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Developing Anti-‘Debanking’ Trend in Red States? A new front appears to have opened in the ongoing battle over environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. In March Idaho Gov. Brad...
FL Requests Medicaid Waiver to Bolster Health Workforce Florida is seeking a federal waiver to use Medicaid funding to expand its health care workforce, a plan that could be adopted by other states....
A couple of years ago, the idea of switching to a four-day workweek seemed to be catching on in state legislatures . As many as six states, including Maryland , Massachusetts and Pennsylvania , considered...
PA Enacts Crypto Transmitter Licensing Requirements Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) signed legislation requiring cryptocurrency and other virtual monetary transmitters to be licensed by the state...
MO Lawmakers Repeal Voter-Approved Paid Sick Leave Law Eight months after Missouri voters approved Proposition A, mandating paid sick leave and a $13.75 minimum wage, Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed legislation...
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The massive $300 million budget approved by California lawmakers last week has generally been acknowledged as a placeholder that technically meets the June 15th constitutional deadline for getting a spending plan in place, thus allowing pols to keep getting paid while they work toward an agreement by the July 15th hard deadline. But while that means a lot of haggling is still to be done on many fronts, it seems assured that roughly 600,000 Golden State health care workers will divvy up around $933 million as a bonus for their work during the pandemic.
Details are pending, but state health officials said the incentive pay would be exempted from taxes. Bonuses are expected to be $1,000 for full-time workers and $750 for part-time workers. (SACRAMENTO BEE, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS)
In the wake of a mass shooting at an Uvalde elementary school that left 19 students and two teachers dead, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) proposed redirecting more than $100 million in state funding to mental health and school safety programs before school starts again in the fall. Lawmakers are out of session until January, so shifting the dollars will require undertaking a special process called budget execution. (TEXAS TRIBUNE, DALLAS MORNING NEWS)
Hawaii Gov. David Ige (D) signed legislation (HB 2405) that requires Aloha State health insurers to cover gender-affirming care. The law also applies to mutual benefit societies and health maintenance organizations. (HAWAII NEWS NOW)
--Compiled by RICH EHISEN