Mary Peck
Staying Neutral To The Extreme

It seems like just about every Republican in the free world is running for president, but don’t expect any of them to get an endorsement from Massachusetts Governor and fellow Republican Charlie Baker. As Statehouse News reports, Baker took note...

Mary Peck
Will Regulation of the “Internet of Things” Fall to the States?

There’s a busy world all around us that goes relatively unnoticed much of the time but that could soon be a major focus of government regulation. It’s called the Internet of Things, or IoT, and although it has dominated the attention of the...

Mary Peck
More States Looking to ‘Go Green’ In Spite of Banking Woes

This Tuesday, Ohio voters will go to the polls to decide whether to legalize recreational and medicinal marijuana use. But even if the Buckeye State becomes the 24 th (along with the District of Columbia) to legalize some form of marijuana, it will not...

Mary Peck
OK Dem Wants to Eliminate Straight-Party Voting

Oklahoma Sen. J.J. Dossett (D) has filed a bill ( SB 9 ) that would do away with straight-party voting in the state. “I think it is unnecessary to have the straight-party option,” he said. “I think it is something that might have...

Mary Peck
Budgets In Brief - December 19 2016

VMT Tax Still Possibility in MA Despite MASSACHUSETTS Gov. Charlie Baker’s (R) veto in August of a provision in a road funding bill passed by state lawmakers providing for a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax pilot program, the state hasn’t...