CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs AB 53, which requires a parent, legal guardian, or the driver of a motor vehicle to properly secure a child under a specified age in an appropriate rear-facing child passenger restraint system, unless the child is...
Mark your calendar – on October 20 from 1-2 PM ET, LexisNexis® is hosting a Webinar featuring advice on how to make your media monitoring and research work harder for you. Hosted by our own Robert Schrott, Director of Research & Media...
El Niño, the warmer-than-usual Pacific water temperatures that influence the weather worldwide, is shaping up to be one of the most powerful on record—and businesses should be taking note. You may have noticed that being prepared is a hot...
You’ve seen the merciless reactions to a deemed #marketingfail. Those missteps can catch explosive attention in the media almost immediately. In the past 7 days alone the hashtag has reached over 175,000 people on Twitter. Chances are, you saw or...
Napoléon Bonaparte once said, “Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.” We may be firmly ensconced in the digital media age, but his remarks still hold true—whether you’re a would-be emperor...
In most states eligible voters can cast their votes before Election Day, either by going to the polls during designated early voting periods or by voting via absentee ballot. But 30 states have no early voting period, although 13 of those states allow...
When former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger uttered “I’ll be back” in his first “Terminator” movie in 1984, little did we know it would serve as a descriptor of the rest of his career. Every time it seems the former...
MO Overrides The MISSOURI Legislature overrides 10 vetoes issued by Gov. Jay Nixon (D) including bills that would have barred local municipalities from enacting their own minimum wage standards or prohibiting the use of plastic bags by retail stores...
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) said last week that the ongoing impacts of climate change could soon spark in the Americas the same kind of human mass migration currently underway in Europe, where hordes of refugees are fleeing to escape the civil war...
All of Louisiana’s House and Senate seats are up for election this year. But the names of nearly half of the state’s sitting lawmakers won’t appear on the ballot on Oct. 24. That’s because 20 of the state’s 39 senators and...
Speaking of California governors and presidential wannabes who shoot from the lip, current Golden State guv Jerry Brown recently had a few words of advice for Dr. Ben Carson. As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle , on a recent campaign stop there...
Between 2000 and 2013 GDP growth outpaced median household income growth in every state in the nation, according to analysis by Stateline . In North Dakota the gap between general economic growth and middle-class income growth over that period was nearly...
While media attention focuses on the presidential campaign, courts are making changes in voting laws in ways that could impact election outcomes in 2016 and beyond. Under the banner of combating voter fraud, Republican-run legislatures have in the...
A nonprofit group pushing for nonpartisan redistricting in Virginia has filed a lawsuit in Richmond Circuit Court alleging that in the last round of redistricting, in 2011, the state’s GOP-controlled General Assembly drew 11 districts to protect...
Last month the National Conference of State Legislatures unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the organization to lobby Congress to provide funding for catastrophic fires the same way it does for hurricanes or floods: through emergency spending...
NM SOS pleads not guilty NEW MEXICO Secretary of State Dianna Duran (R) entered a plea of not guilty last week to charges of fraud, embezzlement and other crimes for allegedly using campaign funds to cover personal expenses, including gambling debt...
CA Privacy CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs SB 676, which makes forfeiture provisions of existing law applicable to illegal telecommunications equipment, or a computer, computer system, or computer network, and any software or data, when used...
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R) proposed a new “all of the above” state energy policy last week she said would utilize renewable energy sources like wind and solar, traditional fossil fuels like oil and gas and even nuclear power. ...
Budget Deal in NH NEW HAMPSHIRE Gov. Maggie Hassan (D) and legislative leaders have reached a deal ending the state’s budget stalemate. Under the terms of the agreement, business tax cuts - the major sticking point of budget negotiations - would...
School of origin CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs SB 445, which requires a local educational agency serving a homeless child to allow the homeless child to continue his or her education in the school of origin through the duration of the homelessness...
Most of us recall former Texas Gov. Rick Perry intimating a while back that the Lone Star State was kinda sorta maybe wanting to check out of this here United States and return to being a sovereign nation. While there are definitely those that would gladly...
TX-Mexico Border Deal TEXAS Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed an agreement with Mexico that, among several things, promotes bilateral collaboration on motor vehicle border land crossings and future border infrastructure projects (LANDLINE MAGAZINE). ...
Midwives CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs SB 408, which allows a midwife assistant to perform assistive activities under the supervision of a licensed midwife or certified nurse-midwife, including the administration of medicine, the withdrawing...
Workers comp CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs SB 623, which ensures that a worker injured on the job cannot be denied workers’ compensation benefits due to their immigration status (LEXISNEXIS STATE NET).
Dependent elders CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs SB 196, which authorizes a county adult protective services agency to file a petition for a protective order on behalf of an elder or dependent adult who has suffered abuse and has impaired ability...