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Proposed legislation would prohibit any person from creating, serving or conspiring to submit a “false slate of presidential electors” and the infraction would be punishable by up to 10 years in prison and fines up to $5,000.

Lawmakers heard a bill criminalizing fake presidential electors for a second time during a committee meeting Thursday afternoon.

Lawmakers heard a bill criminalizing fake presidential electors for a second time during a committee meeting Thursday afternoon.

A group of electors who submitted false paperwork, claiming President Donald Trump had won the 2020 election in Nevada, will not face any state charges because a statute to potentially prosecute them does not exist, Democratic Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said Thursday.

Lawmakers are working to remedy 2021 legislation that pauses eviction proceedings when a rental application is pending.

Oregon needs more renewable energy but also should be aware of where it sites new projects. A new report provided guidelines for choosing the best locations. In 2021, the Oregon Legislature passed a law requiring electricity to come from non-emitting sources by 2040. ...

Gov. Lombardo’s bill to modernize government will add more layers of oversight and threaten the system of checks and balances, according to lawmakers.

Gov. Joe Lombardo’s bill to modernize government and make it more efficient was questioned by lawmakers during a marathon four-hour hearing.

For a third year in a row, zero-carbon sources accounted for the majority of electricity generated in Minnesota, according to the latest edition of an annual report measuring the states clean-energy transition. The findings are issued by the group Clean Energy Economy Minnesota, which said the industry shift toward these sources is now "locked in" around the state. It showed in 2022, 55% of the states power came from carbon-free sources, well above the national share of 41%. ...

Wisconsin regulators are being asked to take another look at previously approved plans for a proposed natural gas plant. An environmental group says changes in the energy sector and the evolving climate crisis are hard to ignore. In 2020, the Public Service Commission granted a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Nemadji Trail Energy Center in Superior, which is still navigating the permitting process. ...