WISCONSIN Gov. Scott Walker (R) signs SB 466, which allows libraries to report to a collection agency or a law enforcement agency about library card holders with delinquent accounts (WISCONSIN GOVERNOR’S OFFICE). -- Compiled by RICH EHISEN
Media Intelligence on Oscar Night’s Big Winners The 88 th Academy Awards held last Sunday featured a frenzy of photographers and fans, a red carpet studded with Hollywood’s film-making elite and a protest led by Al Sharpton outside the...
It stands to reason that the percentage of media coverage each candidate has received—also known as their share of voice—should predict the outcomes of state primaries and caucuses. Newspapers, radio stations, news websites and TV networks...
Just a few weeks ago, the GFMI conference brought together experts and leaders from across the financial services industry to share their strategies and insights in managing risk. Naturally, due diligence and third-party risk featured heavily in discussions...
Media analysis points to what many Americans likely already know: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will probably secure their respective party’s nomination for President of the United States. As for Marco Rubio’s impassioned debate performance…...
Which issues and candidates in the U.S. presidential election are making headlines in international media? New analysis by LexisNexis Newsdesk shows a stark contrast between U.S. media coverage and that from other nations. The analysis was performed on...
A Jet Blue ad has been making the rounds across social media. Have you seen it? An airline executive boards the flight to inform the travelers that they can each have a free, round-trip ticket to any domestic or international destination Jet Blue flies...
The passage of the UK Modern Slavery Act last October means that a large number of companies must now attest to the risk mitigation processes used to keep forced labor out of their supply chains. The annual Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement is required...
Cruise control comes in handy, especially when you’re hitting the road for an extended trip—for business or pleasure. Yet, as much as you appreciate the ability maintain a consistent speed on a straight-away, you still have to remain alert...
The stakes are high. The South Carolina primary will either boost or blow a Republican candidate’s shot at the presidential nomination. Historically, South Carolina has been a fierce battleground state for the Republican Party. The winner of...
There are sweet perks to being governor. One of the sweetest for Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is getting regular deliveries from Alma Winberry, better known around the Capitol as “the fudge lady.” As KULR News in Billings reports, Winberry is...
Business In NJ The NEW JERSEY Senate approves SB 992, which would bar employers from paying one gender less than the other for “substantially similar” work. The measure moves to the Assembly (NEWARK STAR-LEDGER). Business In RI RHODE...
A bipartisan group of 17 governors announced last Tuesday they were banding together in a pledge to work collectively to develop cleaner energy and transportation resources in their states. In a statement released by California Gov. Jerry Brown (D), the...
Lawmakers in New Mexico are scrapping a plan to create an ethics commission to oversee elected officials’ conduct. The proposal died this week in a Senate committee after amendments were proposed to water down the commission’s authority...
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) proffered two options for the coming budget year - which is still in a stalemate over the current year budget: If lawmakers will go along with a slate of reforms he campaigned on but has so far been unable to pass, he will...
A bipartisan group of 17 governors signed off last week on a pledge to work together toward increasing the use of renewable power, integrating electricity grids across state lines and ramping up the number of alternative fuel cars on their roadways (For...
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin didn’t waste time signing a restrictive new law requiring Bluegrass State doctors to perform, display and describe ultrasound images to a woman seeking an abortion before performing the procedure. Neither did state Rep....
The collapse of oil prices is taking a toll on energy-producing states. As job losses mount in the nation’s oil patch, depressed oil and commodity prices are having a ripple effect on state budgets. As many as a dozen states have been affected...
PENNSYLVANIA Gov. Tom Wolf (D) signs SB 166, which allows individuals who have served their punishment and remained free of arrest or prosecution for seven to ten years, for nonviolent misdemeanors, to petition the court for their record to be sealed...
States are increasingly wading into the issue of immigration, according to a new study by The National Conference of State Legislatures. The study, released this week, found state-based laws related to immigration increased by 26 percent in 2015...
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) is proposing deep cuts in the state budget, a hiring freeze, a temporary one-cent sales tax increase and higher alcohol and cigarette taxes to close a looming budget shortfall of nearly $1 billion. The increased...
The FLORIDA House approves HB 833, which would require Sunshine State public schools to provide 100 minutes of recess each week in kindergarten through fifth grade. The measure, which would also apply to sixth-grade students enrolled in schools with one...
When Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) ended his bid for the GOP presidential nomination last fall, he noted his first legislative priority back in Madison was to overhaul the Badger State’s century-old civil service system. On Feb. 12, Walker saw...
Christie Rolls Out Budget Proposal Gov. Chris Christie (R) returned to NEW JERSEY from the presidential campaign trail on Wednesday to propose a $34.8 billion budget for the coming fiscal year. That marks a $1 billion, or 3.1 percent, increase in spending...
Or not. You decide. In a return to our occasional look at some of the odd laws on state books, we offer you the Idaho law that makes cannibalism a crime. Unless, as noted by the website Thrillist.com , you had to eat someone to stay alive yourself. So...