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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Aug 31, 2026

You want to get in your car and you want to go to down to Buc-ees in St Augustine, it’s really none of the government’s damn business if you’re doing that, right?

floridaphoenix.com
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Aug 31, 2026

I’ve called for legislation that will protect Floridians from allowing the state to turn into some type of digital prison, digital surveillance state, where somebody knows everything about what you’re doing every day of the week.

floridaphoenix.com
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Aug 31, 2026

But, you also have to say, okay, how could this be misused? And how could a private company misuse the data, but also law enforcement? We know there was an officer in Florida who was using the LPR data to track like an ex-girlfriend or…

dailycaller.com
Mike Dunleavy
@mikedunleavy· Republican · AK· Aug 31, 2026

This is a good first step towards protecting our children from online dangers, and I hope we see more actions like this in the future.

alaskabeacon.com
Mike Dunleavy
@mikedunleavy· Republican · AK· Aug 31, 2026

Social media promised us connection and the ability to productively engage with each other in life’s joyful and mundane moments. What social media gave us was a generation of children scarred by bullying, harassment, doom-scrolling and…

alaskabeacon.com
Josh Green
@joshgreen· Democratic · HI· Aug 31, 2026

This approval gives us access to specialized personnel, equipment and technical support that will help protect our communities, restore essential services and address the urgent needs created by Tropical Cyclone Lala.

governor.hawaii.gov
John Hoeven
@johnhoeven· Republican · ND· Aug 31, 2026

At the same time, we’ve worked closely with the Trump administration to reduce the regulatory burden for our energy producers, including our coal industry.

hoeven.senate.gov
Bill Lee
@billlee· Republican · TN· Aug 31, 2026

It is fitting that Nashville International Airport would bear the name of our state’s favorite daughter and greet travelers with the enduring legacy of Dolly’s music, generosity, faith, and kindness.

motherjones.com
Patrick Morrisey
@patrickmorrisey· WV· Aug 31, 2026

[It’s] very powerful [and] it’s going to benefit many, many West Virginians.

foxnews.com
Patrick Morrisey
@patrickmorrisey· WV· Aug 31, 2026

By statute, 50% of the proceeds … will be dedicated to directly reducing and ultimately eliminating the state income tax.

foxnews.com
Patrick Morrisey
@patrickmorrisey· WV· Aug 31, 2026

This shared framework gives us the exact blueprint we need to attract billions in private investment, create thousands of high-paying construction and technology jobs, lower taxes for our citizens, and revitalize economically distressed…

foxnews.com
Patrick Morrisey
@patrickmorrisey· WV· Aug 31, 2026

Today, as the world stands on the cusp of a new digital and economic frontier, West Virginia is stepping forward once again to lead, not by repeating the mistakes of other states, but by implementing a proactive, 20-year development…

foxnews.com
Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Aug 31, 2026

I'm thinking of the families who lost loved ones, those who were injured, and the Trenton community.

cbsnews.com
Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Aug 30, 2026

Data centers shouldn’t drain our power and water, or hide deals from residents. Communities deserve transparency.

dailycaller.com
Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 30, 2026

Renaming the lake was deflecting from the real needs of Americans.

npr.org
Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Aug 30, 2026

I’m calling for an underwater section of the pipeline running through my state to be removed.

nationalpost.com
Ned Lamont
@nedlamont· Democratic · CT· Aug 30, 2026

Social media is all too often anti-social. Tech companies have increasingly been taking advantage of kids, creating apps and algorithms that decrease their attention spans, drive them to become addicted, cause them to tune out real life…

portal.ct.gov
Ned Lamont
@nedlamont· Democratic · CT· Aug 30, 2026

Governor Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong today announced that the State of Connecticut is intervening in the regulatory review of the proposed merger between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy, arguing it poses a great risk to…

portal.ct.gov
Ned Lamont
@nedlamont· Democratic · CT· Aug 30, 2026

Governor Ned Lamont today said that his administration is coordinating with community organizations and advocates regarding increased ICE activity this week in Connecticut and responding on the ground to ensure detainees and their loved…

portal.ct.gov
Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Aug 30, 2026

I'm going to say that you have committed to me that this investigation will be full, fair and transparent. Can I say that? He said, “Yes, absolutely.”

king.senate.gov
Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Aug 30, 2026

I don’t think it serves the interest of public health or slows the spread of this outbreak for me to get into a back-and-forth about conspiracy theories that are showing up online.

washingtonexaminer.com