CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown (D) vetoes SB 539, which would have barred public buildings and other infrastructure from being named after anyone associated with the Confederacy. Brown said local communities are capable of deciding for themselves who they...
A few weeks ago, Ad Age lamented, “Where did everyone go?” in an article about declining television viewership. Apparently, the presidential hopefuls didn’t see the article, nor did viewers. After the dust settled, the debate this past...
Using News Alerts to Improve Supplier Risk Awareness Almost two decades ago, famed journalist and long-time CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite collaborated on a book entitled We Interrupt This Broadcast that highlights 47 historic, 20 th century events...
Who hasn’t cringed when the only option to quickly show support—when a friend shares bad news or an article on global warming appears in your feed—is a big thumbs up? It’s not exactly the message you want to send. What’s...
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If you ever did a paint by number picture as a child—or have joined the recent trend of coloring for adults that is popping up all over social media—you know how fragmented the image appears until you start to add the color. Devoid of color...
It’s “Zombie Preparedness Month” in Kansas. While that might sound like a PSA warning of the latest brain dead shenanigans from Gov. Sam Brownback and his fellow Sunflower State lawmakers, it is not. As the Wichita Eagle reports, it...
MI Senate Approves SB 340 The MICHIGAN Senate approves SB 340, which would double the fines imposed on retailers for selling tobacco products to minors. Under the proposal, which now moves to the House, violators could face fines of $100 for a first...
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) expressed reservations about a proposal from state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg to launch the Lottery’s own fantasy sports website. Baker said he would prefer the Lottery focus on its current offerings. “The...
Some information about state legislatures is pretty easy to find, such as which party controls each chamber or who contributed to legislators’ election campaigns. But what those lawmakers do for a living when their legislatures aren’t in session...
Ah, but he did. Yes, as reported by the Indianapolis Star , Hoosier State Rep. Jud McMillin, the House Majority Floor Leader and a rising star in state GOP politics, has resigned after a sexually explicit video was sent from his cellphone to his entire...
Nearly every state in the nation is struggling to maintain its aging transportation system. But Utah is one of just seven states (the others are Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Washington) that passed a gas tax increase this year to help...
By the end of this year, 25 states will have considered legislation to allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives, according to the Death With Dignity National Center. Although Death with Dignity measures failed in 12 of those states, they were...
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed legislation last week making the Golden State the fifth to allow doctors to legally prescribe terminally ill patients drugs to help them end their own life. The signing of ABx2 15 ended – at least temporarily...
MI Approves Confiscated Property Bill Package The MICHIGAN Senate approves a seven-bill package (HBs 4500, 4503, 4504, 4506, 4507, 4499 and 4505) that collectively increase civil asset forfeiture reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies...
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) strongly denied that the closure of 31 mostly rural Heart of Dixie DMV offices is based on race or an effort to suppress minority voters. Bentley called such accusations “politics at its worst.” His remarks...
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has filed a lawsuit challenging parts of a new voter-approved marijuana ordinance in the city of Toledo because he says they contradict with state law and will encourage crime. The city’s “Sensible Marihuana...
New Jersey lawmakers are getting creative in their efforts to rescue struggling Atlantic City. A bill (SB 2721) approved by the Senate’s State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee last week would exempt “A-list...
Online Voter Registration Comes to WV WEST VIRGINIA residents are now able to register to vote online through the Secretary of State’s website. The only identification required is a valid West Virginia driver’s license or an ID card issued...
The U.S. Justice Department has reached a $20.8 billion final settlement with BP over its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. That sum is $2.1 billion bigger than the $18.7 billion initial settlement announced in July, which was already the...
California Gov. Jerry Brown is known to be a bit grumpy this time of year, predominantly over the avalanche of bills lawmakers send his way for consideration. Even so the gov wasted little time this year signing some measures, including a bill last week...
CO Gov Issues Mascot Order COLORADO Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) issued Executive Order B 2015 006, which will create a commission to discuss American Indian high school mascots. Commission members will include tribes, local community members and state...
OR Tax Refund Kicking In OREGON will give taxpayers $402 million in rebates on their 2015 returns, thanks to the state’s kicker law, which requires the state to give taxpayers their money back whenever revenues exceed the forecast made at the...
CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs SB 329, which would require that high school students take sex education classes unless their parents specifically request for them to be exempted. Also in CALIFORNIA , Gov. Brown signs SB 695, which requires school...
Environment In CA CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs a suite of bills that collectively “strengthen penalties for repeat violations of hazardous waste laws and assist the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) with the recovery...