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11 Dec 2020, 2:00 am
But that same Article, as noted earlier, reserves to the States the power to "appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress. [read post]
10 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
Senators confirmed Sean Cooksey, Allen Dickerson, and Shana Broussard, who will be the agency’s first Black commissioner in its 45-year history. [read post]
9 Dec 2020, 6:03 pm by Ilya Somin
While I have few disagreements with the changes made by the libertarian drafters, I do think they were wrong to dispense with the Seventeenth Amendment, which made the Senate directly elected, as opposed to chosen by state legislatures. [read post]
9 Dec 2020, 9:01 am by Deniz Yuksel
The provisions were rushed through the Turkish legislature on July 29 as an amendment to Turkey’s Internet Law, despite overwhelming criticism from human rights groups and free speech advocates. [read post]
8 Dec 2020, 4:33 pm by Ernesto Falcon
While the California Senate sent much-needed legislation to the Assembly, it was not allowed to move forward from there. [read post]
8 Dec 2020, 12:23 pm by Robbie Kenney
“The Legislature is in the middle of a multi-year restructuring of NJ Transit that is necessary to deliver the level of service state commuters demand,” said Kean, a member of the Senate Select Committee on NJ Transit. [read post]
8 Dec 2020, 8:14 am by Jonathan H. Adler
 The filings further ask the Supreme Court to prevent the defendant states from appointing electors based upon certified election returns and require the defendant state legislatures to appoint electors directly. [read post]
It also goes further than the “Freedom to Compete Act” that Florida Senator Marco Rubio proposed early last year. [read post]
7 Dec 2020, 10:49 am by Jonathan Azzara
A previous version of the bill (S-3263) in the prior legislative session passed both houses of the Legislature unanimously but was pocket vetoed by Governor Murphy. [read post]
6 Dec 2020, 9:06 pm by Doron Dorfman
Beyond the United States, the ADA and the disability rights movement went “on the road” to inspire activists and legislatures throughout the world. [read post]
6 Dec 2020, 8:00 pm
The bill, currently being fought over by the Senate and State Assembly, will go into effect on January 1, 2021 and – should it mimic other “legalized” states’ provisions -- will allow smokers to possess up to an ounce of weed.New Jersey is apparently struggling with how to allocate tax revenue and whether to limit the number of marijuana growers in the state (and the bill has yet to pass either house). [read post]
5 Dec 2020, 3:28 pm by Joseph Koncelik
After taking three years to wind its way through the Ohio General Assembly, Senate Bill 39 may pass out of the Legislature by the end of the year. [read post]
4 Dec 2020, 8:51 am by Brad Schnure
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean said a report from the New Jersey Autonomous Vehicle Task Force has mapped the road ahead for bringing driverless vehicles to New Jersey. [read post]
4 Dec 2020, 8:37 am by Steve Lubet
” In 1857, the same legislature called for a constitutional convention, with the aim of petitioning for admission to the Union as a slave state. [read post]
1 Dec 2020, 9:05 pm by Shaked Barkay
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) declared that the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) would become a new “cop on the beat” protecting consumers of financial products and services, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law creating a new state regulatory agency that some commentators have dubbed the “CFPB California style. [read post]
1 Dec 2020, 3:09 pm by Jonathan Azzara
The Legislature has one shot to get legalizing marijuana right, and to do so in a way that benefits every New Jersey resident and every community. [read post]
1 Dec 2020, 12:39 pm by Brad Schnure
What we’re announcing today demonstrates a clear commitment from the Legislature to work together — in a bipartisan manner — to ensure that all of our state’s policies are more thoughtful, inclusive, and supportive of the needs of individuals with disabilities and their families. [read post]
1 Dec 2020, 11:48 am by Jonathan Azzara
Senator Joe Vitale, chairman of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, and Senator Robert Singer, the ranking Republican member of the committee, issued the following joint statement condemning the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners for renewing the professional license of Bryan Bajakian, a convicted sex offender: Sen. [read post]
  But given the trend toward predictive scheduling in the state, it is likely that SB 850 or some amended version of it will be passed by the California legislature. [read post]