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10 Feb 2013, 8:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire wants to end contracts for at least two private prison units and wants the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to find internal savings to cover its extra costs, reported Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman ("Senators to state corrections officials: Tighten your belts," Feb. 7), covering TDCJ's presentation to the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday. [read post]
9 Feb 2013, 9:21 am by Gritsforbreakfast
There are no criminal-justice related appointments up in the Nominations Committee this week.On the House side, an Appropriations subcommittee led by state Rep. [read post]
9 Feb 2013, 8:25 am by Venkat
The Washington State Senate recently proposed a law (SB 5211) and it suffers from many of the similar problems. [read post]
8 Feb 2013, 1:39 pm by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
In Arkansas this week, the State Senate passed a bill that would ban almost all abortions. [read post]
8 Feb 2013, 11:58 am by Robert C. White Jr.
His prior sponsorship of the proposed Cybersecurity Act of 2012 initially seemed to draw support in the Senate, but it encountered strong opposition from the United States Chamber of Commerce. [read post]
8 Feb 2013, 10:02 am by Terri
There is a lot going on in the Legislature this year in Washington state, some of it of interest to those involved in our workers comp system. [read post]
8 Feb 2013, 10:02 am by Terri
There is a lot going on in the Legislature this year in Washington state, some of it of interest to those involved in our workers comp system. [read post]
8 Feb 2013, 7:28 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Steve McCraw of the Texas Department of Public Safety yesterday told the Senate Finance Committee that his agency is currently short of budgeted capacity by around 400 state troopers, with 10-15 more leaving every month. [read post]
7 Feb 2013, 8:09 am by David S. Jones
  The administration and legislature seem primed for action. [read post]
6 Feb 2013, 3:44 pm by Jeff Gittins
Senator Ralph Okerlund has introduced Senate Bill 109 (S.B. 109), entitled "Change Application Procedure." [read post]
6 Feb 2013, 2:07 pm by Scott A. Schaefers
On January 30th, the Washington state senate introduced a bill which would prohibit public and private employers within the state from requiring employees to turn over their online social-network account passwords. [read post]
6 Feb 2013, 7:28 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
The State Senate is expected to vote on these anti-health care measures on Thursday. [read post]
4 Feb 2013, 9:23 am by Jay Stanley
State legislatures around the country are gearing up to take action on domestic surveillance drones. [read post]
2 Feb 2013, 10:01 pm by Dan Flynn
State legislatures are now in session in almost all 50 states. [read post]
2 Feb 2013, 10:26 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
In Arkansas this week, the State Senate passed a bill that would ban almost all abortions. [read post]
1 Feb 2013, 1:19 pm by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Tennessee State Senator Stacey Campfield is well known for such antics as claiming AIDS resulted from “one guy screwing a monkey” and trying to weasel his way into the state’s Black Legislative Caucus. [read post]
1 Feb 2013, 11:12 am by Arthur F. Coon
Senator Michael Rubio, Senate Pro Tem President Darrell Steinberg’s recent pick to chair the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality, praised Brown’s speech in a statement issued by his office, asserting that it “certainly puts the Legislature on notice that the Governor is fully ready to tackle the tough issues still facing California – budget, water, education, regulations/CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) and many… [read post]