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In the second half of 2023, the 135th Ohio General Assembly returned after its summer recess, initially set to focus on the state legislative redistricting process. The legislature spent most of the fall campaigning on...more
The General Assembly returned to Raleigh briefly this week for a one-day round of committee meetings to discuss the newly proposed redistricting maps for the state's congressional and legislative maps. No votes were held, but...more
This week Governor Roy Cooper signed into law two bills with sweeping implications. The first was HB346: Reorganization and Economic Development Act, which will allow North Carolina’s two hospital service corporations,...more
The North Carolina General Assembly reconvened last week to formally begin the 2023-24 legislative session and swear in new members. There were no committee meetings or official business conducted this week. Lawmakers will...more
The Ohio General Assembly finished the first half of 2022 with a rush of lawmaking, appropriating billions of dollars in infrastructure spending, and making policy changes in a range of subjects. Initially, the legislature’s...more
Primaries were held in seven states across the nation on Tuesday, June 7, including here in Iowa. Primaries set the matchups for the fall general election....more
The North Carolina General Assembly reconvened this week for a skeletal session. No formal work was conducted. The short session is slated to begin Wednesday, May 18, the day after the state's primary election. This week,...more
HIGHLIGHTS - Only one week remains in this year’s Legislative Session in Florida. A focal point of the penultimate week of session was on budget negotiations, with joint conference committees holding their first meetings...more
HIGHLIGHTS - The seventh week of Florida’s 2022 Legislative Session concluded today in Tallahassee, leaving only 15 business days remaining in the session. This week, House members spent a great deal of time both on the...more
The seemingly never-ending saga surrounding redistricting in North Carolina appears to have come to an end this week with the N.C. Supreme Court rejecting final appeals to the remedial maps late Wednesday night. With the...more
The sixth week of Florida’s 2022 Legislative Session concluded today in Tallahassee. There are now three weeks remaining in this year’s session, during which time legislators are set to tackle budget negotiations and debate...more
It was an exciting week at the General Assembly as the halls and chambers were back to normal capacity. Legislators, lobbyists and spectators returned to Raleigh to participate in the redistricting process as well as several...more
Legislators were back in Raleigh this week although no bills were voted on in either chamber. Next week, lawmakers will return to the capitol to draw remedial district maps following the state Supreme Court's decision last...more
HIGHLIGHTS - The fourth week of Florida’s 2022 Regular Legislative Session concluded today. With five weeks remaining in this year’s session, the legislature is approaching the halfway point of their time in Tallahassee...more
The 2022 Florida legislative session officially kicked off Jan. 11. However, committees have been hearing bills and drafting preliminary budgets for months. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his recommended budget in December....more
Legislature Votes to Delay Primaries - Today, the North Carolina legislature voted to delay all primary elections. State Supreme Court oral arguments for the redistricting case (NC League of Conservation Voters v. Hall)...more
Tuesday kicked off the 2022 Florida Legislative Session with opening remarks from House Speaker Chris Sprowls and Senate President Wilton Simpson, along with a State of the State address from Governor Ron DeSantis. A majority...more
Florida’s 2022 Legislative Session begins on Tuesday, January 11th and is scheduled to conclude by March 11th. As the Session draws closer, nearly 3,000 bills have been filed between the House and Senate, of which 1,600 are...more
In the second half of 2021, the 134th Ohio General Assembly focused on the state legislative and congressional redistricting process and finishing work on a wide variety of legislation dealing with topics such as sports...more
The General Assembly was not in session this week. In today's newsletter we provide a comprehensive rundown of the redistricting process and ongoing litigation over the legislative and Congressional district maps recently...more
Redistricting in North Carolina tends to be contentious and litigious, and the process so far this year has been no exception. The legislature approved new maps, only to see candidate filing halted by the North Carolina Court...more
The General Assembly was not in session this week. In today's newsletter we provide a brief recap on redistricting with recent newsworthy updates and give a comprehensive rundown of the health-related policies and...more
This week, legislators ended the arduous process of redistricting by passing new maps for Congress and the General Assembly. And while some non-controversial bills passed out of the legislature, the general attitude on Jones...more
On Thursday, October 28, the second Iowa special legislative session concluded with the legislature approving the second Legislative and Congressional District Plan (SF621) and Covid Vaccine Exemptions (HF902). Governor...more
Instead of carving jack-o-lanterns this week, legislators have been hard at work carving decennial redistricting maps. The House held a voting session on Tuesday, but the only bill on the calendar was postponed to another...more