TX Approves SB 1135 The TEXAS Senate approves SB 1135, so-called “revenge porn” legislation that would make posting nude or sexually explicit photos or videos of someone online without their consent a Class A misdemeanor, with a punishment...
NV Signs AB 165 NEVADA Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) signs AB 165, legislation that would give Silver State businesses credit toward their modified business tax bill if they donate to a qualifying scholarship organization. Scholarships would go to students...
WA Approves SB 5057 The WASHINGTON House approves SB 5057, setting new rules regarding the transport of oil via train that would require oil companies to pay for spills and derailments and publicly disclose what kinds of oil they transport through...
CO Approves SB 14 The COLORADO Senate approves SB 14, which among several things requires medical marijuana growers that cultivate more than 99 plants to be licensed by the state. The measure moves to the House (DENVER POST). Also in COLORADO , the...
OKLAHOMA Gov. Mary Fallin (R) signs HB 1721, which makes the Sooner State the second to ban a vacuum and dilation procedure commonly used in second-trimester abortions (ABCNEWS.COM).
MT Approves SB 100 The MONTANA House approves SB 100, which would ban the possession and hunting of wild or feral hogs and would allow the hogs to be destroyed. Violators would face fines up to $10,000. It moves to Gov. Steve Bullock (D) for review...
Speaking of silly politician tricks, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has apparently got out again. Taking a page from the playbook of another frequent fumbler (former Texas Gov. Rick Perry) Scott recently dropped in to California for a few days on a mission to...
You had better not be, at least if you are a member of the Minnesota Senate. As the St. Paul Pioneer-Press reports, the Gopher State Senate last week rejected a call to do away with a rule that bars members from looking at one another when debating issues...
Drones – small, remotely operated aircraft – are just about everywhere these days. That fact has sent many a current and aspiring lawmaker into apoplexy in recent years, with bills to regulate their use finding lots of popular support in statehouses...
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(04/17/2015 - 05/08/2015) 04/21/2015 Florida Special Election House District 64 Texas Special Election House 124 04/28/2015 District of Columbia Special Election Council Wards 4 and 8 New Hampshire Special Election...
Lately, large international companies have been capturing attention for the wrong reason—non-compliance with anti-corruption laws like the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA). When the dust settles, these organizations face substantial fines and...
Don’t be misled by the title; this isn’t a blog post about proper etiquette for media monitoring. Rather, it’s a quick tip for getting more from LexisNexis® Newsdesk by using the Refine Panel—or what we like to call the “Refinery”...
Last week, Barbara Hirsh, the Director of Information Resources & Knowledge Management at NERA Economic Consulting , offered her insights during an SLA PartnerTalk Webinar entitled “Demonstrating Value to the C-suite.” Barbara discussed...
We’re celebrating our valued customers. While we can’t break out the cake and ice cream typical of a celebration, we want to express our thanks for your on-going support. We’re kicking off the festivities with a ‘thank you’...
Earlier this week, we shared a video from Tom Ogburn, managing director of LexisNexis Business Insight Solutions. He offered his thanks to valued customers like you—but he also offered a sneak peek at the latest addition to the line-up of our business...
Sometime this summer consumers in a handful of states will be able to buy a favorite alcoholic beverage or cocktail in a most unusual form: powder. The product, dubbed Palcohol, received federal approval earlier this year, but if lawmakers in many more...
Earlier this year, the federal government gave its approval to a powdered form of alcohol dubbed Palcohol by its Arizona-based creator. But, citing a long list of potential problems associated with the product, seven states have already passed legislation...
The transportation funding crisis in the states is continuing to worsen. At least six states -- Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Montana, Tennessee, and Wyoming -- have delayed roughly $2 billion in construction projects, and five states with Republican governors...
Supporters of the new Kansas law restricting how welfare recipients spend their benefits (see KS AIMS TO LIMIT HOW WELFARE RECIPIENTS SPEND BENEFITS in the April 13 issue of SNCJ ) said it’s intended to push the poor to find work. “The...
The U.S. coal industry has endured a precipitous decline in recent years. A Duke University study indicated that the industry shed 49,530 jobs between 2008 and 2012. U.S. renewable energy, meanwhile, has surged. The Duke study found that wind and...
TX Tax Relief The TEXAS House has tentatively approved a $4.9 billion tax relief plan that includes a sales tax cut. The Senate’s plan favors property tax cuts instead (TEXAS TRIBUNE [AUSTIN]). RI Approves Casino Hotel RHODE ISLAND Gov...
Last month the Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill (HB 615) to make the Holy Bible the official state book. The vote was 55-38, with 20 of the chamber’s 73 Republicans, including House Speaker Beth Harwell, voting against it, six of...