Trying to determine the nationwide outlook for the daily fantasy sports industry is about as easy as picking which hitters in tomorrow’s baseball games will hit home runs. In April, Tennessee became the third state to legalize daily fantasy...
Last week, the hottest cable show of 2016, at least according to Nielsen ratings , drew 6.2 million viewers for its finale. By the time the dust settles—in this case, when everyone who missed the mini-series finishes streaming the show on Hulu —more...
The World Bank’s commitment to debarment against companies involved in World Bank-funded projects who commit financial crime remains strong, according to latest figures . When firms or individuals are found to have engaged in fraudulent, corrupt...
Which is the more popular holiday: Mother’s Day or Father’s Day? The answer that we uncovered may surprise you. According to media monitoring and news analysis using LexisNexis Newsdesk™, approximately 328,000 stories were filed about...
The U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce. But with states missing out on billions of dollars in sales and use taxes from online and catalog purchases, and Congress unable to agree on a national framework, states...
Since 2011, when Nevada became the first state to authorize the operation of self-driving cars, five other states -- California, Florida, Michigan, North Dakota and Tennessee -- have enacted legislation, and Arizona’s governor has issued an executive...
Every PR professional understands the need to monitor the media to stay abreast with what happening with clients, their customers, competitors and industry at large. But have you considered how an extra layer of news and business research can give your...
The internet’s seemingly infinite volume of information can be a researcher’s best friend and worst enemy. It all depends, of course, if the info and data you glean from it are valid. Often, you know whether or not to trust a particular source...
At least 18 bills dealing with blockchain or distributed ledger technology have been introduced in 11 states so far this year, according to LexisNexis State Net’s legislative tracking system. Another five blockchain-related measures that were introduced...
Sundar Pichai of Google and Tatsumi Kimishima of Nintendo are among the world’s ten CEOs with the best reputations. That’s according to a new study by the Reputation Institute , which also found a “direct and strong correlation”...
As of March 22, at least 27 states had introduced bills this year prohibiting pharmaceutical benefit manager (PBM) or health insurer contracts that prevent pharmacists from informing customers about alternatives to medications they’ve been prescribed...
Guest-written by Mariangela Ferrara Recently, the Canadian Marketing Association held an event focused on how to use data to engage and persuade “both internal audiences and the marketplace.” It’s an ongoing juggling act for marketers...
There are always lessons to be taken from which people, places and events are getting the most media coverage. A major sporting event such as the Olympic Games provides a great chance to focus in on the athletes, countries and companies involved. The...
This post was guest written by Brandon Teeple, a junior at Wright State University. The Millennial Generation, those who are born between the early 1980s and early 2000s, have recently become the largest generation in the U.S. They range anywhere from...
Donald Trump and Republican congressional leaders pledged during the election campaign to make repeal of the Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare, their first order of business in 2017. But the controversial law is proving resilient. With insurance...
Financial services, energy, construction, pharmaceutical and biomedicine—these highly-regulated industries must undertake robust due diligence and risk monitoring. Did you just breathe a sigh of relief because the company you represent doesn’t...
Eight years ago, two guys who needed to pay the rent on their San Francisco apartment came up with the idea of renting out air mattress space on their floor and serving breakfast during a design conference when the city’s hotels were full. To facilitate...
As Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Nexis® Solutions, Stephen Iddings has been closely involved in driving the Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy at LexisNexis. In an interview, he shared how LexisNexis® uses AI and Machine Learning...
Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia have expanded Medicaid in accordance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) but left to states discretion by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius in...
SNCJ devotes the last three issues of each year to a preview of the coming state legislative sessions. Here in part one of that three-part series we’ll take a look at a few of the issues that are likely to draw the attention of state lawmakers next...
The first quarter of the year is a time for reflection and resolutions—and that applies to organizations as well as individuals. Not surprisingly, experts in fundraising and nonprofits have taken the process to heart by providing their own insights...
At LexisNexis, we are always looking for ways to enhance our market research tools to help you get your work done more efficiently. Here’s the scoop on the latest changes designed to do just that. This weekend, you’ll see several updates...
When President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in June 1963, lawmakers believed the measure would ensure the simplest of concepts: that female workers would be paid the same as their male colleagues for doing the same work. But while the gender...
When Ron Woodroof learned he was HIV positive and had only months to live, he became very angry. He also refused to stop searching for medications that might help cure him or at least extend his life. After extensive research he found them, but there...
Bare-bones, low-cost health insurance plans pushed by the Trump administration that critics say are inadequate are set to proliferate in the states as alternatives to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These plans, formerly limited to three months and...