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At least 10 states explicitly let jackpot winners claim Powerball or Mega Millions prizes anonymously — most consistently named are Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jers...
Several recent state bills sought to change ages tied to sexual consent, marriage, medical consent, or criminal prosecution — mostly to raise ages (e.g., Oklahoma’s HB1003 to raise statutory‑rape thre...
Reporting shows a large and growing wave of state-level proposals targeting “geoengineering” and related weather-modification activities: outlets and trackers count anywhere from about 10 states up to...
A core federal baseline requires for recording, but a minority of jurisdictions impose all‑party (often called “two‑party”) consent — commonly cited as 11 states — meaning every participant must agree...
Nine states still tax at least some Social Security benefits as of the 2025 tax year, though the rules differ widely by state and income; West Virginia is completing a legislated phase‑out so it will ...
State rules vary sharply: most states restrict certified death certificates to close relatives and legal representatives, while some jurisdictions allow “anyone” to request copies once records become ...
States approach with a patchwork of regimes: some actively run or permit programs with formal permitting, reporting and oversight (e.g., , , ), while others have moved to restrict or ban and broader (...
As of the documents in this file, at least eight U.S. states (California, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Texas, Wisconsin and Alabama) and the U.S. territory of Guam have laws that authorize chemi...
The available contemporaneous reporting indicates that, following the 2024 general election and as the 119th Congress was seated, twelve states had in their U.S. House delegations: . This finding is r...
A plurality of U.S. states have some form of “stop-and-identify” statute that allows police who have reasonable, articulable suspicion of criminal activity to require a stopped person to identify them...
Available reporting shows multiple instances of MAGA hat-burning online and in small gatherings earlier in 2025 tied to anger over Trump’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, including videos and c...
A number of states formally resisted REAL ID in the past: reporting and advocacy organizations say about 25 states either passed statutes or resolutions rejecting REAL ID, and at least 15 states enact...
The balance of power in the U.S. Senate as of the start of the 119th Congress is that , giving Republicans control of committee assignments and the Senate agenda. Multiple post‑election reports and a ...
Federal rules affecting how much of Social Security is taxed at the federal level will change in 2026 (including a new senior deduction and a shift in taxable wage base), and most states already do no...
In 2024–2025 the VA broadened presumptive exposure locations beyond Vietnam: the department proposed and in some cases finalized adding U.S. and Royal Thai military bases in Thailand (Jan. 9, 1962–Jun...
All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are allocated among the 50 states for the 118th Congress (2023–2025) based on the 2020 census reapportionment. The distribution shifted after the 202...
A minority of U.S. states let lottery winners avoid public naming outright; multiple outlets list roughly 9–11 “fully anonymous” states (commonly cited: Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missou...
A number of U.S. states have laws that allow chemical castration to be required as a condition of parole or sentence for certain sex offenses, typically those against young children; states repeatedly...
Several countries and multiple U.S. states permit forms of castration for sex offenders: Legal authorizations, conditions, and medical safeguards vary sharply by place and remain contested on constitu...
States vary widely in what counts as an law: some have created independent redistricting commissions to remove partisan control, others have state court rulings or statutes limiting partisan maps, and...