Mary Peck
Budgets in Brief - January 21 2019

BIG TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PROBLEM IN OH OHIO has run out of money for major road projects. A coalition of local governments, chambers of commerce, contractors, engineers and truck drivers called Fix Our Roads Ohio has formed to push for solutions...

Mary Peck
New FCC Rules Spark Controversy

In late February the Federal Communications Commission issued new rules aimed at preventing Internet providers from designating fast and slow lanes for Web traffic. Internet advocates declared victory. But others have taken issue with -- and action against...

Mary Peck
Business - December 19 2016

Business In CA The CALIFORNIA Supreme Court rules that online travel companies are exempt from paying hotel occupancy taxes. The ruling rejects claims by the city of San Diego that companies like Expedia and Priceline are liable for paying the hotel...

Mary Peck
Sports Betting Blows Past $500M Mark in NJ

About $260 million was wagered in New Jersey on sporting events in October, bringing the total for the four and a half months sports betting has been legal in the state to $597 million. A spokesman for FanDuel, which handles the sports book at the...

Mary Peck
Governors In Brief - July 24 2017

Dayton Legislative Funding Veto Overruled A MINNESOTA judge ruled that Gov. Mark Dayton’s (D) May 30 veto of funding for the Gopher State Legislature was unconstitutional. Ramsey County District Court Chief Judge John Guthmann said Dayton had...