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30 Mar 2011, 5:20 am
Congratulations to State Senator Simitian for once again helping to raise the bar on renewable energy policy in the United States. [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 5:06 am
Firstly, OK Senate Bill 346 is still on the chopping block and hasn’t been passed yet, so maybe some outside attention may help sway opinions. [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 4:22 am
Rick Perry tossed out the idea of privatizing prison healthcare, but after the House and Senate budgets slashed reimbursement rates to the same, low levels as the Medicaid program, in my own mind I'd set aside the possibility as a non-starter. [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 3:46 am
The answer is yes: Washington State Senator Joe Zarelli, a Ridgefield Republican, introduced a bill in the legislature on March 9, 2011 that will reject the collective bargaining agreement Governor Chris Gregoire reached with state employees in December.The bill, relying on the current financial crisis, "rejects the governor's request for funds necessary to implement the compensation and fringe benefit provisions of all collective bargaining… [read post]
29 Mar 2011, 4:45 pm
He further asked the judge to order the reference bureau to remove the act from the Legislature's website.... [read post]
29 Mar 2011, 11:30 am
We will continue to work for the passage of these items and to keep you informed about the activities in the state legislature that impact our industry. [read post]
28 Mar 2011, 8:54 pm
The state’s constitution allows the entire legislature to be called back in by two-thirds of both chambers, but it is not clear of that means two-thirds of the senate can call just itself back in. [read post]
28 Mar 2011, 8:18 pm
There is no state, no nation, no planet, and no universe where it should be legal to pay off a Legislature directly.There is no government in which a sworn lawmaker should be able to take unlimited payoffs from those seeking favorable treatment.And yet this is now precisely the law of Florida.In Sunday’s column I called the Florida Legislature "the Whore of Babylon" for passing a law last week that legalizes its own bribery. [read post]
28 Mar 2011, 7:38 pm
" The firm discusses a bill working its way through the Maryland state legislature (passed by the House and being considered by the Senate tomorrow) that "would deprive consumers, employees, and businesses of the opportunity to use arbitration as a forum for resolving disputes. [read post]
28 Mar 2011, 5:48 pm
At least 30 states + Washington D.C. have passed laws banning texting while driving. [read post]
27 Mar 2011, 9:28 pm
The legislature, in Section 35.095, gives this responsibility to the Secretary of State. [read post]
27 Mar 2011, 8:00 am
They can put a precise dollar figure on what it would cost to upgrade security at the 97 state-owned units (plus the 15 private units where the state leases beds, most of which don't have such accouterments, either).Further, not only do we know the price, but we know that price is higher than the value the Texas Legislature places on keeping contraband out of prisons. [read post]
26 Mar 2011, 3:01 pm
The Florida legislature is now dealing with one of the most hotly disputed issues in the history of the paralegal profession: whether paralegals should be licensed. [read post]
26 Mar 2011, 8:36 am
That bill went to a vote in the Idaho Senate's State Affairs Committee yesterday, and the bill was killed. [read post]
26 Mar 2011, 6:00 am
We will keep you updated on any changes that affect drivers in the state of Florida. [read post]
26 Mar 2011, 5:04 am
In addition to these potential issues of the misuse of prosecutorial discretion, would other states recognize Texas' decision not to require sex offender registration, or would they require such registration if the convicted person transfers to their states? [read post]
25 Mar 2011, 9:02 pm
Malloy and state Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney,( D-New Haven,) support this rationale and sound measure. [read post]
25 Mar 2011, 1:54 pm
Senate Bill 237 would extend these protections to all hospital staff. [read post]
25 Mar 2011, 1:29 am
The state legislature later passed a law with an amendment changing the nighttime speed limit to 30 mph and asked boaters to travel at reasonable speeds during poor weather. [read post]
24 Mar 2011, 3:31 pm
“We fully expect an appeals court will find that the Legislature followed the law perfectly and likely find that today’s ruling was a significant overreach,” Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and his brother, Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, said in a joint statement. [read post]
