On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump said repeatedly that the North American Free Trade Agreement - initiated in 1994 with the aim of reducing trade barriers between the United States, Canada and Mexico - has been bad for American companies and...
Last August British Columbia began imposing a 15 percent tax on the sale of homes in Vancouver to foreign buyers. Starting this year, owners of vacant homes in that city will also have to pay a tax in the amount of 1 percent of their homes’ value...
IL APPROVES EDUCATION FUNDING REFORM ILLINOIS lawmakers passed legislation last week overhauling the way state money is distributed to local school districts to ensure that more funding goes to poorer schools. Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) was expected to...
Thirty-one states have adopted policies aimed at expanding access to middle-skill jobs, those that require education and training beyond high school but not a college degree and which comprise the biggest share of the labor market, according to the National...
When optometrist Dena Davidson decided she was ready to leave her profession behind, she knew two things. First, she was really interested in pursuing a career in human resources management. Second, she was less sure where or how to get started. ...
Two recent ‘declinations with disgorgement’ suggest that the FCPA Pilot Program, which rewards companies for self-reporting violations of the Foreign and Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), is alive and well. We look at what the scheme means for...
It's indisputable that promoting a company or brand consists of different processes today, than even a few years ago. Social networks are now omnipresent methods of contact between companies and individuals, and barriers between the parties are falling...
It’s not often that college students embrace an early start to the day, but this week’s rare solar eclipse brought out the early birds at Oregon State University, which had ringside seats as the sun began its path of totality across the U...
2017 has been a year of major bribery fines, and we are only halfway through the year. In this blog, we review the global trend towards stronger anti-bribery legislation and how companies should mitigate corruption and bribery risk. Major bribery investigations...
On June 1, 1937, Amelia Earhart, a pioneering American pilot, departed Oakland, California on an eastbound flight around the world. It was her second attempt to become the first pilot ever to circumnavigate the globe. She flew a twin-engine Lockheed...
LexisNexis, a leading provider of content and technology solutions today announced that LexisNexis Newsdesk ® was named the Best News Media Monitoring Solution in the 2017 SIIA CODiE Awards. Finalists represent the best products, technologies, and...
When Vermont Gov. Phil Scott talks about getting up on the wheel and getting ‘er done, it’s not always just an analogy for some legislative victory. You see, when not trading paint in the political arena Scott is one of the Green Mountain...
One might think that being old enough to vote would be a minimum prerequisite to serve as governor, but that’s not actually true in every state. Case in point comes this week in Kansas, where 16-year-old high school junior Jack Bergerson has launched...
Business In Nevada Faced with overwhelming demand and limited supply, the NEVADA Department of Taxation votes to begin issuing marijuana distribution licenses to businesses other than liquor wholesalers. The ballot measure endorsed last November by...
Crime In Florida A FLORIDA court rules that lawmakers overstepped their authority when they endorsed legislation broadening the Sunshine State’s “stand your ground” law that allows residents to use lethal force in self-defense. Miami...
Illinois Signs HB 2663 ILLINOIS Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signs HB 2663 , legislation that prohibits the expulsion of students from preschool education and early childhood programs that are funded through the Illinois State Board of Education (ABC7CHICAGO...
Health In The U.S. The Trump administration announces it will continue to make reimbursement payments to health insurance companies to help subsidize insurance co-payments and deductibles for low-income and moderate-income Americans who buy health...
Texas Fails To Endorse SB 6 In a special session, the TEXAS House fails to endorse SB 6 , which would have required residents to use the bathroom that matches their genetic makeup at birth. It is the second time this year the Lone Star State House...
Illinois Signs SB 2661 ILLINOIS Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signs SB 2661 , which allows emergency responders to take an injured police dog directly to a veterinarian, provided that no humans need medical attention at that time (KFVS12.COM [CARTERVILLE]...
President Donald Trump said his administration is preparing to declare a federal emergency aimed at addressing the national opioid abuse crisis, but what that means to beleaguered governors seeking to quell the crisis remains unclear. The president...
LEPAGE GETS RIGHT-TO-WORK AGREEMENT IN ME MAINE Gov. Paul LePage (R) reached an agreement with the Pine Tree State’s largest public employee union that, if endorsed by members, would eliminate mandatory union fees for workers in jobs represented...
In the wake of the violent clashes between white-nationalist demonstrators and counter-protesters that left a 32-year-old woman dead in Charlottesville, Virginia this month, city and state officials across the country are taking steps to try to avoid...
After Republicans won control of the Iowa Senate last year, giving them control of both the legislative and executive branches of that state’s government, they enacted a package of labor reforms curbing the collective bargaining rights of public...
UT OKAYS PETITION DRIVE FOR MEDICAL POT INITIATIVE UTAH election officials have given the go-ahead for backers of a proposed medical marijuana initiative to begin gathering signatures to qualify the measure for the 2018 ballot. The Utah Patients Coalition...
Six states - California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington - recently banned nonessential travel by public employees to states that have passed laws that officials in the six states say discriminate against the LGBT community. All...