Speaking of chaotic, this nugget from the ongoing carnival act known as the 2016 presidential campaigns. As the Columbus Dispatch reports , Green Party candidate Jill Stein recently flew into Cincinnati to speak at a campaign rally for her longshot candidacy...
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) said this month that the catastrophic flooding in the state last month caused over $8.7 billion in damage. More than 6,000 businesses were flooded and over 55,000 homes, more than 80 percent of which were uninsured...
Environment In New York NEW YORK Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announces the finalization of more stringent emission limits for diesel generators and natural gas-fired engines commonly used to supply backup power in large buildings like hospitals and offices...
The ongoing saga of Chris Christie vs. The World completed another chapter last week. It all started when the New Jersey governor was making his way through the stands at a Milwaukee Brewers game (Christie’s son works for the Brew Crew) and fans...
A few years ago when Oklahoma’s economy was booming, Republicans who control the state’s government pushed through a permanent reduction in the state’s top income tax rate and slashed the oil production tax rate by 5 percent (from 7...
Charlie Baker isn’t the only one to take a stab at angrying up the locals. As the New York Post reports , New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio may be the first Gotham mayor in history to not be a Yankees fan. To make things worse, de Blasio not only...
Love him or hate him, reality TV star Donald Trump has definitely shaken up the world by winning the White House. And for better or worse, nothing says success quite like having someone try to copy you. Enter former Saturday Night Live cast member Joe...
With efforts to call a special session to consider impeaching Gov. Paul LePage (R) going nowhere, a handful of Maine lawmakers asked Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap (D) to invoke a never-before-used constitutional clause to report to the state Supreme...
The Kentucky Retirement System board’s investment committee has reached “a general agreement” on a three-year plan to withdraw about $1.5 billion - roughly 10 percent of its $14.9 billion in total assets - it has invested in hedge funds...
Local and federal courts struck down Republican-backed voter restrictions in three states in a single day last month. A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a North Carolina law restricting the number of acceptable forms...
The PENNSYLVANIA Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to a moratorium on executions imposed by Gov. Tom Wolf (D) in February. The court did not say when it will hear the case (PHILADELPHIACBSLOCAL.COM). * UTAH Gov. Gary Herbert (R) said he would...
Last week, laws took effect in Utah that among other things institute gay-rights protections and mandate treatment instead of prison for drug offenders. And tax hikes for transportation and education will take effect in July. But those laws were passed...
CA Signs SB 725 & Approves AB 721 CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown signs SB 725, which suspends for the class of 2015 a state requirement that all graduating students take the high school exit exam. State education officials cancelled the test earlier...
Multistate lawsuits challenging White House policy have been de rigueur since the Affordable Care Act. Over two dozen states are opposing the Obama administration’s plan to defer the deportation of millions of illegal immigrants. And at least 20...
Going On In AL ALABAMA officials announce they are banning the importation of deer carcasses from MISSISSIPPI to stop the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease, a neurological disease which affects deer, moose and elk and is always fatal (ASSOCIATED PRESS...
Georgia’s Republican-dominated Senate Rules committee voted last week to strip a $50 million jet fuel tax exemption out of a larger tax-cut proposal already passed by the House ( HB 918 ). The move came in response to the announcement by Delta Airlines...
Hawaii Signs HB 561 HAWAII Gov. David Ige (D) signs HB 561 , which requires dentists to make public their training to administer anesthesia to children (HAWAII NEWS NOW [HONOLULU]). Rhode Island Signs SB 789 RHODE ISLAND Gov. Gina Raimondo (D...
California Approves AB 10 The CALIFORNIA Senate unanimously approves AB 10 , which would require schools where 40 percent of the kids meet the federal poverty threshold to provide free feminine hygiene products to female students. The bill, which would...
One might think that by now ambitious politicos would get this whole Interwebs thingy. One would be wrong. Case in point this week comes from the presidential campaign trail, where former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is one of about 6,000 Republicans...
The U.S. coal industry has endured a precipitous decline in recent years. A Duke University study indicated that the industry shed 49,530 jobs between 2008 and 2012. U.S. renewable energy, meanwhile, has surged. The Duke study found that wind and...
Education In KY The KENTUCKY House approves SB 228, which would require school boards to establish procedures to investigate bullying and protect bullying victims. It moves to Gov. Matt Blevin (R) for consideration (COURIER-JOURNAL [LEXINGTON]). ...
Business In NJ The NEW JERSEY House gives final approval to AB 2750, a bill that will make it illegal for employers to pay workers of different genders different wages for doing “substantially similar work.” It is now with Gov. Chris Christie...
CA Approves AB 1594 The CALIFORNIA Assembly approves AB 1594 , which would bar the use of standard and electronic cigarettes on California State University and community college campuses. It moves to the Senate (SACRAMENTO BEE). MD Gov Signs SB...
Citing ongoing conflict with lawmakers of both parties, Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) said he will wait until at least January before seeking to fill dozens of vacancies on state boards and agencies. Angry that lawmakers had not acted on tax reform proposals...
Legislative terms in Florida are currently limited to a maximum of eight years. But a pair of lawmakers in the state - Sen. Rene Garcia (R) and Rep. Mark Pafford (D) - are looking to change that. They’ve proposed legislation to expand the state’s...