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News that affects American households
News from the 50 states: new state laws, local economies and the rules that differ from one state to the next.
States Explainer
Voters approved Proposition 13 in 2025, lifting the school tax exemption on a home from $100,000 to $140,000. Who qualifies, how to apply and what it saves.
The plan sets flow and habitat rules for water drawn from rivers that supply nearly 30 million Californians. It takes effect after a state legal review.
Rates ranged from 1.7% in Bismarck, Rapid City and Sioux Falls to 20.8% in El Centro, California. Two Connecticut metros had the biggest increases.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's October 27 orders set up a Highway 1 task force and suspend some environmental rules for flood-prevention work until January 31.
Gov. Brian Kemp's order keeps the state's 33.3-cent gasoline tax and 37.3-cent diesel tax suspended through Thanksgiving, as fuel prices stay high.
States Explainer
The federal minimum is $7.25 an hour, but many states set their own and adjust them for inflation. How the rules work, and what changes in four states in 2027.
The relief follows a state disaster declaration and postpones federal tax deadlines that fall between July 14, 2026, and February 1, 2027.
Headlines as each source published them, with links to the original releases.