Federal officials approve changes to the WISCONSIN Medicaid plan that will require recipients to work at least 80 hours per month or participate in job training, volunteer community service or a qualified work program to maintain eligibility for the program...
Social Policy in PA: PENNSYLVANIA Gov. Tom Wolf (D) signs SB 554 , a bill that shields minors from prosecution for crimes their abusers forced them to commit, enhances law enforcement training and establishes a new fund for victim services. The law...
The Chicago City Council rejects a proposal that would have given an elected board power over the city’s police agencies, including authority to investigate and fire officers found guilty of wrongdoing (CHICAGO TRIBUNE). The AURORA City Council...
Celebrities have as much right to get involved in the political process as anyone. After all, we’ve elected two TV hosts to the presidency, right? But if you’re going to give a big thumbs up to a candidate, you might want to be sure it’s...
It’s traditional come World Series time for mayors of the cities of the teams involved to make a showy bet on the outcome. But don’t tell that to Boston Mayor Mary Walsh. As the Los Angeles Times reports , Walsh just said no to making a bet...
Experience is the best teacher. So says Utah Sen. Jim Dabakis, who posted videos of himself last month trying an edible marijuana gummy candy outside a medical weed dispensary in Las Vegas. Utah voters decide tomorrow a ballot measure that would legalize...
California Gov. Jerry Brown, Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Air Resources Board chief Mary Nichols held a presser in Sacramento last week to announce further legal wrangling with the Trump administration. They had plenty to say that was interesting...
Advertising. Marketing. Public Relations. In the past, professionals working in these disciplines stayed in their own lanes. But with the advance of digital technologies, the distinct ‘lanes’ have merged. Today’s Public Relations professionals...
The temptation to use Halloween and the entire month of October as a tie-in to new product launches is great for brands, as the season's themes are wide-ranging, fun and unabashedly commercial. That said, PR firms and departments need to be careful...
HSBC is recruiting 1,000 digital experts as it seeks to expand its use of big data. This significant investment shows that companies in the financial services are recognizing the possibility for big data to transform the industry. Big data at heart...
Earlier this month, Inside Higher Ed published an article on giving students who are the first generation in their families to attend college the right digital tools to achieve success . Written by the authors of Technology and Engagement: Making Technology...
Written by Chris Scully, Senior Media Intelligence Analyst, LexisNexis When the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) announced the launch of a global campaign to “eradicate” the use of Advertising...
A few years ago, we highlighted bribery and corruption vulnerabilities in the Energy sector, noting that “Companies linked to energy industries, in particular, face elevated risks in order to reap the equally high rewards.” But more recent...
The pendulum of politics that in many states has swung Republican for the last eight years appears to be heading in a Democratic direction in the Nov. 6 midterm elections. Nonpartisan analysts and pollsters give Democrats a solid chance to win nine...
If the November election holds to the usual pattern for the first midterm election of a new presidency, Democrats could win control of nine legislative chambers in seven states, according to Tim Storey of the National Conference of State Legislatures...
Recreational use of marijuana has been approved by voters in eight states - Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon and Washington - and by state lawmakers in Vermont. Recreational marijuana measures are on the ballot in two...
Next month Arizona voters will decide whether their state will prohibit the expansion of its already limited sales taxes on services, which are currently levied only on certain software and transportation businesses. In 2016 the Missouri Association...
In 2016 Western Kentucky University laid off about 200 hourly employees and then hired those individuals back to the same jobs the following day as employees of Sodexo, a private food services and facilities management contractor, offering 401(k) plans...
During the last U.S. election cycle two years ago, at least 21 states were targeted by foreign hackers, according to the Department of Homeland Security. And with Congress having done little to address the issue other than authorizing $380 million to...
CA RECEIVES NEARLY $1B REVENUE WINDFALL IN Q1 CALIFORNIA took in $990 million more in personal income tax revenues in the first three months of the current fiscal year (July 1 to Sept. 30) than projected in June. Sales tax revenues came in slightly...
GA GOV EXTENDS VOTER REGISTRATION IN FOUR COUNTIES HIT BY HURRICANE MICHAEL GEORGIA Gov. Nathan Deal (R) issued an executive order last week extending the state’s Oct. 9 voter registration deadline for four counties where Hurricane Michael forced...
US Supreme Court Rejects The U.S. Supreme Court rejects a plea to hear an appeal of rulings in two CALIFORNIA cases that require former makers of lead paint to pay $400 million or more to clean up old homes (LOS ANGELES TIMES). MI Governor Signs...
Federal Court Rejects Appeal A federal court rejects an appeal by for-profit colleges to halt implementation of Obama administration rules that make it easier for defrauded students to get their federal loans forgiven and prohibit colleges from forcing...
CO River Water Agreement Seven states that depend on the Colorado River for water reach agreement on a management plan for the waterway. The deal between COLORADO, UTAH, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA and WYOMING creates a collection of drought...
Age limits are forcing three current members of the Florida Supreme Court to retire in January, but the choice of who will fill their seats will belong to the next governor, not current Gov. Rick Scott (R). In what is widely viewed as a rebuke to Scott...