With Washington’s 2023 legislative session now underway, legislators are focusing on some of the state’s toughest issues and Microsoft would once again like to share our legislative agenda in clear, transparent terms with Washington lawmakers, other st
While the 2023 legislative session was dominated by “anti-ESG” legislation, 11 states considered “pro-ESG” legislation, and the upcoming legislative sessions may see an uptick, especially in states with Democratic-leaning state legislatures. The vast majority of the “pro-ESG” bills to date...
Workforce development, preserving airport access and ensuring economic parity for aviation businesses are among the priorities for regional groups ahead of state legislative sessions in 2023. Texans for General Aviation (TFGA) has joined forces with other groups, including the Texas Aerospace and ...
Since 2015, at least one or two states each year have enacted new state-facilitated retirement savings programs. During the 2023 state legislative sessions, at least 25 states and the District of Columbia introduced legislation to establish new programs, amend existing programs, or form study ...
Meanwhile, Democrats in Albany have kept their numbers, successfully maintaining their supermajorities in both chambers despite some initial concern about the state Senate. That means that the significant bargaining power they held for the past two legislative sessions remains intact...
2021's Session Was Historic For Its Anti-Trans Legislative PushLast year was a record-breaking year with more anti-LGBTQ+ - and specifically anti-transgender - laws enacted in modern history. More than 268 anti-LGBTQ+ bills and 147 specifically anti-trans bills were introduced, and a record ...
• Two constitutional amendments (HJR 2&8) advanced by a coalition of House women to extend the state’s very short legislative sessions and set up an independent commission to study if and how much to pay legislators both failed. The modernization efforts are a key part of improving the ...
With this as the backdrop, states will soon be starting their 2024 legislative sessions. Given the state of things these days, it’s hard to predict what may happen. But based on all we’ve seen in 2023, these are the issues we believe will get the most attention from state lawmakers ...
The "two sessions" is not a specific institutional name. The term "two sessions" refers to the yearly plenary meetings ofthe National People's Congress (NPC)- China's top legislative body andthe National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)- the top polit...
As State Legislative Sessions Resume, Some Seek Wireless Consumer ProtectionsDiffusionYeastsMovementFractalsModels, BiologicalTime FactorsIn the face of rigid opposition, lawmakers in Massachusetts and Minnesota kicked off the 2007 legislative cycle with renewed efforts to implement wireless consumer protections...