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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Speaking of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, with his time in office short and most people clearly ready to see him go he made it clear last week he is all out of [expletives] to give about currying favor with voters. As numerous media outlets reported...
Or maybe it just seems that way. According to a Quinnipiac poll released last month, just 15 percent of New Jersey residents think Gov. Chris Christie (R) is doing a good job, while a whopping 81 percent think he kinda sorta stinks at it. For those who...
When a public relations strategy is an internal piece of work, generated by your PR team with little input from corporate leaders or alignment with overall company goals, it may end up far less valuable than you'd hoped. Deriving more value from your...
News (n(y)o͞oz) Noun Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events. Have you ever shared a story of the latest ‘news’ that you heard from a friend, saw in a grocery store check-out line or spotted...
The exhibit hall was bustling with attendees at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. The 5-day event brought speakers, exhibits, programs, award celebrations, preconferences, networking and social events to people from all around the United States...
The gig business is becoming really big business. And as the number of people using ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft has mushroomed in the last couple of years - with no sign of leveling off - local governments around the country have sought to regulate...
Eleven states have enacted legislation in 2017 dealing with insurance requirements for drivers of transportation network companies, or TNCs, like Uber and Lyft, according to LexisNexis State Net’s Legislative Tracking System . Two states also failed...
IL TAX HIKE WILL IMPACT WI The tax increase that finally allowed ILLINOIS to pass a state budget this month will cost neighboring WISCONSIN , which is facing its own budget impasse, $51 million, according to the state’s nonpartisan Legislative...
When Utah cities need more money to balance their budgets, they raise the fees they charge for water, sewage and other services managed through “enterprise funds” and divert some of the proceeds into their general funds instead of raising...
Two new studies, one by the Urban Institute and another by the National Academies of Science , indicate that first-generation immigrants to the United States cost state and local governments more than native-born Americans, $3,000 more per adult on average...
With more and more baby boomers reaching retirement age and many of them wishing to remain in their homes as they age, pressure is being placed on states to provide more home-based health care. “The trend is shifting at every level to care...