No, we’re not done with Mr. Christie just yet. As off-putting as his bad beach behavior was to most decent people, it is only one of a long list of personal indulgences the governor has taken in his time in office, often with the tone of a specific...
Today’s “All Christie All the Time” edition wouldn’t be complete without noting the furious blowback the governor received from all quarters over his imperious holiday stunt. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno said her boss’s beach adventure...
Massachusetts Endorses SB 2093 The MASSACHUSETTS Senate unanimously endorses SB 2093 , which would bar Bay State employers from discriminating against an employee or prospective employee due to pregnancy or a condition related to the pregnancy, such...
Crime In Florida A FLORIDA court rules that an expansion of the Sunshine State’s “stand your ground” law is unconstitutional. Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch said lawmakers overstepped their authority in requiring prosecutors to disprove...
Oregon Approves HB 3454 The OREGON Senate unanimously approves HB 3454 , a bill that would require public schools to provide lunch to all students regardless of their ability to pay. The bill, which would also bar those institutions from practicing...
Oregon Approves HB 3391 The OREGON House approves HB 3391 , which would require health insurers to cover abortion and post-natal services at no cost and ensure all health policies include the 10 essential health benefits currently required under the...
Oregon Approves SB 558 The OREGON Senate approves SB 558 , which would extend health care coverage under the state’s Medicaid program to an estimated 15,000 children in the state who otherwise would be prohibited from signing up because they...
Social Policy In Texas The TEXAS Supreme Court rules that same-sex couples have no right to spousal benefits in the Lone Star State. The court unanimously determined that while a 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling clearly legalized same-sex marriage, that...
Saying “We’re not going to be able to just arrest our way out of this problem,” Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) announced the Hoosier State would add five new opioid abuse treatment centers and begin covering the use of methadone to treat...
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) has asked the Trump administration for a Medicaid waiver that would allow the Bluegrass State to require able-bodied adults without dependents to work at least 20 hours a week to qualify for coverage. The request is...
Amidst widespread speculation that a GOP plan in the U.S. Senate to repeal the Affordable Care Act depends on his support, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) reiterated last week his staunch opposition to the proposal. U.S. Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nevada) has...
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...
There were some early fireworks last month after the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity - assembled to investigate President Donald Trump’s claims that voter fraud is rampant in America and cost him the popular vote in last year’s...
LAWSUIT INCREASES PUBLIC ACCESS TO AZ VOTER DATA ARIZONA has reached a legal settlement with the national voting-rights group, Project Vote, which will make voter information more accessible and affordable to the public. Under the terms of the settlement...
Ten states started the 2018 fiscal year on July 1 without a budget in place, according to the Tax Foundation. A partial government shutdown in one of those states, Maine, ended on the 4th of July when Gov. Paul LePage (R) signed a budget compromise eliminating...
Connecticut’s 28 acute-care hospitals posted a collective gain from their operations in the 2016 fiscal year of $353 million, a 17 percent decline from the $422 million increase in fiscal 2015. A major reason for that decline is that the hospitals...
NV PENSION FUND GROWS BY DOUBLE DIGITS NEVADA’s public employee pension fund grew 11.8 percent, well over its 8 percent target rate, to $38.5 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30. Last fiscal year the fund’s rate of return was...
As of mid-June at least 41 states had introduced over 240 bills and resolutions related to cybersecurity this year, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Sixteen of those states have enacted legislation, and two have adopted resolutions...
Despite the unusual amount of uncertainty heading into this year’s state legislative sessions, a few of the issues we predicted last December might receive particular attention from lawmakers, such as cybersecurity and transportation funding, have...
California has a wide array of folks running to replace soon-to-be-termed-out Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018, most of them your standard Dems or Reeps promising the same things Dems and Reeps always say to fire up their base enough to at least get through the...
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...
One of California’s coolest Capitol hangouts is no more. As the Sacramento Bee reports , the venerable steakhouse Chops has been the watering hole of choice for lobbyists and lawmakers alike for the better part of 15 years. Located directly across...
And then leave the car running if you like...as long as you are on your own property. As the Detroit Free Press reports , Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) signed legislation last week that allows Michiganders to leave their car running in their own driveway...
Oregon Approves SB 828 The OREGON House approves SB 828 , which would require employers in the retail, food service and hospitality industries and with at least 500 workers worldwide to provide workers with an estimated schedule seven days before the...
Pennsylvania Approves HB 1238 The PENNSYLVANIA House approves HB 1238 , which allows for someone to be charged with felony animal abuse for activities beyond killing an endangered species or fostering an animal fighting ring (LANCASTERONLINE). Crime...