• Categories: Weekly Recap

    Governors and state legislatures across the country remained busy this week, addressing various issues such as e-bikes, school vouchers, electric vehicles, and more. Notably, Texas enacted property tax cuts into law, Pennsylvania's budget stalemate [...]

  • Autonomous Vehicle Legislation

    Autonomous Vehicle Legislation: Integration of Self-Driving Cars for States

    Photo credit: iStock.com/NatalyaBurova With the number of self-driving cars in the United States projected to be over 3.5 million by 2025, many state governments have begun to consider laws to regulate the use of this [...]

  • Film Production Tax Credits
    Categories: Tax

    Film strip in perspective. 3D isometric film strip. Cinema Background. Template cinema festival or presentation with place for your text. Movie time and entertainment concept. Vector illustration The Georgia film tax credit was designed to [...]

  • Categories: Weekly Recap

    While summer may be in full swing, state Capitols remained busy with lawmakers in different states passing new legislation for programs that aim to improve state infrastructure, combat the opioid crisis, and mental health and [...]

  • new nga

    Photo credit: iStock.com/yevtony Last week, the National Governors Association (NGA) elected Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) as its new Chair and Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) as NGA Vice Chair. Cox succeeds New Jersey Governor [...]

  • Weekly State of the States
    Categories: Weekly Recap

    It may be the middle of the summer, but that didn't stop a plethora of legislative and executive action from taking place this week. Some states continued to work on, or finalize, their respective budgets, [...]

  • Weekly State of the States
    Categories: Weekly Recap

    Lawmakers and governors around the country were busy this week, despite the July 4th holiday. Many states finalized or continued to work on their respective state's budget, including Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Meanwhile, New Jersey [...]

  • Categories: Weekly Recap

    State lawmakers across the country are now rounding out what many consider to be one of the busiest times of the year, with many state budgets due. In addition, various laws signed by governors throughout [...]

  • student loan bill of rights
    Categories: Education

    Photo credit: iStock.com/designer491 With the ever-rising costs associated with higher education, students and families are taking out more loans than in the past. Many states are creating legislation to protect citizens from potentially exploitive loan [...]

  • energy electrification
    Categories: Energy, Environment

    Photo credit: iStock.com/Cinefootage Visuals In recent years, states have been actively taking measures to reduce their gas emissions. This effort has prompted state lawmakers to introduce bills to promote energy electrification within their jurisdictions. By [...]