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14 Nov 2011, 9:10 pm by Lyle Denniston
   Each state’s electoral vote in the “College” reflects the number of members it has in the House, plus its two members of the Senate. [read post]
25 Mar 2015, 9:33 am by Richard Hasen
The legislature, newly controlled by Republicans, drew a redistricting plan that contained the same number of majority-minority Senate districts and one additional majority-minority House district compared to the 1990s plan drawn by a court and the 2000s plan drawn by a Democratic legislature. [read post]
The California Legislature adjourned in the wee hours yesterday, Wednesday, August 31st, having reviewed over 100 bills in the single day, bringing the second half of the 2015-2016 Legislative Session to a close. [read post]
12 Aug 2018, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
But just as a sitting justice has a “job to do” in deciding cases, so too a nominee has a “job to do” in giving the Senate information about the kind of justice he will be, so that the Senate can do its constitutionally assigned job of “advice and consent. [read post]
12 Apr 2015, 10:54 am by Jon
Statement ofJon Rolandbefore the Texas Senate Committee on Criminal Justicein support to SB 135March 21, 2015I am the Founder and President of the Constitution Society, website at http://constitution.org. [read post]
24 Jan 2013, 4:39 am by David J. DePaolo
The bill also states that the Legislature in 2011 intended to require the Board of Industrial Insurance Accidents to rule on whether a settlement was in the best interest of an unrepresented worker before approving an agreement, but does not have to make a determination about the best interest of a worker who has hired an attorney.Senate Bill 5128 would allow parties to settle all aspects of a claim, including future medical benefits which can't be settled in a lump sum under… [read post]
23 Jun 2015, 10:53 am by Tara Hofbauer
According to the Associated Press, “the United States has found a reliable partner in the YPG, which has been the main force in the battle against the Islamic State group in Syria. [read post]
21 Dec 2015, 4:30 am by Donna Ballman
Senator Franken has introduced legislation to ban noncompetes against low wage workers. [read post]
15 Feb 2019, 12:10 pm by Josh Blackman
The legislature enacts omnibus bills that few members actually read. [read post]
26 May 2022, 9:57 am by Chao Liu
A.B. 2749 has passed the Assembly and is now headed to the Senate. [read post]
2 Oct 2008, 8:20 am
The Senate passed a bill in a day that would permit sobriety checkpoints. [read post]
13 May 2021, 2:00 am by Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor
“This is a variation on a piece of legislation that has been shopped around to state legislatures for several years,” says Lauren E.M. [read post]
18 Mar 2011, 8:35 pm by SOIssues
In 2006, the Iowa Legislature passed stricter residency regulations for registered sex offenders. [read post]
9 Oct 2013, 10:02 pm by Dan Flynn
That’s what happened in 2010, the last time the Wisconsin Legislature agreed to make raw milk sales legal. [read post]
22 Jul 2022, 6:32 am by Jennifer M. Herrmann
Earlier this month, the Massachusetts State Senate passed Bill S.2942, An Act Promoting Diversion of Juveniles to Community Supervision and Services. [read post]
21 Nov 2023, 4:00 am by Anna Price
Used to approve nominations or labor contracts, place constitutional amendments on the ballot, or express the legislature’s collective opinion. [read post]
7 Jun 2012, 11:58 am
One such move attempted recently has been successfully thwarted by senate judiciary in Louisiana. [read post]
2 Apr 2018, 5:27 am by Alyson Drake
She was the president pro tem of the Senate for a period and also served a single day as acting state governor. [read post]
27 Mar 2012, 6:30 am by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
We watched the recent Illinois primary and saw women like Tammy Duckworth and Cheri Bustos, along with women running for the state legislature, win big. [read post]