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The Tenth

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Congress writes roughly 300 laws a year. State legislatures write 25,000. The Tenth is a weekly briefing on the bills passing in America's 50 statehouses — what they do, who they affect, and what actually changes for the people who live under them. Non-partisan, bill-first, plain English. Named for the 10th Amendment. From amendment.app.

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Two Rulebooks: While Washington Stalls, the States Rewrite Daily Life 26.04.2026 16:35

The Senate killed an Iran war powers resolution for the fifth time, voted 50-49 to revoke a 20-year mineral ban next to America's most-visited wilderness, and considered a $200 billion war supplemental. Meanwhile 18 statehouses kept moving: Maine banned medical debt liens (LD 2129), Virginia became the first Southern state with paid family leave (HB 1207), Tennessee passed frontier-AI safety 9...

Six Firsts in Seven Days: The States Pick Up the Load 21.04.2026 20:25

Congress came one vote short of reining in the president's war powers on Iran. H. Con. Res. 40 failed 213-214 . In the same seven days, six state laws passed that were first in the nation: New Mexico universal child care ; Oregon l etting users sue AI chatbot makers ; Nebraska farm data privacy , Washington banning AI insurance denials and banning 3D-printed ghost-gun blueprints ; and Virginia...