Politics News
- Colorado Asks Judge to Strike Down New Limits to Marijuana-Magazine Sales
- The law says magazines about marijuana must be sold behind the counter at stores where people under 21 are allowed to enter. On Monday, Lawyers for the state joined attorneys for marijuana-themed magazines and booksellers and filed a joint request for an order declaring the law unconstitutional.
- Mississippi's Entire Medicaid Program at Stake in Expansion Debate
- Numerous states have battled over expanding Medicaid under Obamacare. But in Mississippi, it’s playing out in a way that threatens the entire program, not just the 300,000 who could get covered if the state expanded.
- Medicaid-Expansion Defeat Sets Up Showdown in Arizona House
- The Arizona House could consider Medicaid expansion as early as today, less than 24 hours after Republicans in a key committee defeated Gov. Jan Brewer’s top legislative priority.
- Poll: Booker Leads Democratic Primary Field for New Jersey Senate Seat
- The Rutgers-Eagleton survey found that more than half of New Jersey voters have a positive opinion of Newark Mayor Cory Booker.
- Cuomo Bill Eyes Public-Financed Elections
- With just seven days left in the legislative session, Gov. Andrew Cuomo will introduce a bill calling for public financing of elections and limits on "soft-money" donations to political parties.
- Ex-White House Chief of Staff Forms Committee to Challenge Illinois Governor
- Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley plans to announce Tuesday that he's forming an exploratory committee as he weighs a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Pat Quinn.
- Massachusetts Considers Raising Its Minimum Wage
- Massachusetts legislators are considering a substantial increase in the state minimum wage for the first time in four years, setting up a showdown between advocates backing low-wage earners and business activists, both still struggling from the slow economy.
- New Jersey Bill Allows Cops to Search Cell Phones After Car Crashes
- The measure would allow cops — without a warrant — to thumb through a cell phone to determine if a driver was talking or texting when an accident occurred.
- The Nonprofits That Profit Politicians
- Amid the spring uproar over the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative nonprofit groups for extra scrutiny, the political world has largely overlooked a fresh innovation in the world of outside spending: nonprofits organized around broad issues of public interest that actually function to advance the ambitions of a single potential candidate.
- Illinois Gov. Quinn Has Almost 600 Bills Before Him
- Gov. Pat Quinn and his aides now must sift through them and decide what gets signed into law and what is returned to the legislature with an outright veto or changes.
- Which States Export the Most to China?
- U.S. relations with China are important to states, many of which have seen exports to China triple and, in some cases, quadruple in the last 10 years. Those trade relationships are sure to be discussed by President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping at meetings starting today.
- Majority of Americans See Same-Sex Marriage as a Certainty
- Nearly three-quarters of Americans say same-sex marriage has reached the point in which it is certain to become legal, according to a newly released poll from the Pew Research Center.
- Illinois Governor Calls Special Legislative Session for Pension Reform
- Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn is summoning lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session June 19 to try to break a stalemate over the state's massive public employee pension debt that triggered two downgrades from major credit rating agencies this week.
- 1 Comments
- Judge Dismisses Gov. Corbett's Lawsuit over NCAA's Penn State Penalties
- A federal judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit and concluded there was no legal basis for the governor to challenge the sanctions assessed against Penn State University last year in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
- Iowa Gov. Branstad's Old Friendship with China's President May Guide Obama
- President Barack Obama is openning a lengthy and high-profile series of meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping in California Friday.
- Most Viewed
- Comments
-
GOVERNING Data
Events & Webinars
- High-Performance Government - Building "Better, Faster, Cheaper"
- June 20, 2013
- Nationally, six straight years of revenue declines have put enormous pressure on state and local governments, nevertheless, some are thriving. Standard & Poor's, the credit-rating agency, reports that it issued more bond upgrades than downgrades in 2012.
- Health Care Reform is Here: Are You Ready for the Rush?
- June 27, 2013
- The Medicaid expansion and the Affordable Care Act are in full swing. With the influx of people who will be applying for benefits and the ACA requirement for online enrollment, it is more important than ever to verify the identities of those accessing benefits up front.
Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
YouTube
Flickr
© 2011 e.Republic, Inc. All Rights reserved. |