Good morning, it’s Tuesday, June 10, 2025. In today’s edition, Minnesota, California move to end Medicaid coverage for undocumented adults; New York approves aid-in-dying bill; New Jersey voters hit the polls today:
Top Stories
IMMIGRATION: Minnesota lawmakers voted Monday to end state-funded Medicaid coverage for undocumented adults, impacting some 17,000 people who currently have coverage. The provision was key to a budget deal struck between House Republican leaders and Gov. Tim Walz (D). Fourteen states currently fund health care coverage for the undocumented. (Pluribus News)
Minnesota will be the second blue state, after Illinois, to cut coverage for the undocumented. And speaking of which…
BUDGETS: California legislative leaders reached a spending deal Monday to freeze enrollment of undocumented adults in Medi-Cal, the state Medicaid program. Leaders rejected billions in cuts to health care and social services programs to fill a $12 billion deficit. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) had proposed the enrollment pause as part of his budget plan. (Sacramento Bee)
AID IN DYING: The New York Senate has given final approval to legislation allowing a patient with less than six months to live the right to end their life. New York would be the 12th state to allow physician-assisted aid in dying if Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signs the measure. (Albany Times Union)
GUN POLITICS: Sixteen states have sued the Trump administration over a plan to allow the sale of forced-reset triggers that make semiautomatic rifles fire more rapidly. The suit, filed in Maryland, is led by attorneys general in Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey; all 16 states represented have Democratic attorneys general. (Associated Press)
SUBSIDIES: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) has signed legislation capping state tax incentives for economic development programs at $110 million annually. The law, passed earlier this year with overwhelming bipartisan majorities, creates a new $40 million cap on a research activities credit. (Des Moines Register)
AUTOMOBILES: The California Senate has approved a bill allowing car dealers to charge buyers up to $500 extra on vehicle purchases to process documents. The bill would allow dealers to charge up to 1% of the vehicle’s purchase price for processing, a fee dealers say they need to cover paperwork processing. (CalMatters)
PUBLIC HEALTH: The Louisiana legislature has given final sign-off to a bill allowing the sale of ivermectin in pharmacies without a prescription. The FDA has approved ivermectin to treat conditions caused by parasitic worms, but medical experts have discredited its use as a treatment for Covid-19. (Baton Rouge Advocate)
In Politics & Business
NEW JERSEY: Voters head to the polls today to pick gubernatorial nominees in the race to replace term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy (D). Polls show U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) leading the Democratic field, while former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R), backed by President Trump, leads the GOP side. (Associated Press)
TEXAS: The Trump administration is urging Republican leaders in Texas to redraw U.S. House district lines ahead of the midterm elections to blunt expected Democratic gains in other states. The administration thinks Republicans could pick up four or five Democratic-held seats, but some state Republicans worry a mid-decade remap could backfire. (New York Times)
FLORIDA: The state Department of Children and Families ordered the Orlando Sentinel to “cease and desist” reporting on foster families for a story about a nonprofit associated with First Lady Casey DeSantis. Sentinel executive editor Roger Simmons described the letter as “the state’s attempt to chill free speech.” The Sentinel has not yet published the story. (Associated Press)
There’s an old saying: Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel.
CALIFORNIA: State Democrats have chosen Sen. Monique Limón (D) to serve as Senate President Pro Tempore beginning in 2026. Limón will replace incumbent Mike McGuire (D), who faces term limits next year. McGuire said the final vote to elect Limón was unanimous. (Sacramento Bee)
COLORADO: Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen (R) resigned Monday to take a job in the private sector. Lundeen, who faced term limits in 2026, will become chief executive of the Washington-based American Excellence Foundation. Senate President James Coleman (D) said he would miss Lundeen’s “grace and patience.” (Colorado Public Radio)
By The Numbers
26%: The decline in overdose deaths in Connecticut in 2024, the third straight year the number of deaths caused by drug overdoses declined. Still, 990 Connecticut residents lost their lives to overdoses last year. (Hartford Business Journal)
Nearly 134,000: The number of Virginia voters who have cast early ballots in statewide Democratic primaries for lieutenant governor and attorney general, a new record. Early voting continues through Saturday, ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. (WVTF)
$1,500: The ethics fine former Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission director Steve Marks has agreed to pay for setting aside a bottle of rare Pappy Van Winkle bourbon for himself. The state ethics commission rejected a $500 fine at its meeting last month. (Oregonian)
Off The Wall
Workers in West Virginia’s state Capitol building are scrambling to move items out of the basement after a leaky pipe dumped more than 100,000 gallons of water. An official said the failure of a single bolt on a four-inch chilled waterline dumped 120 pounds per square inch of water into the basement, which houses IT facilities and storage areas. (WV Metro News)
Amanda “Mandy” Parfitt, a retired North Carolina teacher, has completed a quest to donate blood in all 50 states. Parfitt notched her last donation in Pocatello, Idaho, where she and her husband will drive over to visit Grand Teton National Park. (Idaho Press)
Quote of the Day
“We have a mad king surrounded by courtiers and yes men afraid to tell him he’s making a fool of himself.”
— Rolando Garcia, a member of the Texas State Republican Executive Committee, criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s (R) support for a ban on low-grade THC products. Patrick has taken flak from right-wing personalities over his support for the bill. (Texas Tribune)