The Utah Legislature returned to Salt Lake City on Tuesday, January 18, to start its 2022 legislative session, which runs for 45 days. Due to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases, Senate President Stuart Adams and House Speaker Brad Wilson have agreed to hold a blended, virtual session, similar to the 2021 general session. Both […]
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Idaho Legislative Session Preview The 2022 Idaho legislative session began on Monday, January 10, with Governor Brad Little using the State of the State address to lay out his legislative vision for 2022. Two circumstances will color this year’s session: a massive budget surplus and upcoming elections. Thanks to federal COVID-19 relief funding and higher-than-anticipated
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HCA Healthcare Offers Residency Positions to 1,867 Medical School Graduates to Help Address National Physician Shortage NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 21, 2022 – HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, today announced that it offered 1,867 positions for its July 2022 graduate medical education programs on Match Day, March 18, 2022. As the
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We are midway through the 2022 Utah legislative session. State lawmakers have been moving, amending, introducing, and reintroducing hundreds of bills – many of them focused on the FY 2023 state budget, tax cuts, COVID-19, education, infrastructure, and climate change, among other topics. Nine bills have been sent to Gov. Spencer Cox for executive action,
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After 120 days of discussions, debates, and votes, the Nevada Legislature concluded its 81st general session on May 31. Rosier than expected economic outlooks and massive federal stimulus funding allowed state lawmakers to spend big on issues across the state. Budget The Legislature passed a $9-billion two-year general fund budget which restores cuts to Medicaid
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The 2021 Florida Legislative Session ended up being as unique as anticipated with big budgetary surprises, COVID-19 oddities, and red-hot button issues debated in the Capitol. Budget For the first time in the history of Florida, the Legislature passed a budget to spend more than $100 billion — a remarkable fact just one year after
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The Utah State Legislature’s 2021 general session, which adjourned on March 5th, was one of the most productive in recent memory. Lawmakers addressed several significant issues with the backing of Governor Spencer Cox and legislative leadership. This session’s primary challenges included developing a $23 billion budget for the next fiscal year, how best to spend
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The longest legislative session in Idaho history finally came to a close on May 12th – with the Senate voting to adjourn Sine Die, and the House recessing until December 31st. The House’s decision to recess, rather than adjourn, means that Speaker Scott Bedke could call lawmakers back into session at any time this year.
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The South Carolina Legislature adjourned the first year of its two-year session on May 13th, passing almost 70 bills. Lawmakers will return later this year to handle various issues, including allocating federal funding from the American Rescue Plan, redistricting, veto overriding, and finalizing the state budget. Any legislation the Legislature has not yet passed will
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The South Carolina General Assembly convenes this week, with Republicans now holding a supermajority in the state Senate with a 30-16 margin. Republicans in the House added two seats to their majority during the 2020 election, which further secures their control of the Legislature in the historically GOP-leaning state. Three members of the House tested
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