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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed legislation last week aimed at ending a long running battle with neighboring Kansas in which both states have spent hundreds of millions of public dollars to lure private companies back and forth across the border...
California Senate Health Committee Held SB 347 The CALIFORNIA Senate Health Committee holds SB 347 , a bill that would have required sugar-sweetened beverages to contain a warning label advising consumers of their associated health risks like diabetes...
ID Supreme Court Rules The IDAHO Supreme Court rules that an injured worker’s status as an unauthorized immigrant does not prevent them from receiving long-term disability payments if hurt on the job. The high court ruled that immigration status...
Back in the 70s’s, Chicago news icon Mike Royko famously dubbed then-California Gov. Jerry Brown “Governor Moonbeam” for the brash young governor’s appeal to young progressive voters, or what Royko called “the moonbeam vote...
CA Palo Alto City Council Approves Ordinance The Palo Alto, CALIFORNIA City Council approves an ordinance that bans retail outlets from supplying customers with plastic straws, utensils, produce bags and other single-use items. The Council said it...
Honolulu’s City Council passed a pair of bills that will impose some of the toughest regulations on the island of Oahu’s vacation rental industry in decades. Bill 89, approved unanimously, will allow the permitting of as many as 1,715...
When SNCJ reported in August 2017 on medical balance billing - the direct charging of patients by healthcare providers for services that aren’t fully covered at the providers’ rate by the patients’ insurance - nearly half of the states...
DE Governor Signs SB 113 DELAWARE Gov. John Carney (D) signs SB 113 , a bill to establish Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing in the First State. PACE loans are funded by private lenders and are paid back through a voluntary...
(03/20/2015 - 04/10/2015) 03/24/2015 Pennsylvania Special Election House District 170 03/28/2015 Louisiana Special Runoff House District 66 03/31/2015 Massachusetts Special Election House Districts 1st Suffolk and 11th...
The Wyoming statehouse in Cheyenne is undergoing a spiffy top-to-bottom makeover, and as is often the case with such undertakings, workers are digging up some cool stuff. As the Casper Star Tribune reports , the latest is six oil paintings that had been...
When a company belonging to Tesla founder and general oddball Elon Musk released a recreational flamethrower for public sale last year – no, really – the entire 20,000-unit supply sold out in days. Gobsmacked California lawmakers instantly...
TN Senate Approves HB 2315 The TENNESSEE House and Senate approve HB 2315 , which would bar local municipalities from declaring themselves to be so-called “sanctuary cities,” which discourage or prevent authorities from cooperating with...
Decrying a lack of action from Washington D.C., seven state and territorial governors announced plans to launch a multi-state study on gun violence as a health issue. The participants include Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
TX Legislature Gives Final Approval to SB 22 The TEXAS Legislature gives final approval to SB 22 , which contains an amendment that would bar local governments from doing any business with Planned Parenthood. It moves to Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for consideration...
CA U.S Ninth Circuit Court Appeals The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rules that the Trump administration overstepped its authority by threatening to withhold federal funds from CALIFORNIA “sanctuary cities,” which limit their cooperation...
Fourteen states and the District of Columbia will abide by a deal reached in July by California and four major global automakers to require new vehicles to average approximately 37 miles per gallon by 2026. The Trump administration, meanwhile, is seeking...
(01/30/2015 - 02/20/2015) 02/03/2015 Georgia Runoff House Districts 50 and 120 02/10/2015 Arkansas Runoff Senate District 16 Florida Special Primary House District 64 Iowa Special Election House District 23 ...
Although the general public has barely even heard of it, the so-called Internet of Things has dominated talk in tech circles for years. Now lawmakers in both statehouses and Congress are getting involved, too. In case you missed it, the story can...
In The Hopper Number of 2015 Prefiles last week: 1,085 Number of Intros last week: 6,152 Number of Enacted/Adopted last week: 4,181 Number of 2015 Prefiles to date: 19,053 Number of 2015 Intros to date: 100,141 Number...
PR Governor Signs Legislation Gov. Ricardo Rossello (NP) signs legislation that allows the U.S. territory to enter into public-private partnerships for the transmission and distribution of power as well as for services like billing and meter-reading...
GA Governor Signs SB 402 GEORGIA Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signs SB 402 , which begins a state process to bring high speed Internet lines to rural areas of the Peach State. The law allows for internet lines in public rights of way along state and limited...
A study released this month found that the town of North Topsail Beach, located on an island off North Carolina’s southeastern coast, could save $57.6 million over the next 30 years by buying 347 properties at risk of damage from storm surges, flooding...
Drivers in Detroit have been singing along to Aretha Franklin tunes since the 1960s, but now they can honor the late, great Queen of Soul without massacring one of her classic songs in the process. As the Detroit Metro Times reports , Michigan Gov. Gretchen...