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Forgotten Forty | Thursday Edition
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• Wisconsin Bans Out-of-State Petition Circulators
Gov. Tony Evers signed HB 223 into law, outlawing out-of-state circulators for candidate petitions. Legal experts say it likely violates the 7th Circuit’s precedent on free movement for political speech.
Source →• California’s Top-Two Primary Faces Growing Rebellion
Once considered untouchable, the blanket primary is now under fire from its own architects. LA Times columnist George Skelton, former State Senator Steve Peace, and ex-Assembly Speaker Willie Brown have all publicly questioned the system’s wisdom.
Source →• Nevada Bipartisan Initiative Launches Ahead of 2027 Session
A new nonpartisan civic initiative is building consensus infrastructure in Nevada, New Hampshire, and South Carolina before the next legislative cycle.
Source →• DHS Funding Lapse Hits 46 Days—Record Territory
The longest DHS shutdown in history continues as House Republicans rejected a bipartisan Senate compromise.
Source →• Nevada Data Center Tax Breaks Spark Transparency Fight
The ACLU and Sierra Club are raising concerns about broad confidentiality protections given to tech companies receiving tax breaks in the Silver State.
Source →Deep Purple State of the Week: Illinois
The land of Lincoln is brewing something interesting. While national headlines focus on the usual coastal battles, Illinois quietly advances legislation that could reshape how nonprofit organizations invest—and how tipped workers get paid. The IFPA “Credit Card Chaos” law may inadvertently harm the very workers it claims to protect. Meanwhile, HB 5045 returns to the House after a summer veto. Illinois doesn’t shout. It legislates.
