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3 Oct 2017, 8:20 am
The Wisconsin Constitution requires that state legislative districts be "contiguous territory and be in as compact form as practicable," and that "no assembly district shall be divided in the formation of a senate district. [read post]
4 Jun 2020, 1:41 pm
Senator Anthony M. [read post]
2 Jun 2021, 7:55 am
The House of Representatives recently passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, which the Senate is now mulling over. [read post]
1 Oct 2021, 5:59 am
They reject the radical "independent state legislature" theory--under which a state legislature, independent of the state's governor and its courts--gets to set rules governing Presidential elections, with federal courts then strictly enforcing the letter of those rules. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 6:26 am
In yesterday’s Gavel to Gavel e-newsletter (free subscription here) I noted that Iowa’s Senate was considering a bill to make it a Class D felony for judges in the state to use or cite international law. [read post]
16 Oct 2008, 12:30 pm
Nebraska state senator Ernie Chambers suffered a setback this week in his lawsuit against God, when a Douglas County judge dismissed the case. [read post]
30 Mar 2009, 8:49 am
Several similar bills filed in the House and the Senate - including HB 1152 and SB 167 - would eliminate that inherent prejudice. [read post]
25 Sep 2009, 8:02 am
In about an hour, a Massachusetts state judge, Thomas Connolly, is slated to decide whether Massachusetts state governor Deval Patrick overstepped his authority in appointing Paul Kirk as an interim U.S. senator. [read post]
15 May 2018, 5:37 am
In 2007, the legislature lowered the rate to 5 percent and eliminated the six-bracket system, leaving only the flat rate system for all taxpayers. [read post]
13 Apr 2011, 7:13 am
The vote in the state Senate is expected to be close. [read post]
12 Jan 2010, 12:06 pm
It is an ancient principle of Anglo-American constitutional law that one legislature cannot bind a succeeding legislature. [read post]
13 Jun 2007, 8:18 am
Under the plan, the state would pay banks approximately $500,000 per year to offer low-interest loans to low-income Vermonters interesting in making such improvements. [read post]
2 Jul 2010, 1:32 pm
After months and months of meetings and multiple drafts of proposed language that I'm told was the product of negotiation and compromise between interested groups and industries, the New York State Legislature introduced its own "Automobile Fraud Prevention Act of 2010" on June 29, 2010. [read post]
5 Nov 2014, 1:01 pm
The big news on Election Night 2014 was, of course, the Republican Wave and that party’s takeover of the Senate majority, as well as many governors’ mansions and state houses. [read post]
15 Mar 2012, 10:55 am
” See 2012 Senate Bill 5701 (a budget reconciliation measure). [read post]
29 Apr 2011, 12:05 am
According to a piece in FierceTelecom, AT&T, Time Warner and CenturyLink all support a bill in North Carolina's legislature that would impede the ability of municipalities in that state to set up broadband networks. [read post]
6 Feb 2014, 2:52 pm
My correspondent, however, also asked: From a practical (taxpayer) standpoint, I ask if there are no more pressing issues for my state legislature to address? [read post]
6 Jan 2021, 9:08 pm
“And I know they're reconvening at 8 tonight, but it ... the only strategy we can follow is to object to numerous states and raise issues so that we get ourselves into tomorrow—ideally until the end of tomorrow. [read post]
13 Jul 2020, 1:30 pm
As the state GOP convention meets this week electronically (somehow), several Senate District conventions recommended making the Bland legislation a state GOP legislative priority.One final coda to this reminiscence: Twenty years ago, it was a white lady's story driving the narrative - a mom from Lago Vista, Texas named Gail Atwater. [read post]
7 Aug 2020, 1:30 pm
“Once again, a severe storm and a huge power outage is a reminder of the need for the legislature to move this bipartisan bill,” said Pennacchio. [read post]
