Every PR professional understands the need to monitor the media to stay abreast with what happening with clients, their customers, competitors and industry at large. But have you considered how an extra layer of news and business research can give your...
In recent years, Mark Dunn, Segment Leader for Entity Due Diligence & Monitoring at LexisNexis, has organized virtual panels to probe for insights from supply chain gurus around the globe. This year was no exception, and Mark recently provided this...
Predicting the outcome of this election is like trying to sneeze with your eyes open; it can’t be done. As the candidates prepare for primaries in Ohio and Florida—two big battleground states whose delegates are up for grabs on March 15—media...
With all the attention on GOP presidential aspirant and narcissistic loony toon Donald Trump, it is easy to forget he’s far from the only one of his ilk on the scene. Case in point comes from Texas, where the Travis County Republican Party is beside...
Business In CA The CALIFORNIA Senate gives final approval to SB 7b, which would raise the legal smoking age in the Golden State to 21. It moves to Gov. Jerry Brown (D) for consideration (SACRAMENTO BEE). Also in CALIFORNIA , the Senate endorses SB...
Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) signed legislation last week making the Old Dominion the first state to legislatively adopt a regulatory framework for the fast growing daily sports fantasy industry. Under SN 646, operators like DraftKings and FanDuel are required...
Below is a guest post by Maureen Ramos, Client Manager at LexisNexis. Media intelligence and research are crucial to your success, but the prospect of identifying insights from the constant flow of information that is being created can be daunting...
It was a simple question: “Do you think Muslims in the state of Florida hate America?” The query came from MSNBC’S “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough, and it was directed at Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Although it might seem...
About a quarter of the American voters who will go to the polls this year to choose the next president, all 435 members of the U.S. House, a third of the 100 members of the U.S. Senate, and a host of state and local officials will cast ballots on electronic...
Crime In FL FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott (R) signs HB 7101, which requires that at least 10 out of 12 jurors recommend the death penalty in order for a capital punishment sentence to be carried out. The law still leaves a final decision on sentencing to...
A pair of Democratic New York state assemblymen - Sean Ryan and Jeffrion L. Aubry - introduced a bill this month (AB 9459) that would raise state income taxes on fund managers just enough to offset the federal tax savings they receive on the share of...
Since 2011, when Nevada became the first state to authorize the operation of self-driving cars, five other states -- California, Florida, Michigan, North Dakota and Tennessee -- have enacted legislation, and Arizona’s governor has issued an executive...
It wasn’t what he had wanted, but Utah lawmakers finally gave Gov. Gary Herbert (R) a form of the Medicaid expansion he has fought for over the last several years. The legislation, HB 437, would extend coverage to 16,000 Utahans currently without...
Development of autonomous, or self-driving, vehicle technologies by Google, Tesla Motors and others has been progressing rapidly in recent years. But state efforts to regulate the testing and operation of self-driving cars on public roads have been moving...
Raw milk enthusiasts in several states have been pushing for years to legalize the unpasteurized cow juice for sale to humans. Well, they got their wish recently in West Virginia, where Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed just such a bill into law. To celebrate...
Democrats claimed three of the four House seats contested in a special election in Kentucky last Tuesday, likely assuring the chamber will remain the last under Democratic control in the South at least until the November elections. The Democrats...
The 2017 budget proposed by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is reportedly poised to sail through the state’s Democrat-controlled General Assembly. But another Hogan proposal to suspend automatic spending increases when revenue is lower than projected...
The Oklahoma House passed a four-bill package of sentencing and justice reforms backed by Gov. Mary Fallin (R). The measures would: raise the dollar amount needed to make a property crime a felony (HB 2751); allow district attorneys discretion in filing...
The Fair Elections Legal Network, a national voting rights group, and nine 17-year-old Ohioans have filed suit against Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R) in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas for refusing to allow 17-year-old residents to vote...
Education In AZ The ARIZONA Senate approves HB 2544, which would make the Grand Canyon State the first to allow schools to choose from a menu of standardized tests rather than the one offered by the state. It moves to Gov. Doug Ducey (R) for consideration...
LA Passes Liquor Tax Increase The LOUISIANA Legislature passed a bill in extraordinary session last week that would raise taxes on beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages. The measure (HB 27 a) was sent to Gov. John Bel Edwards (D), who pushed for...
Wolfe Boosts State Wages PENNSYLVANIA Gov. Tom Wolfe (D) issued an executive order ( EO 2016-02 ) raising the minimum wage to $10.15 per hour for state government employees and private sector employees working on state contracts. Wolfe said raising...
AZ Restricts Collection of Early Ballots ARIZONA Gov. Doug Ducey (R) signed a bill (HB 2023) passed by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature that makes it a felony for anyone other than a family member, caregiver, roommate, election official...
Health In AK The ALASKA House approves SB 23, which lifts civil liabilities for prescribing, providing or administering the overdose antidote drug naloxone. The measure moves back to the Senate for concurrence (FAIRBANKS NEWS MINER). Health In...
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency publishes new rules that allow international students earning degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields in the United States to be eligible to stay in America for three years...