Virginia Approves SB 1400 The VIRGINIA Senate approves SB 1400 , which would classify poker as a game of skill rather than chance. The bill moves to the House (POKER NEWS DAILY). Virginia Approves HB 1432 Also in VIRGINIA , the House approves...
Arkansas Approves HB 1035 The ARKANSAS House approves HB 1035 , which would bar the use of food stamps to buy junk food. Under the measure, food stamp recipients would be allowed to purchase only foods contained on a list of approved items developed...
Virginia Approves HB 1468 The VIRGINIA House approves HB 1468 , which would prohibit Old Dominion law enforcement from releasing an incarcerated undocumented immigrant until the individual has been received by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Virginia Approves SB 1298 The VIRGINIA Senate approves SB 1298 , which would add cancer, glaucoma, HIV, AIDS, hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, nail-patella syndrome, cachexia or wasting...
Mississippi Approves SB 2469 The MISSISSIPPI Senate approves SB 2469 , so-called “blue lives matter” legislation that makes it a hate crime to target someone for a crime solely because they are a law enforcement officer, firefighter or...
Utah Approves HB 40 The UTAH House approves HB 40 , which eliminates a loophole in Beehive State law that allows a payday lender to offer loans that last longer than the 10 week maximum allowed by law. It moves to the Senate (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE). ...
President Trump seems to have only one strategy – personally attack anyone and everyone at any time in an effort to make himself look or feel better. Most grownups choose not to directly engage with such juvenile behavior. But then former California...
Speaking of dogs, it is sadly not unusual for pets to be caught in the middle of messy divorce proceedings. In most states dogs, cats and other pets are considered to be property, meaning they must be divvied up like furniture and cars. Emphasis on most...
That could soon be the big legal question in Virginia, where the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that House Speaker William J. Howell has introduced legislation to allow localities to create a $100 civil penalty for dogs “running at large”...
If you are a Dallas Cowboys fan it might behoove you to lobby team owner Jerry Jones to stop letting New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) anywhere near them. For the unaware, in spite of his Garden State roots Christie is a rabid Cowboys fan. That has never...
Not understanding mistakes often leads to repeating them. This means that one of the most important things public relations departments or agencies can do after a negative story breaks is to carefully go over the event and move forward with a renewed...
Recently, more than a billion people celebrated the ringing in of the Year of the Rooster, and brands around the world cashed in by promoting their products and services. The geographic reach of Chinese New Year or Spring Festival promotional tie-ins...
The targeting of election systems in Arizona and Illinois by Russian hackers last summer received a lot of media attention. But those were far from the only or even the most serious recent attacks on government computer networks, which are increasingly...
The New York State Education Department, Florida Governor and Wisconsin Government were the state entities with the strongest cybersecurity standards of 600 local, state and federal government organizations analyzed and ranked in February 2016 by the...
Edwards Pitches LA Budget Fix LOUISIANA Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) proposed a wide range of fixes aimed at closing the Pelican State’s $304 million budget deficit, including tapping into the state’s rainy day fund. Other proposals include...
California lawmakers have been exceedingly vocal in their intentions to battle the Trump administration at every turn. But they may soon face off with another foe that comes from closer to home: the Golden State’s own Republican delegation to Congress...
MO Enacts Right-to-Work Law MISSOURI Gov. Eric Greitens (R) signed legislation swiftly passed by the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly making it the 28th right-to-work state. Supporters say the law, barring unions from making workers...
Last year supporters of limiting attorneys’ fees in medical lawsuits gathered enough signatures to qualify an initiative for the state’s November ballot. But the measure was blocked by the state’s Supreme Court over issues with the canvassing...
Currently North Dakota’s executive and judicial branches can directly introduce bills in the state’s legislature, the Legislative Assembly. But a bill sponsored by North Dakota Rep. Nathan Toman (R) and several other Republican lawmakers of...
Republicans who control Arizona’s Legislature are planning to consider several bills this session dealing with the state’s initiative process. One would set higher standards for supporters of initiatives and those who collect signatures to...
McAuliffe Vows Vetoes VIRGINIA Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) said last week he would veto any measures sent to him by lawmakers that discriminate against the LGBTQ community or which seek to force so-called “sanctuary cities” to cooperate with...
The Virginia Senate endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment last week ( SJR 295 ) that would allow lawmakers to veto regulations proposed by agencies under executive branch control with a simple majority vote. Supporters called the proposal necessary...
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) has created a task force charged with devising a plan for taking on $14 billion in unfunded liabilities for municipal employee pensions and retiree health care. Snyder named 23 people to the group, which is expected to have...
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) called on Tar Heel State lawmakers to quickly repeal 2016’s controversial “bathroom bill” or risk losing over 130 NCAA championship events over the next six years. The measure bars local municipalities...
Pennsylvania Approves SB 3 The PENNSYLVANIA Senate approves SB 3 , which would ban women from obtaining an abortion after the 20 th week of pregnancy, except in cases where the mother’s life is in danger but with no exceptions for cases of rape...