Photo credit: iStock.com/Zerbor Could your state raise its minimum wage in 2023 or in the near future? In 2021, the Pew Research Center reported that six-in-ten U.S. adults (62%) favored raising the federal minimum wage [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/Who_I_am In adopting advanced technology in driver licensing, several states have created digital driver’s licenses or mobile IDs. In 2016, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (D) signed HB 481 into law, allowing [...]

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 [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/finevector With the 2024 presidential primary elections approaching, there have been renewed discussions in various state legislatures over when their states should hold primary elections, and whether or not to change their presidential [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Lawmakers and governors are acting on a variety of issues, as state capitols across the country are addressing several budgetary measures, including on issues related to education and housing. A few notable bills that [...]

Lawmakers in various states around the country took action on a myriad of issues this week. Notably, two states addressed automated speed enforcement, a right-to-repair bill passed in California, Michigan enacted a hands-free driving law, [...]