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1 Feb 2011, 8:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Brandi Grissom at the Texas Tribune reports that the proposed House and Senate budgets both would zero out funds for the Texas Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority, despite exceptional, on-the-ground results since its inception in auto-theft cases, as depicted in this chart:That said, here's the real tradeoff facing the Legislature on the Authority's funding that Grissom didn't mention: Police chiefs and many legislators - led by Reps Debbie Riddle and… [read post]
5 Aug 2011, 12:49 pm by jleaming@acslaw.org
He also, as noted here by Jeffrey Rosen, called for the repeal of the 16th Amendment, which authorizes a progressive income tax, and the 17th Amendment, which allows senators to be elected by popular vote rather than anointed by state legislatures. [read post]
9 Jan 2009, 8:02 am
In a pre-session survey of lawmakers, 29 of the 40 state senators who responded said they support the switch to lethal injection. [read post]
23 Mar 2009, 7:42 am
Gansler, a former Montgomery County prosecutor and death penalty supporter, said this week that the legislature's proposal "significantly limits the death penalty so as to almost nullify it in the state of Maryland. [read post]
26 Aug 2015, 11:19 am by Shea Denning
The legislature’s view will likely be reflected in the final state budget. [read post]
19 Jan 2007, 4:15 am
Gloria Romero of Los Angeles said California should join 16 other states now revisiting the question of who goes to prison and for how long. [read post]
24 Mar 2016, 7:40 pm by Seyfarth Shaw LLP
The Senate Bill Analysis can be found here, and the full text of the bill can be found here. [read post]
5 Jun 2011, 12:45 pm
We hope that our Legislature and our law enforcement continue to work together to crack down on nursing home neglect and abuse. [read post]
24 May 2011, 3:44 pm
In recent years the State legislature considered numerous amendments to CEQA to further expedite the litigation schedule and eliminate frivolous claims to allow more certainty for owners and developers in the process. [read post]
24 Aug 2022, 9:50 am by Brad Schnure
Senator Joe Pennacchio blasted Governor Phil Murphy’s continued inaction on a promised “postmortem” investigation of his administration’s failed COVID-19 response in nursing homes and State-run veterans homes and stonewalling by Democrats of a legislative investigation. [read post]
14 Jun 2013, 2:13 am by Jessica Mendelson
Cybersecurity has become a growing concern in the United States. [read post]
11 Dec 2007, 7:58 am
"A majority of New Jersey voters oppose a proposal to eliminate the state's death penalty, which narrowly passed the Senate yesterday and will be considered by the Assembly later this week. [read post]
18 Jul 2013, 10:56 pm by briadm
However, the bill received broad support in both houses of the state legislature. [read post]
31 Jan 2017, 1:57 pm
Last year a bill was introduced in the California Legislature by State Senator Bob Wieckowski, a bankruptcy attorney, to increase the exemption amounts from $75,000/$100,000/$175,000 to $100,000/$150,000/$300,000. [read post]
22 May 2019, 7:59 am by Emily Everson
The commission would be required to issue a report of its findings to the Legislature and the Governor. [read post]
6 Feb 2008, 2:59 pm
Just elected to the state Senate in 2006, she'll likely be a mainstay of judicial politics for the next six years. [read post]
3 Jun 2024, 1:54 pm by lennyesq
This legislation was reintroduced this session and has already passed the NYS Senate. [read post]