Politics can make you want to gag sometimes. But if you really do get something caught in the old windpipe, it would be good to have Kansas Sen. Ed Berger around. As the Wichita Eagle reports , Berger recently performed the Heimlich maneuver on Sen. Dan...
In his State of the Union address last week, President Trump called upon Congress to approve a plan that provides “at least $1.5 trillion” for infrastructure. “We will build gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways and waterways...
If you thought that steaming hot cup of delicious black goodness that gets us through the wretched, awful time of day we call morning would perhaps kill you, would you drink it anyway? California residents could soon face that question pending the outcome...
Michigan Governor Signs HB 4508 MICHIGAN Gov. Rick Snyder (R) signs HB 4508 , which allows the state to deploy a volunteer team of cybersecurity experts to assist if state agencies are impacted by a cyberattack or a data breach. The volunteer team...
California Gov. Jerry Brown can be maddening even to those who love him. Usually that has more to do with his somewhat abrasive personality, but his penchant for splitting the baby, so to speak, can also drive lawmakers to distraction. Case in point comes...
Like it or not, fellow Baby Boomers, the young ‘uns are coming. As we noted here in February, a half dozen 16- and 17-year-olds are running for governor in Kansas . But heck, compared to 13-year-old Ethan Sonneborn, they’re already past their...
Alcohol vending machines might sound like the fever dream of a hungover frat boy, but rest assured this is no hazy day-after fantasy. As the Connecticut Post reports , the House there has approved a bill that would allow bars to install self-dispensing...
AK House Approves HB 25 The ALASKA House approves HB 25 , which would require insurance companies and Medicaid to provide coverage for prescription contraceptives and medical services needed for any devices. It moves to the Senate (KTVA [ANCHORAGE...
CA Gov Brown to Host Global Climate Conference Saying it’s “up to you and it’s up to me and tens of millions of other people” to battle global climate change, CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown (D) announced last Thursday that the...
With his final term in office winding down, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) wants the state Supreme Court to expedite a ruling on a lawsuit challenging the signature pension reform measure he signed in 2012. Brown’s office last week reached out...
The Healthcare Distribution Alliance, a national trade group that represents national, regional and specialty drug distributors, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block New York’s new $100 million annual surcharge on opioid manufacturers and...
It’s bad enough the two major parties seem out to kill each other, but now we have intra-party fisticuffs, too? Yes, Jimmy Joe Bob, we do. As the Advocate of Baton Rouge reports , two Republican lawmakers got into a late night disagreement at a...
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has put off his effort to merge the Golden State’s electric grid with those of five other Western States. Brown sent a letter last week to lawmakers and governors saying there are still too many questions about how...
As part of a plan to address $3.6 billion in projected budget deficits over the next biennium, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy(D) has proposed shifting a third of teacher pension costs from the state to cities and towns, and restructuring education funding...
On February 19, almost a month after being accused of receiving $4 million in payments and kickbacks disguised as legal fees, former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D) was indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts: mail fraud, wire fraud...
By a narrow margin, the Virginia Senate last week rejected HB 1573, a proposal that would have required the state Attorney General to defend any state laws that are challenged on constitutional grounds. The measure was aimed at current AG Mark Herring...
MI House and Senate Endorse SB 1171 and SB 1175 The MICHIGAN House and Senate endorse bills that would drastically change previously approved laws on paid sick leave and the state minimum wage: SB 1171 (2018) would slow the increase of the state’s...
Fact - supporting The Donald will absolutely impact your dating life! Whether it is for the better or worse depends on several things. As the Sacramento Bee reports , online dating sites are noticing a definite trend of users warning off potential dates...
NEW JERSEY EMPLOYEES TO GET BACK PAY State workers in NEW JERSEY will get back pay for time off they had to take during the state’s government shutdown last month. Gov. Chris Christie (R) signed legislation this week authorizing retroactive pay...
The MICHIGAN House unanimously approves SB 926, a bill that would prohibit the use of a drone aircraft to interfere or harass a hunter, and impose a misdemeanor sentence of up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine for more than one violation. It has returned...
Calling it “a much needed systemic reform of DCF policies and practices,” Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) announced last Tuesday he is doing away with a Department of Children and Families policy that requires the triaging of child welfare...
Death penalty opponents in NEBRASKA have filed a lawsuit to block a proposed ballot measure aimed at reinstating capital punishment in the state. The suit alleges the measure should be invalidated because Gov. Pete Ricketts (R), who helped finance the...
Potpourri in Massachusetts MASSACHUSETTS Attorney General Maura Healy (D) announces the Bay State will crack down on the sale of semi-automatic weapons, which have been banned there since 1998. Healey said gun sellers have been exploiting a loophole...
Another week, another massive dose of heartburn for Maine lawmakers struggling to manage a professional relationship with Gov. Paul LePage (R). In the span of just over a few week the governor known as much for his pugnacious personality and confrontations...
NEW MEXICO Gov. Susana Martinez (R) signs SB 171, which bars truck drivers and drivers of other commercial vehicles from using cellphones while at the wheel, except in emergency situations (ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL). -- Compiled by RICH EHISEN