán Fralick may have helped secure her victory in the Republican primary for Nevada attorney general, but now it may be a liability heading into her…
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Idaho voters would give up their ballot initiative rights regarding marijuana and other drugs if a proposed constitutional amendment passes, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/PsBfLu3
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Passing HJR 4 would give Idaho Legislature sole authority to legalize marijuana, other drugs • Idaho Capital Sun
Idaho voters decide whether to give Legislature sole power to regulate drugs and eliminate their right to bring a ballot initiative to do so.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Arizona voters will have the final say, and they deserve to know exactly what these measures would do before they cast their ballots,” an organizer says of a campaign against GOP-led ballot measures, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/lQyP3pd
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Progressive PAC launches $1M campaign against ‘deceptive’ GOP-backed ballot propositions
Arizona ballot propositions: A progressive PAC is spending $1M to defeat four GOP-referred measures before Nov. 3.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Voting rights shouldn’t be "mucked around with" for political gain, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson says in sit-down interview about her defense of voting rights leading up to the 2026 midterms, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/kc7Kehj
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Utah’s top election chief says Trump admin’s ‘gamesmanship’ with voting keeps her up at night • Utah News Dispatch
Utah's top election official, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, has been loud and clear — on and off social media — about her concerns with the Trump administration when it comes to voting rights. She…
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
At 67, the Tillikum keeps plugging away in the San Juan Islands. The ferry system hopes it can serve until 2033 when new boats will clear the way for overdue retirement, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/7bqHBtY
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Washington needs this aging state ferry to keep running and running • Washington State Standard
Washington cannot afford to retire its oldest ferry before 2033. That's when the state hopes to have a replacement vessel.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Outsourcing government payroll will affect 78 current state employees who do the work now. The state hopes to save around $6 million per year by making the change, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/jAwiWoz
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After years of problems, Alaska plans to outsource payroll for 14,000 public employees | Alaska Beacon
Bids from interested companies were due Thursday; a contract could come as soon as next month, documents indicate.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The winner of the open seat will represent the Springfield area in the Oregon House of Representatives, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/bvYASAW
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An open Springfield House seat draws candidates focused on affordability • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The candidates will mostly compete to sway the district’s nonaffiliated voters, who make up nearly 40% of registered voters in the district
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Nevadans who get insurance through Nevada Health Link, the state-based Affordable Care Act marketplace, can expect to see an average rate increase of 17% for 2027, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/HlpjI3H
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Nevada Health Link plans will see double-digit rate increases … again • Nevada Current
Healthcare costs are continuing to rise. Nevadans who get insurance through Nevada Health Link, the state-based Affordable Care Act marketplace, can expect to see an average rate increase of 17% for…
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A PAC supporting the ballot measure has raised nearly $5 million, while the opposition PAC has brought in around $2.5 million. Both groups have spent over $1 million, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/dnUmlAc
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Supporters and opponents of Idaho's abortion rights initiative, Prop 1, have raised millions • Idaho Capital Sun
Two Idaho political action committees, or PACS, on both sides of the proposed abortion rights initiative, Proposition 1, have spent $1.3 million combined.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"If there’s (inappropriate) things happening, just be patient and it’ll sort itself out,” a Maricopa County supervisor says of the confidential bar complaint the board filed against the county attorney, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/cLhhzdz
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Pinal supervisors escalate feud with county attorney Brad Miller, seek bar investigation
Pinal County attorney bar complaint: Supervisors voted 5-0 to report Brad Miller to the State Bar after a year of disputes
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“We want students and researchers, businesses, investors and government all in one space together, sitting at the same table and actually getting to work,” Utah's governor said, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/9XbhLQ1
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Construction of new innovation hub starts at former prison site in Draper • Utah News Dispatch
State leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of the Nucleus Institute's Convergence Point, an innovation hub for students and industry leaders.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Washington law requires the Department of Labor and Industries to adjust the minimum wage annually for inflation, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/vvxCLGZ
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WA’s nation-high minimum wage rising to nearly $18 an hour in 2027 • Washington State Standard
The minimum wage in Washington state will rise to nearly $18 an hour next year. That will be the highest of any state in the nation.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Korean officials say Trump greatly mischaracterized the state of talks over a proposed new trans-Alaska gas pipeline, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/OANqPY6
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Korean officials confirm no deal exists to invest in Alaska natural gas pipeline | Alaska Beacon
The nation’s industry minister implies that the Trump administration lied during a White House news conference this week.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The two candidates for Oregon governor met for their first televised debate in Eugene and quickly began taking jabs at each other’s records and comments during the event, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/BObH3nc
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Donors, digs and Donald Trump: Attacks in Oregon gubernatorial debate underscore a close race • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The two candidates met for their first televised debate and quickly began taking jabs at each other’s records and comments during the event.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In Nevada, the post of lieutenant governor is largely ceremonial with little day-to-day statutory authority, but becomes important if the governor dies or leaves office, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/DwiAwLq
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Outgoing assemblymember takes on lieutenant governor • Nevada Current
Republican Lieutenant Gov. Stravos Anthony is looking to defend his seat against Democratic challenger Sandra Jauregui at a time when Democrats are feeling optimistic about their chances of flipping…
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The majority of jurors felt my time was better spent focusing on the many other serious crimes they worked on,” the Idaho prosecutor said of a dismissed charge against a government employee, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/FVUOJ6F
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Grand jury indicted ex-Idaho health official on felony misuse of funds. A judge dropped the case. • Idaho Capital Sun
The first criminal charges, now dismissed, emerged from a yearslong investigation launched by Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
With automatic Social Security benefit cuts looming in 2032, the issue could sway one of Arizona’s most closely watched congressional races, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/uZVaIYS
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Jay Feely called Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme.' In CD1, 175,000 people rely on it.
Jay Feely has called Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme' that should be privatized, even as 175,000 in the swing district rely on it
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“No company should be able to profit by setting its own customers up to fail,” Utah's attorney general said, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/8jU34jS
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Utah among 40 states to settle with auto loan company accused of predatory lending  • Utah News Dispatch
Dozens of Utahns are set to have their debt cancelled after a national auto loan company agreed to settle claims that it exploited borrowers.
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Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Washington’s largest utility is proposing to increase electricity rates by nearly 30%. For more than four hours on Tuesday, members of the public urged state regulators to reject the proposal, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/S9XpR3H
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PSE new rate hike proposal draws ire at public hearing • Washington State Standard
Washington’s largest utility is asking regulators to approve a nearly 30% increase in electricity rates over the next three years.
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