Last week the U.S. Supreme Court took up a pair of redistricting cases giving the court the opportunity - for the second time in two years - to decide whether there’s a constitutional limit to partisan gerrymandering. The cases involve congressional...
NV BILL WOULD RESTORE FORMER FELONS’ VOTING RIGHTS NEVADA lawmakers are considering legislation ( AB 431 ) that would restore full voting rights to felons upon being released from prison. If the bill is enacted, the state would become the 15th...
Calling it a “critical public health issue that requires immediate attention,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced a multi-pronged plan to combat the Sunshine State’s ongoing opioid abuse epidemic. DeSantis issued Executive...
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) has signed a pair of school safety measures, one aimed at colleges and the other at K-12 institutions. The first one, SB 134 , orders Beehive State colleges and universities to develop a campus safety plan that makes clear...
HOLCOMB SIGNS INDIANA HATE CRIME BILL Saying that his state has “made progress and taken a strong stand against targeted violence,” INDIANA Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed a measure last week that for the first time gives the Hoosier State...
TX Senate Approves SB 17 The TEXAS Senate approves SB 17 , which would allow occupational license holders whose licenses are at risk due to professional behavior or speech to cite “sincerely held religious beliefs” as cause for their actions...
NE Governor Signs LB 399 NEBRASKA Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) signs LB 399 , which provides Cornhusker State schools with three different options for students to learn civics: participating in and reporting on a local government meeting, taking the test...
NM Governor Signs SB 76 NEW MEXICO Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signs SB 76 , which makes it illegal to organize or take part in coyote-killing contests (SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN). CO Senate and House Give Final Approval to SB 181 The COLORADO...
ID Senate Approves SB 1204 The IDAHO Senate approves SB 1204 , a bill that would require able-bodied Medicaid recipients who fail to meet certain work requirements to make a copay when seeking medical services. The measure moves to the House (ASSOCIATED...
MA Lawmakers Give Final Approval to HB 140 MASSACHUSETTS lawmakers give final approval to HB 140 , which would ban conversion therapy, which seeks to change a person’s sexual orientation, on minors. It moves to Gov. Charlie Baker (R), who has...
PA Pittsburgh City Council Approves Package of Bills The Pittsburgh City Council approves a package of bills that would ban the use of armor-piercing ammunition and high-capacity magazines and allow the authorities to temporarily seize the firearms...
Rest easy, Colorado, the great lemonade blockade is over. Yes, as the Denver Post reports , Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill last week that will allow young ‘uns who want to make a few bucks with a good old fashioned lemonade stand to do so without...
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the tallest pol of them all? According to the Guinness Book of World Records, that would be New York City Councilman Robert Cornegy, Jr, who stands 6-foot-10. But wait! As the Associated Press reports , nobody checked...
A governor’s daily schedule can be hectic, so every little thing that eases the pressure can be a help. Which is why, as the Associated Press reports , Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s schedule includes suggested attire for most of the events...
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt will not be cowed by your cow-tipping obsession. Yes, as the AP reports , Holt recently celebrated the removal of all T-shirts being sold at the city’s airport that referenced cow-tipping, where rural youths allegedly...
Most risk management professionals know the adage, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” But in the digital age, you need more than an ounce of prevention when it comes to mitigating regulatory and reputational risk . It’s...
The telecommunications sector has taken some hits in recent years when it comes to anti-bribery and corruption compliance . Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a settlement related...
Is it time for universities—and the foundations that fundraise on their behalf—to adopt the rigorous due diligence and risk monitoring processes that global companies use? Based on the latest bribes-for-admission scandal to hit the headlines...
Chances are high that you’re reading this on a holiday. Whether it’s something fun like the International Pancake Day (March 12) or a day with a bit more weight such as World Malaria Day (April 25), hardly a day passes by that isn’t...
Pension reformers won a narrow victory this month in the California Supreme Court, but the justices dodged a decision on the “California Rule,” a restrictive provision cherished by public employee unions. In a nationally watched case...
In 1955 the California Supreme Court ruled in Allen v. City of Long Beach (1955) that workers enter a contract with their employers from their first day on the job, and their pension benefits can’t be reduced unless they’re replaced with comparable...
A bill introduced late last month in the Georgia House would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat was detected by a doctor, which usually occurs at about the six-week point of a pregnancy. But HB 481 would also allow parents to claim a fetus with...
Between 2007 and 2017, the number of renters in the United States over the age of 60 increased by 43 percent, according to a report this month from RentCafé , a nationwide apartment search service. That surge in older renters, in turn, helped raise...
NY LAWMAKERS CONSIDERING BRINGING CASINOS TO NYC NEW YORK state lawmakers, including Assembly speaker Carl Heastie (D), have been meeting with representatives from major gambling companies about the possibility of opening two to three full-fledged...
Last year the North Carolina General Assembly declared that the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles and its 400 employees would have to vacate their aging headquarters building in downtown Raleigh by October 2020, due to leaks, asbestos and inadequate...