Respect states’ rights, new bipartisan group of legislative leaders tells feds

By: Kevin Hardy

Outlets: Stateline

Published: December 16, 2025

Words: 525

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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A new group of bipartisan state legislative leaders issued a declaration at their first meeting calling for a renewed focus on states’ rights and an end to federal intrusion into state laws.

The Assembly of State Legislative Leaders, which includes more than 40 lawmakers from 30 states, unanimously approved a 449-word declaration on the importance of states’ ability to legislate independently.

The document, released on Tuesday at the bipartisan group’s inaugural meeting in …

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