The Florida Legislature has passed the midpoint of its 60-day session, heading toward scheduled adjournment on March 11. On Friday, the House unveiled its proposed $105.3 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year, about $4 billion more than the current budget. While the number is slightly below the $108.6 billion proposed by the Senate, […]
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Florida convened its 2022 legislative session on Tuesday, January 11. The Florida Legislature begins its 60-day session in January of even-numbered years to wrap up earlier ahead of the fall elections. Last year’s legislative session was marked by mask requirements and public access restrictions within the Capitol Complex to keep the public and Florida’s leaders
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The Georgia General Assembly hit the midpoint of the 2022 legislative session and now looks forward to an April 4 adjournment. The House overwhelmingly passed a $29.9 billion mid-year budget (152-4), which now goes to the Senate for approval. With state coffers flush with higher-than-anticipated tax revenues, Governor Brian Kemp and the General Assembly are
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The 2022 session of the Georgia General Assembly convened on Monday, January 10, with the COVID-19 pandemic in the foreground and upcoming elections looming in the background. As is the case in any election year, lawmakers are likely to focus on issues they believe will be popular with their constituents – a reality that can
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The second regular session of the 124th South Carolina General Assembly is approaching its midway point. Lawmakers have been moving, amending, introducing, and reintroducing hundreds of bills – many of them focused on the state budget, tax cuts, election reform, education, and COVID-19, among other topics. Pandemic Stimulus Funds State lawmakers have had to figure
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The South Carolina General Assembly convened Tuesday, January 11, with 170 legislators returning to Columbia ready to debate issues left over from the 2021 session, along with new bills introduced for 2022. They will meet for 18 weeks through mid-May for the second year of the state’s two-year session. Along with policy proposals, state lawmakers
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Last week, California lawmakers returned to Sacramento to begin an eight-month legislative session, continuing discussions about key initiatives including COVID-19 regulations, housing, climate change, healthcare, and the state’s second consecutive massive budget surplus. Not only will COVID-19 be a topic of debate, it will also affect how the session is conducted. With the ongoing surge
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The Utah State Legislature’s 2022 general session, which adjourned on March 4, saw bipartisan support for most of its priorities. Governor Spencer Cox and the Legislature were generally aligned and accomplished their objectives of a tax cut – giving $193 million back to Utahns – and funding long-term building projects. However, lawmakers did wrestle over
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Coming on the heels of Idaho’s longest-ever legislative session, state lawmakers are committed to wrapping up the 2022 legislative session by March 25th. In response to criticism of last year’s elongated session, legislation to establish a set Sine Die date for regular sessions has been introduced. However, similar proposals from the past have failed to
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The Alaska Legislature’s 2022 session began Tuesday and will continue for three months. Lawmakers face the prospect of a similar session to last year’s when they could not agree on a state budget – a stalemate that almost led to a shutdown of state government in June. However, with 2022 as an election year, legislators
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