They might not be able to fund the schools or get a budget, but Illinois is darned sure getting ready for the impending zombie invasion. Yes, as CNN reports , lawmakers recently endorsed HR 30 , which encourages all Prairie State residents to adequately...
New Hampshire Approves HB 436 The NEW HAMPSHIRE House approves HB 436 , which would exempt companies converting or transmitting virtual currency like Bitcoin from state banking laws that regulate money transmitters. It moves to the Senate (NEW HAMPSHIRE...
US Supreme Court Rules Overturn Colorado Supreme Court Ruling The United States Supreme Court rules that reports of racist comments by jurors may require setting aside a verdict and holding a new trial. The ruling overturns a COLORADO Supreme Court...
Kentucky Approves HB 58 The KENTUCKY House approves HB 58 , which would allow homeschool students to participate in public school extracurricular activities at the school in their respective district. It moves to the Senate (FLOYD COUNTY TIMES). ...
Nebraska Indefinitely Postpones LB 660 The NEBRASKA Natural Resources Committee unanimously votes to indefinitely postpone LB 660 , which would have allowed private energy developers to enter the Cornhusker State energy market. The Committee also unanimously...
Utah Approves HB 369 The UTAH House approves HB 369 , a bill that would make it a Class A misdemeanor for an HIV-positive individual to fail to disclose their status to a sexual partner. It is now in the Senate (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE). New Mexico Approves...
Supreme Court Returns Virgina Case The Supreme Court of the United States returns to a lower court the case of a transgender VIRGINIA boy who was refused the right to use the boys’ restroom at his high school. The SCOTUS returned the case to...
Washington Approves HB 1371 The WASHINGTON House approves HB 1371 , which would bar Evergreen State drivers from holding any hand-held devices while driving, including phones, tablets and other electronic devices, even while stopped in traffic. It...
Saying Massachusetts has “a responsibility” to help women obtain health care services, Gov. Charlie Baker (R) said the state will make up any budget shortfalls suffered by Planned Parenthood if Congress follows through on a threat to cut federal...
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) has proposed several reforms to the Razorback State’s hybrid Medicaid plan, including lowering the program’s eligibility to 100 percent of the federal poverty level – down from 138 percent – and...
Some GOP governors have expressed disappointment at the changes to the Affordable Care Act proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives last week. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said governors had asked House lawmakers to work with them on changes, but that...
Malloy Pitches Justice System Reform for CT Young Offenders : Saying we need “a society where young people who make mistakes don’t pay a price forever,” CONNECTICUT Gov. Dannel P. Malloy (D) proposed creating a new category of “young...
Utah Rep. Jim Dunnigan (R), who runs an insurance agency when he’s not working part-time as a legislator, sponsored four bills this year concerning the insurance industry, one of which, HB 395 , was criticized by a doctor during a hearing for giving...
On Friday, March 3, Pennsylvania Senate Democrats’ computer network was hit by a “ransomware” attack, a form of cyberattack in which computer access is blocked until a ransom is paid. The following Monday the caucus’ network, including...
High Court Rejects VA Districts Over Race: On a 7-1 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a lower court to re-review 11 legislative districts drawn by VIRGINIA Republicans after the 2010 Census. The districts are among a dozen that Democrats argued...
Georgia could soon become the second state, after Rhode Island, to require ride-sharing services to collect sales taxes from passengers. Under a bill ( H 225 ) passed by the state’s House last week, riders of Uber, Lyft and other ride-sharing services...
The employment rate for Americans of prime working age - those between the ages of 25 and 54 - which fell to 4.9 percent during the recession, reached an estimated 78.2 percent in January, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Economists consider...
Fantasy Sports Bill Goes to MS Gov: The MISSISSIPPI Senate passed a bill approved by the House last month ( HB 967 ) that, if signed by Gov. Phil Bryant (R), would impose an 8-percent tax on the revenues of fantasy sports companies like Fan Duel and...
Twenty-four states have a process allowing citizens to propose and submit statutes and/or constitutional amendments for approval by the electorate or legislature, according to the Initiative & Referendum Institute. Republicans control the legislature...
American politicians’ opposition to direct democracy dates back to the earliest days of the republic. But that resistance has reached a new level recently in the states, where elected officials are taking aim at voter-approved ballot measures and...
Chinese technology company ZTE is set to pay up to $1.2 billion for violating US laws against selling American technology to Iran. This is the largest criminal fine in a US sanctions case. Fined for activity in Iran and North Korea An investigation...
Today is International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Visit http://www.internationalwomensday.com/ for more information...
The media research you perform as a PR professional has perhaps never been as important as it is today. Getting your message in front of an interested audience is still valuable, but the players on the news landscape are not the same as they have been...
In the Hot Issues section of the Feb 20 SNCJ we inadvertently misidentified CO SB 55 as SB 155. We regret the error.
It’s nothing new for governors of western states to prefer boots and blue jeans to dress shoes and suits. But as new North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum recently discovered, the casual look doesn’t apply in all situations. As Fox News reports ,...