This post was guest written by Courtney Resnicky, a senior at Wright State University. Millennials—those born between 1981 and 1998—have now surpassed Baby Boomers by half a million , according to PEW research. While this may not seem like...
When the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation announced that it would cut off funding for breast cancer screens to Planned Parenthood, the backlash was swift—and came from all sides. The organization’s top public health official, Mollie...
Far below the radar of the fiercely fought presidential race, Republicans and Democrats are competing for control of legislative chambers in 13 battleground states. Democrats suffered severe losses in the statehouses during the last two midterm elections...
Eighteen legislative chambers in 13 states are vulnerable to a shift of party control in the November elections, according to Tim Storey of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Twelve of those chambers are currently held by Republicans, while...
Included in the budget bill passed by Ohio lawmakers last year was a proposal, dubbed the “Healthy Ohio Program,” requiring all non-disabled Medicaid participants in the state earning any amount of income - about 1.6 million individuals -...
The White House said last week that Louisiana has qualified for 90-percent federal funding of its recovery efforts related to the severe flooding in the state last month. Officials said the state was bumped up from the 75-percent funding level as soon...
A win by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Election Day could result in a U.S. economy that is $1 trillion smaller in 2021 than it would be if Democrat Hillary Clinton were elected, according to analysis by Oxford Economics, an economic...
Suspicious Tax Credits in OR An independent audit of renewable-energy projects that received Business Energy Tax Credits in OREGON uncovered enough circumstantial evidence to refer 79 of the projects - one in four, representing $340 million of the...
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute request by the state of Michigan to allow its new ban on straight-party voting to be in effect for the November election. The state’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed that ban ( SB 13 ) in December...
After Ohio’s Republican-controlled General Assembly passed HB 234 in 2005, establishing 35 days of absentee voting in the state, there was a week-long interval, when the absentee-voting period overlapped the state’s voter registration period...
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ordered Alabama, Georgia and Kansas to stop requiring residents to provide proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a birth certificate or naturalization papers, when they register...
MO Lawmakers Override Gov’s Veto of Photo ID Bill MISSOURI’s Republican-controlled General Assembly voted last week to override Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of HB 1631 , a bill requiring voters to show a government-issued photo...
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) proposed new cybersecurity regulations last week that Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) called the first of their kind in the nation. Cuomo said the rules would apply only to institutions overseen by NYDFS...
The GOP-dominated Missouri Legislature last week overrode 13 of the 20 vetoes issued this session by Gov. Jay Nixon (D) The measures lawmakers overrode include SB 656 , which allows most adults to obtain a lifetime concealed carry weapons permit while...
WV Gov Unveils Suicide Prevention Plan WEST VIRGINIA Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) unveiled a plan designed to reduce the number of suicides by military veterans. Dubbed the Mountain State 22 Program – a reference to the number of veterans believed...
Business In Oklahoma The OKLAHOMA Supreme Court rules that a 2013 law giving Sooner State employers the power to “opt out” of the state workers’ compensation system and write their own plans is unconstitutional. The law, which supporters...
California Signs SB 839 CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs SB 839 , a portion of which makes it a crime for an individual or corporation to breed killer whales, or orcas, in captivity, punishable by a fine of up to $100,000 (LEXISNEXIS STATE NET...
Education in California The CALIFORNIA Board of Education officially adopts a school evaluation policy that rates schools by multiple factors, including academics, graduation rates, college preparedness and the rates at which non-native speakers are...
Environment In California The U.S. Department of the Interior releases a final blueprint for opening up large sections of the CALIFORNIA desert to wind and solar farms. Under the plan, 606 miles of land deemed not to be ecologically sensitive would...
Health In Michigan The MICHIGAN House and Senate approve a package of bills to regulate the medical marijuana industry: HB 4209 , which would impose a 3 percent tax on dispensaries as well as creating a licensing system for growers, dispensaries, patients...
Immigration In Arizona ARIZONA officials announce a settlement in a lawsuit challenging tenets of the Grand Canyon State’s 2010 SB 1070 immigration law. Under terms of the deal, officials have agreed to end to its practice of requiring police...
California Signs AB 2819 CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs AB 2819 , which extends the time in which the names of people involved in eviction lawsuits must be kept private. Under current law, records in eviction lawsuits are kept sealed for only...
California Signs AB 1570 CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs AB 1570 , which expands a Golden State law requiring sports memorabilia dealers to provide certificates of authenticity for any autographed collectibles they sell to include sellers of...
Vermont Gov. Pete Shumlin’s time in office is winding down, which can only mean it’s time to immortalize him forever. No, he’s not being stuffed. We’re talking his official portrait, which will eventually hang alongside those of...
We all get them. We all hate them - the dreaded mass response to an email. Instead of replying only to the sender, some goof always hits “reply all,” sharing their thoughts with every person on the email and thus beginning a chain of messages...