This week, lawmakers were busy wrapping up sessions for the year as well as continuing to prepare for 2024 legislative sessions. Notably, Connecticut lawmakers are proposing to ban non-disclosure agreements in the workplace, New Jersey's governor is open to increasing the minimum wage above $15 an hour, and Pennsylvania lawmakers finalized the state budget, but [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/SeanPavonePhoto On December 1, 2023, Alabama state lawmakers began pre-file legislation for the 2024 session, when their bills will receive an official introduction. In total, 35 bills have been pre-filed (30 in the House, 5 in the Senate) ranging from jury procedure to name, image, and likeness deals for high school athletes to [...]
Lawmakers across the country were hard at work this week drafting bills for the upcoming 2024 legislative session. Notably, New York’s Governor announced a special election to replace George Santos, Pennsylvania’s House won’t convene until March, and the Milwaukee Brewers will remain in Wisconsin until 2050 due to a new law signed by the governor. [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/gguy44 2023 saw three gubernatorial elections in Louisiana, Kentucky, and Mississippi. Republicans picked up one gubernatorial seat, flipping Louisiana with the election of Republican Jeff Landry (Democratic incumbent Governor John Bel Edwards is term-limited), giving them 27 governorships to 23 for Democrats. Meanwhile, incumbent Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) and incumbent Mississippi [...]
Heading into the end of the year, lawmakers around the country were busy this week preparing for 2024 legislative sessions and tackling some issues before the end of the year. Notably, Connecticut's governor rescinded regulations banning the sale of new gas vehicles, Ohio lawmakers released legislation for marijuana legalization, and Pennsylvania's governor signed legislation requiring [...]
As we head into the Holiday Season, lawmakers continued preparing for 2024 legislative sessions, as well as wrapping up sessions for 2023. Notably, New York's governor signed a new Clean Slate bill, Texas lawmakers passed the strictest immigration law in the country, Maine lawmakers are discussing PFAS regulations, Ohio legislators are preparing for legal cannabis, [...]
This week was Election Day in various states across the country. A few states, New Jersey and Virginia, held their state legislative elections this week which saw Democrats perform better than some anticipated, highlighted by Virginia Democrats taking back control of the House of Delegates. Incumbent governors in Kentucky and Mississippi were re-elected, while voters [...]
It was a busy week for lawmakers and governors around the country. California's governor reflected on his recent visit to China and the future of autonomous and potentially flying vehicles, a lawmaker in Georgia is trying to codify the definition of "anti-semitism," Texas lawmakers are advancing funding for a border wall, and Pennsylvania lawmakers this [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Fahroni In most of the United States, you can pull into a gas station and pump your own gas. However, according to the National Association of Convenience Stores, self-serve gas stations did not exist until the mid-20th century. Until then, state fire codes mostly prohibited self-serve. The first U.S. remote-access self-service gasoline pumps [...]
photo credit: iStock.com/designer491 According to the National Center for Education Statistics, “Property taxes contribute 30% or more of total public-school funding in 29 states.” However, using property tax income to fund public schools can be unreliable because of the fluctuating property values in some neighborhoods. Additionally, opinion polls over the years have shown that property [...]
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