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September 18, 2018  •  

Missouri Special Session Adjourns

The Missouri Legislature adjourned on September 14 after finalizing two bills that were vetoed by Gov. Mike Parson in July. The first bill expands the definition of treatment courts as a substitute for imprisonment, and the second creates an online-based […]

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September 14, 2018  •  

Maine Special Session Adjourns

The Maine Legislature adjourned without day on September 13, 2018. The special session, called to finish business from the regular session regarding Medicaid expansion and minimum wage increases, began on June 19. During the final day, Gov. Paul LePage threatened […]

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September 4, 2018  •  

Special Session Set for Missouri

Gov. Michael Parson has called a special session to begin on September 10, 2018. The special session will focus on an education initiative and expanding treatment courts in Missouri. The special session will run concurrently with the veto session, set […]

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August 30, 2018  •  

Mississippi Special Session Adjourns

The Mississippi special session adjourned on August 29. Lawmakers passed House Bill 1 to address infrastructure projects to repair, reconstruct, and provide maintenance to the state’s roads and bridges. During the special session, lawmakers also passed bills related to the […]

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The North Carolina General Assembly was called into special session yesterday to begin today, August 24, in order rewrite ballot amendment language to shift appointment powers from the governor to the Legislature. Speaker Tim Moore said legislators plan to make […]

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Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina are considering coming back to Raleigh to rewrite two ballot questions because a court blocked them from being voted on in November. Gov. Roy Cooper and the NAACP took issue with the ballot language, […]

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Gov. Ralph Northam signed a proclamation calling Virginia lawmakers into a special session on August 30. The purpose of the special session is to redraw districts of the House of Delegates. A U.S. District Court ruled on June 26 that […]

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Gov. Phil Bryant announced a special session to convene on August 23. The session will address infrastructure funding for state roads and bridges. Lawmakers have proposed funding infrastructure projects by diverting internet sales taxes, sports betting revenue, and creating a […]

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Gov. Dennis Daugaard has called a special session for September 12. The session will address legislation allowing the state to enforce remote sellers to collect and remit sales tax. In addition to calling the session, Daugaard will be appointing three […]

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      National: As Midterm Elections Approach, a Growing Concern That the Nation Is Not Protected from Russian Interference Washington Post – Ellen Nakashima and Craig Timberg | Published: 8/1/2018 Two years after Russia interfered in the American presidential campaign, the nation […]

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The Legislature’s Tax Rate Review Committee decided no special session is needed to change the income and sales tax rates. The committee noted the state’s revenue growth for the fiscal year that ended June 30 was higher than projected, but […]

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North Carolina lawmakers began a special session today after leadership in the General Assembly hastily announced it yesterday afternoon. The official proclamation states the purpose of the session is “to consider bills concerning any matters the General Assembly wishes to […]

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