Check out what these states are doing! (Psssst. SC… LOOK!)

I saw a few posts this week highlighting some states pushing back on the Feds. None of this is likely to happen unless we can turn over some seats in Columbia. In exactly 6 months we’ll be in the filing period for the June primaries. Do you have a candidate for a Democrat seat that can be toppled? Even more significant, do you have a challenger for a recalcitrant House or Senate member in your district who will stand in the way of reform?

Do not wait. Identify candidates today who have some name ID, the ability to raise funds, the time to campaign ferociously, and the wisdom to listen to a campaign manager who has taken a challenger to a win before.

To inspire … check out these stories.

Texas prepares to take on the EPA in court

Texas is expected to join a challenge from about 20 states that intend on taking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to court over the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan.

An air quality lawyer who represents a group opposed to the plan told Watchdog.org the rule is “based on such shaky legal ground” and he’s confident it will get struck down, but acknowledges it’s crucial to get a court order that will at least temporarily suspend the Clean Power Plan while the lawyers and judges thrash things out.

Assembly passes measure cutting taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood

The state Assembly voted Thursday to strip Planned Parenthood of about $3.5 million in government funding a year.

The measure passed, 60-35, with all Republicans backing it and all Democrats opposing it. It now goes to the Senate, which like the Assembly is controlled by Republicans.

Utah officially cancels Planned Parenthood funding

Utah was one of several states to announce plans to stop the taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood earlier this year. Now the Utah state health department announced it will remove approximately $225,000 from the budget for Planned Parenthood, by canceling contracts with the abortion giant and redirecting the money to local health care agencies.

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