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14 Dec 2017, 8:11 am by skelly
TFPA’s stated mission is to provide residential property insurance products and services for eligible Texas policyholders when no other insurers are available and is a product of the Texas Legislature’s 1995 mandate to the Texas Commissioner of Insurance to establish the TFPA in order to deliver residential property insurance to Texas residents in areas designated as underserved. [read post]
14 Dec 2017, 6:35 am by Dan Carvajal
Ohio, Texas, and Nevada all adopted gross receipts taxes in recent years, while eight states—California, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Wyoming—contemplated their adoption this year. [read post]
13 Dec 2017, 1:09 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
State from 1988, the year after  the Texas Legislature via SB 992 ordered what was then the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) to create an "Investigative Hypnosis certificate. [read post]
8 Dec 2017, 2:06 pm by Ariana Costakes
Here are some of this week’s news highlights: Editorial: Kansas must compensate its wrongfully convicted An editorial in the Kansas City Star calls for the Kansas legislature to establish a law entitling wrongfully convicted individuals in the state to compensation for their years of wrongful incarceration. [read post]
8 Dec 2017, 6:48 am by Nassiri Law
  This is an issue taken very seriously by the state as the legislature passed Senate Bill 459 in 2011 to provide penalties to employers for willfully misclassifying employees. [read post]
5 Dec 2017, 12:55 pm by John Buhl
Our two neighbors without income taxes, Tennessee and Texas, rely much more on property taxes (Tennessee at 26.4 percent and Texas at 42 percent of overall tax revenue). [read post]
4 Dec 2017, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
In its most recent legislative session, the Texas legislature was mostly busy trying to make it difficult for transgender people to go to the bathroom in public buildings. [read post]
4 Dec 2017, 2:03 pm by Ariana Costakes
An editorial in the Kansas City Star calls for the Kansas legislature to establish a law entitling wrongfully convicted individuals in the state to compensation for their years of wrongful incarceration. [read post]
4 Dec 2017, 1:44 pm by John Floyd
It is clear the governor and the Legislature are very serious about protecting the citizens of the state while providing a constitutional treatment program. [read post]
4 Dec 2017, 8:35 am by [email protected]
The legislature has considered bills to raise the age of adult criminal responsibility from 17 to 18 in line with many other states. [read post]
4 Dec 2017, 8:35 am by [email protected]
The legislature has considered bills to raise the age of adult criminal responsibility from 17 to 18 in line with many other states. [read post]
1 Dec 2017, 11:50 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In the wake of recent sex-abuse allegations at the Gainesville State School, the Dallas Morning News editorial board recommended closing Texas' five remaining youth prisons. [read post]
1 Dec 2017, 6:22 am by Jim Sedor
      National: Gerrymandering Opponents Turn to Ballot Initiatives to Redraw LinesThe Hill – Reid Wilson | Published: 11/28/2017 Advocates of radically overhauling partisan gerrymandering are increasingly looking to ballot initiatives to reform the redistricting process, in hopes of circumventing recalcitrant state Legislatures. [read post]
The New York Department of Financial Services sought to tighten licensing regulations for online lenders this year via a provision in a budget bill submitted to the state Legislature (although the Legislature ultimately rejected the proposal). [read post]
28 Nov 2017, 2:13 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
OTOH, if one wants to close prisons, that must be done through the Legislature, and in particular the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees. [read post]
28 Nov 2017, 6:47 am by Joy Waltemath
For example, in Texas, 70 businesses, along with several Texas Chambers of Commerce, signed a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. [read post]
24 Nov 2017, 1:21 am by NCC Staff
Taylor also supported New Mexico in a border dispute with Texas. [read post]