Education In GA The GEORGIA Senate approves HB 859, a bill that would allow anyone 21 or older with a weapons license to carry a gun anywhere on a public college or university campus, except for inside dormitories, fraternities and sorority houses...
Energy In OR OREGON Gov. Kate Brown (D) signs HB 1547, a bill that requires the state’s two largest utilities to stop paying for out-of-state coal power by 2030 and serve half their customers’ demand with renewable sources such as wind...
Health In GA The GEORGIA Senate approves HB 965, the so-called “Jimmy Carter bill,” which bars Peach State health insurers from forcing cancer patients to first fail to respond to other treatments before trying more advanced treatment programs...
Social Policy In AL The ALABAMA Senate approves SB 143, legislation that would do away with marriage licenses, instead requiring couples to file a form recording their union. The bill, which is intended to nullify the controversy over same-sex nuptials...
Potpourri In NY & NJ The NEW YORK Assembly approves AB 2510, which would bar the transport of game trophies of threatened or endangered species through airports and facilities controlled by the Port Authority of New York and NEW JERSEY. It moves...
Okay, now this is just getting sad. We don’t know if New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie regrets his surprising decision to endorse Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination, but we could understand if he does. After making headlines for his zombie...
Speaking of the Man Who Would Be King, he’s not the only one talking about building a wall to keep out undesirables. As the Sacramento Bee reports , California Gov. Jerry Brown may be all in on a wall too...to keep out Trump! Speaking at an event...
Advocates planning to make their voices heard on legislation this year in Minnesota better plan to hold their rallies somewhere other than the statehouse. As the Associated Press reports , “The People’s House” is tightly covered in sheet...
This primary season is turning out to be a game changer for everyone involved, including the candidates, the voters and the media. From candidates that were first considered true political outliers—like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders—gaining...
Fictional detective Sherlock Holmes is frequently quoted in forums and blogs related to competitive intelligence (CI). After all, he was obsessed with data. In The Boscombe Valley Mystery , for example, Holmes says, “You know my method. It is founded...
Earlier this week, President Obama became the first sitting American president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge. When Air Force One landed in Havana, Obama tweeted , “¿Que bolá Cuba? Just touched down here, looking forward to meeting...
Day 1 of the NCAA® Basketball Tourney last Thursday—otherwise known as the start of March Madness®—didn’t hold a lot of surprises. Sure, there were a couple of 12 th -seed upsets of their 5 th -seed opponents, but it was on Friday...
A series of Zillow TV commercials offer up heartwarming stories, always ending with a tagline, “Whatever home means to you, we’ll help you find it.” The ads are moving and powerful, but these 30-second snapshots of people finding their...
Can you imagine the pressure today’s campaign managers and communication directors face on the road to the White House? In the pre-digital communication era, those jobs were downright easy compared to the 24/7 news cycles of today. Plus, good news...
Business In NJ The NEW JERSEY House gives final approval to AB 2750, a bill that will make it illegal for employers to pay workers of different genders different wages for doing “substantially similar work.” It is now with Gov. Chris Christie...
Crime in KY The KENTUCKY House unanimously endorses SB 63, which would require Bluegrass State law enforcement agencies to develop policies for handling DNA evidence from rape kits. The bill, which also sets timelines for submitting rape kits to the...
Education In KY The KENTUCKY House approves SB 228, which would require school boards to establish procedures to investigate bullying and protect bullying victims. It moves to Gov. Matt Blevin (R) for consideration (COURIER-JOURNAL [LEXINGTON]). ...
Energy In WI WISCONSIN Gov. Scott Walker (R) signs AB 25, which bars Badger State agencies from enforcing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) rule prohibiting the commercial sale of less-than-optimum energy efficient wood stoves...
Health In NE The NEBRASKA Legislature rejects LB 1032, which would have expanded Medicaid in the Cornhusker State to cover and additional 97,000 low-income residents (KTICRADIO.COM [WEST POINT]). Health In FL FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott (R) signs...
Immigration In AZ The ARIZONA Senate approves HB 2451, a bill that would require that undocumented immigrants convicted of crimes complete 85 percent of their sentences before they can be released to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement for...
Social Policy In GA GEORGIA Gov. Nathan Deal (R) vetoes HB 757, which would have allowed faith-based organizations to deny services to those who violate their “sincerely held religious belief” and preserve their right to fire employees...
Potpourri In NH The NEW HAMPSHIRE House approves HB 602, which would among several things regulate the operation of drones near critical infrastructure, prohibit them from carrying weapons and restrict operation near airports. The measure moves to...
For years recycling programs have allowed cities, counties and states to improve the environment while saving money on landfill fees and even making money from the sale of recycled materials to processors. But that was made possible by sky high world...
Last month, Missouri lawmakers invoked for the first time the power they were granted by voters in 2014 (Amendment 10) to overturn gubernatorial budget restrictions. With bipartisan support the state’s Republican-led House voted to release $575...
After years of positive reports about Colorado’s economy as it surged out of the Great Recession, the General Assembly’s economist warned last month that the state could be headed for a recession. Legislative Council economist Larson...